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Super Skinny Calves Probs. What boots?

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Jbleddy
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Alright Newschoolers, i have a problem. I have super skinny calves and i've tried on at least 30 different boots and none of them are tight enough around the cuff. Got any suggestions on boots that are made for skinny people or ways i can make my boots skinny?
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Jbleddy
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Full Tilt's and Dalbellos don't fit
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Bloc_chain
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Booster straps will help some, but if FT's/dalbelo are to big then you need to sit down with a good boot fitter and plan a course of action to make something fit.
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rozboon
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Were the Full Tilts a model with the Intuition liner?

You want the Intuition Power Wrap, double it over around the front, and when you cook the liner don't buckle it too much around the cuff so the liner stays as puffy as possible.

If you still have too much room, do about 8000 calf raises and eat more McD's I guess.

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Vermont
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get some custom liners that put foam in them to make them fit better.
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.Asain-Skiier
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I have some damn skinny legs and I have Dalbelo Kryptons. As mentioned above booster straps work and you can move where the buckles are placed on my boots,
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tomPietrowski
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Have you tried the salomon Xmax. They fit pretty tight round the calf. But adding spoilers and possibly tounge eliminators may help with a few boots.
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Banane.
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My lange rx130 serve me well, give them a shot
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Avifarer
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salomon ghosts
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tomPietrowski
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yeah the ghost could work well, its not a custom shell boot though, so it may still be better to go xmax which has the same cuff but features a custom shell.
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freeskibum82
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atomic boots tend to be more narrow in the calf region
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onenerdykid
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Please name the boots you've tried on so we can tell if you are even looking at low volume boots. Even without seeing your foot/leg, every company has a solution for you. It's just a matter of you finding the right one for you. Furthermore, every good boot-fitter can custom shape foam pads to take up excess space around your leg once you've found a suitable starting point.
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Bumblesteeze
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I have seen bootfitters glue an eliminator between the tongue of the full tilt and the shell.
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rach
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Salomon makes a few boots that are narrow in the calf, as does Rossi/Lange.
If I were you I would prioritize the fit in the lower foot, and then install a booster strap.
Fastening the booster strap between the liner and the shell along the front of your shin can really stiffen the boot and increase the efficiency of energy transfer in the boot (assuming it fits your foot properly).

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ARMADAR7
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For me the most important things to consider when buying a boot is the forfoot width and the heel pocket. When these are perfect the boot can more easily be customized by a bootfitter because it's harder to fix these if they are a problem. A good boot fitter can fix almost every problem with a boot if the boot has the proper last for you. This might seem obviouse but the right size is hugely important as well
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JayMobilia
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i have a friend who has this problem. He got full tilt booters and his calves look tiny in them but he says that it doesn't bother him. I have another friend who tried on FT's and his calves were way to big and i think that you're better off too small than too big
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Jbleddy
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Salomon xmax's are still too big around the calf. Tried those on last week, and the salomon heel pockets don't feel right. I've tried most models of rossignol's and Lange's. Full Tilt's are too big around the calf. Dalbellos are too tight on the forefoot. I have a tall instep. I've tried booster straps but they still can't get it tight enough. Tried on a couple of head boots and some atomics but still the same problems. So far nothing has fit tight around the calf.
I just don't want to buy boots and have to modify them right off the bat. Any other suggestions? I'm still waiting to go to a bootfitter. I wan't to try on as many as possible before having to go spend the extra money to get a boot modified.
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tomPietrowski
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Are you sure you are trying the correct size boots? What has the fitter measured you at. You would be amazed how often people are fitted in boots too big. The shell check will be hugely inportant in determining the overall fit. Remember too that the foot volume can be increased so it's ok to go for something a little too small at first if it gives a better fit in the leg.

And with regards to not wanting a boot modifying straight away that is what boot fitting is. Nearly everyone will need a boot adapting in some ways to make it fit them correctly so don't worry about that.

First off though make sure you are getting the size an shape right. A good fitter shoul not have put you in all those differnt shells as they won't all work for you. He should have chosen 2 maybe 3 and then explained how he can make them fit after seeing you in the shell. If this was not the case you have not yet been fitted correctly.
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onenerdykid
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More details please. Every brand you just mentioned makes ultra narrow world cup boots up to boots that you can fit a small boat into. Which Rossi? Which Lange? Which Atomic? Please be specific because the Atomic Redster WC 170 and Atomic Live Fit 70 are wildly different fitting boots.

If you tried the Salomon X-Max series and other similar fitting boots from other competitors and you are still having this problem, then it sounds like (as Tom said) you are in the wrong size shell. Simply basing the boot off your street shoe size or from a foot-sizer will not yield the correct fit. You need to have a boot-fitter perform a shell fit in order to be sure you are in the correct size and volume for your foot.

Futhermore, it is super common for boots to be modified from the start. Boots have identical dimensions between left and right- you do not. So, don't expect things to fit perfectly from the start. Boots are designed and built with the intention that they will need to be modified in some way. And to top it off, these fitting services are usually free of charge (labor not materials) when you buy the boot from the shop.
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CJ_S
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The calve raises we're going to be my suggestion.
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SteezyEvok
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You don't want to modify a boot immediately, but you're complaining you can't find a boot that fits?? Retarded
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Jbleddy
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I'm just looking for suggestion's of boots that people that have the same problem as me have. With hundreds of boot's on the market right now, I'd rather find that one boot that fits right then buy a boot that fit's wrong and then try and fit it. I've done shell fits and the boot's im trying on are the right size and the right last. With my last boots that fit great, i didn't have to modify them until about a 50 day's of skiing later. because they got packed out. I bought those boots new but a couple years old so i can't find them on the market right now cause they're really old. They were rossignol sas f1's.
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SteezyEvok
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Yeah but you may just need to accept the fact that a boot right off the rack wont fit you properly. Having work done to get a better fit doesn't mean you started in the wrong boot lol. Ive had boot nightmares and after sitting down with a good fitter and having some minor work done ive never been happier. I think perhaps you should change your way of thinking haha get fitted and accept the work if its needed
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tomPietrowski
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That honestly sounds like your old boots were too big. If your needing them refitting after 50 days it indicate they were too big to begin with. Have you actually been to see a good boot fitter? Honestly a boot fitter is there to recommend what boot to go for based on your foot. No one here can offer much help as we can't see your foot. Maybe say where you are located and people could suggest good fitters to go and see.
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AJizzle
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This exactly, look at x-maxs and whatever boot ends up working get eliminator pads.
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