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Another fulltilt descendant problem

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Shoey-Ski
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Sup ns, i found another flaw/problem with full tilts new descendants, I have the descendant 4s and live on the east coast so I've only been out 3 times this year ,(including Today) anyways I was skiing on day 2 and walked in the lodge for a food break and noticed my bottom buckle was undone, I went to rebuckle it and noticed the whole buckle had bent making it unusable, so I was pretty mad, cause they were only skied twice, so I called ft they were cool and told me they'd send me a new buckle and that the problem shouldn't happen again (although the guy told me he had received a call earlier from someone with the same issue), then I was out today, on my first run, just a normal run down the hill (my hill just opened so the park is basically nothing) and I looked down and my other buckle bent, I was really angry at this point , you drop a good chunk of money in new boots and they break the first day, I guess I'll just keep getting them to send me buckles till the problem is fixed?? I'll post pics later but I'm still up at my hill so I can't right now.

thoughts?
Jan 7 2016 6:21PM
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onenerdykid
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Did you fall and/or smash the boot into something (rail, box, friend, etc.)? Aluminum buckles tend not to bend unless it is caused by impact damage of some sort.
Jan 7 2016 6:24PM
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Shoey-Ski
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onenerdykidDid you fall and/or smash the boot into something (rail, box, friend, etc.)? Aluminum buckles tend not to bend unless it is caused by impact damage of some sort.


No I didn't fall one time, and the only thing I hit was a corrugated tube once before I noticed it
Jan 7 2016 8:32PM
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Yung_Feb
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my B&E's literally cracked in half at the toe without hitting anything. I think the torque or pressure that i had on the boot in the binding just broke the plastic. FT still hasnt gotten back to me about it yet but they are less than a year old. Moral of the story is that all ski shit is made shitty and they try to convince you otherwise
Jan 7 2016 9:20PM
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Shoey-Ski
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heres some pics of the one buckle, i would take pics of both but the other one now fell off, (both the buckles ben the same way though)

Jan 7 2016 9:22PM
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Shoey-Ski
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Shoey-Skiheres some pics of the one buckle, i would take pics of both but the other one now fell off, (both the buckles ben the same way though)


bent**
Jan 7 2016 9:24PM
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Fairy_Dust
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How do you bend a buckle like that if you're just riding along? I think you're leaving something out of this story my friend. we here about JRA problems all the time here at the store. Rarely do they happen when you're just riding along.

However I've gotta say I feel for you. This boot has many problems. Hopefully they get them solved for production next season!
Jan 7 2016 9:39PM
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Shoey-Ski
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C-BabyHow do you bend a buckle like that if you're just riding along? I think you're leaving something out of this story my friend. we here about JRA problems all the time here at the store. Rarely do they happen when you're just riding along.

However I've gotta say I feel for you. This boot has many problems. Hopefully they get them solved for production next season!


I'm seriously not leaving any of the story out what so ever, the day the first buckle bent I was riding in the park, and. Hitting a good bit of rails, but I asked both my friends who I was with all day and they didn't remember a single time I crashed, and today it was literally my second run on my hill that's maybe 1000 ft long if that, I noticed it on the lift, I would have no use leaving anything out haha I posted this thread to warn people and see if anyone else had this problem, when you drop 350 on boots you don't expect them to break on your first 3 days of the season
Jan 7 2016 10:38PM
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japanada
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It could have came unbuckled or unlatched and just gotten hung up in the snow, on a ski edge, some brush/trees, ect. Buckles brake and will need to be replaced. Be glad its just the bottom buckle and not a vital one when your out in the BC.
Jan 8 2016 12:09AM
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Negromancer
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I've bent buckles like that on an Atomic Overload boot but that was because I crashed on ice and the buckle caught as I was skidding along the ice.

They shouldn't just randomly bend like that, I'm sure you would have knocked them or caught them on something.
Jan 8 2016 5:38AM
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Shoey-Ski
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japanadaIt could have came unbuckled or unlatched and just gotten hung up in the snow, on a ski edge, some brush/trees, ect. Buckles brake and will need to be replaced. Be glad its just the bottom buckle and not a vital one when your out in the BC.

This is probably what happened when I think about it
Jan 8 2016 8:09AM
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BenWhit
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Shoey-Skiwhen you drop 350 on boots you don't expect them to break on your first 3 days of the season


$350 is INCREDIBLY inexpensive for a ski boot. I understand that you're probably young and this seems like a lot of money relative to you, but if you look at some of the park specific boots out there, you could easily end up spending $600-$700
Jan 8 2016 12:47PM
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Shoey-Ski
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BenWhit$350 is INCREDIBLY inexpensive for a ski boot. I understand that you're probably young and this seems like a lot of money relative to you, but if you look at some of the park specific boots out there, you could easily end up spending $600-$700


I know it's inexpensive compared to a lot of boots, but to a 16 year old that worked a summer job just to get new gear this year it's kinda bumming that they break that easy
Jan 8 2016 3:33PM
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BenWhit
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Shoey-SkiI know it's inexpensive compared to a lot of boots, but to a 16 year old that worked a summer job just to get new gear this year it's kinda bumming that they break that easy


I feel you, man. I've been there. Nothing you buy should break the first day out. Just want to point out that when a boot is priced at $350, they may have cut corners on materials to fit that price point.

What I ended up doing, when I was your age, was a made a deal with my parents to split the cost of a pair of boots. Fortunately, my parents were able to help me out and I had to work off my debt to them. Just an option to consider next time!
Jan 8 2016 4:21PM
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drumbumocdp
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my buddy's descendants had a bent buckle on day one, the cuff rivot blew out day two, and he cracked the shell around the toe box, Henrik style in less than 30 days.
the moral? Full tilts are garbage.Get dalbellos
Jan 9 2016 9:10AM
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