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tomPietrowskiNice to see full customs are the most common so far. I wonder how much that will change as the north americans start answering. Full custom footbeds are much more expensive in NA then Europe.
JakeSmithCost me $150 for service and $150 for the product at the second best fitter in Colorado.
How much cheaper is it in Europe?
last_tangosidas full customs. They helped me out a bunch but still not happy with the end result. I have severe foot issues where no matter how many times I have had the foot bed tweaked I can't get my ankle to lock in and stabilize. I pretty much walk on my tib fib not my ankles or feet.
tomPietrowskiNice to see full customs are the most common so far. I wonder how much that will change as the north americans start answering. Full custom footbeds are much more expensive in NA then Europe.
Huck_NorrisStill the best money you'll spend though IMO. Your liner will pack itself, your footbeds will suck forever until you get some good ones made.
tomPietrowskiWhere are you based? If be more then happy to take a look at them for you if your near London or whistler.
tomPietrowskiWhere are you based? If be more then happy to take a look at them for you if your near London or whistler.
captainslackWhereabouts in London? Want to get some custom footbeds done this autumn
eddy9Naught. Never have any pain or discomfort.
Why do you need them in shoes?
tomPietrowskiFootbeds are not used just to stop pain in boots. The footbeds are used to help transfer all your power to the ski. A standard insole will not surport you in any way so you will find some movement occurs and because of this you are not transferring all the power to the ski as some is being lost in the boot. A trim to fit insole improves this and a full custom will inprove it even more. As well as maximising your energy transfer another big factor for freestyle use is the added impact protection. Your foot ha 4 arches which act like suspension for your legs. But if you knuckle a jump the impact is huge on the feet and the arches can not take it. A good footbed helps the foot when under load and in doing so can massively help with heel bruising an toe bang.
Let me know if you guys have any questions.
eddy9Now there is something I didn't know.
I'm really interested in the arch suport. Could this possibly help with knee pain. My doctor said I get it from over use, and had to have a few weeks off. I'm wondering if anyone knows wether the extra support and shock absorption would help much?
Thanks.
50KalSidas full custom. They were dialed in pretty much perfect til someone half ass installed Hotronics. Last time I trust a ski instructors recommendation of a boot worker.
Sidenote question: Even with Hotronics and footbed I would get numb toes from my boots. so its leaving me with the question do I have to go in every other run to off boots to regain circulation or is there something else I can try? Thinking maybe a intuition liner will keep warmer and maybe help? Thoughts?
Yes my boot is properly fitted to size. I'm a 8.5us riding 295. Yes I use foot powder and dry socks.
BlackcountryBillHas anyone had issues with sidas customs collapsing? I don't think mine feel how they did when they were new and I've only done about 15 days on them
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JVanDykeFor me it's superfeet half corks
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HungryHypocriteI'm guessing I have something that's considered trim to fit? Where you put your print in gel and let the flat footbeds to mold into the gel, taking the shape of your foot. Then they are kinda ground down to the sice needed to be to fit in the boot.
I had these done at the very start (After the first ski day) of my second season, on which I did 2 runs due to the pain my feet were in.
I Got the insoles and Intuition liners done the same day and have felt comfortable since.
The only complaints I have are that a long ago sprained ankle seems to come back after I wear my boots for long (it was an extreme stretching of the outside part of my ankle)
The other one is that I get numb toes with a really cold feeling and it seems to be due to circulation. this comes along with a point of pressure on the outside of my foot, below the ankle. (where we have a bulging vein on our feet, dont ask me which one, i never paid attention in bio.)
After all, the latter is preventable by easing into the boot by not tightening to maximum immediately, and it isnt the footbeds fault.
The ankle problem, I think could have been prevented by not stumbling around drunk, so i dont think its the footbeds fault either.
What cha think, Tom?
.nyleswhen I wore full tilts I never used footbeds, but with the atomic overloads I can't wear it without one!
.nyleswhen I wore full tilts I never used footbeds, but with the atomic overloads I can't wear it without one!
MagHow do you guys manage to fit the insoles in your daily shoes? I tried them(orange superfeet) in a pair of mine but after walking about 10 steps outside I realized - I'd made a huge mistake and it was as tight as ops mum(I apologize for bringing nsg to the only intelligent forum).
tomPietrowskiThose orange superfeet are pretty high volume so may not fit well in lower profile shoes like vans ect. But take the original insole out and replace them with the new ones. Superfeet make lower volume versions black and yellow so these may help. Make sure you are sized correctly too. It does not go on length it goes on heel width. Also if you can see if you can fin the sidas trim to fits. Lower volume with better medial arch surport then a superfeet.
HungryHypocriteBut dont the soles pack out if you put them in your shoes? for example if i were to take the soles out of my boots and put them in my 5.10s for summer, id have to take the og insole out, meaning there is nothing supporting the actual supporting footbed, it's just a flat bed. so after DH in summer, i would probably be better off just getting new insoles for my boots too, no?
