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Flex on Full tilts

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BlainTalent
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What flex yall ride and what flex pro riders wear? Feel like mine are not stiff enough
Dec 16 2021 11:02AM
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tomPietrowski
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Tom W -100
Henrik and Phil - 90
Matej - 90
Sammy - 120
Taylor - 100
Tanner - 130
Colby 120
Woodsy - 100

That's who I can think of off the top of my head
Dec 16 2021 11:05AM
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BlainTalent
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So definitely on the stiff end
Dec 16 2021 3:00PM
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isaacwrong
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dolan- 189
Dec 16 2021 6:36PM
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edai
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tomPietrowskiTom W -100
Henrik and Phil - 90
Matej - 90
Sammy - 120
Taylor - 100
Tanner - 130
Colby 120
Woodsy - 100

That's who I can think of off the top of my head

can i get a confirmation of woodys riding 100 flex on the xgames jumps?
Jan 25 2022 1:23AM
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tomPietrowski
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Correct
edaican i get a confirmation of woodys riding 100 flex on the xgames jumps?
Jan 25 2022 2:22PM
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drifts
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tomPietrowskiTom W -100
Henrik and Phil - 90
Matej - 90
Sammy - 120
Taylor - 100
Tanner - 130
Colby 120
Woodsy - 100

That's who I can think of off the top of my head


thall on which boot? an ascendant?
Jan 25 2022 4:30PM
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edai
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tomPietrowskiCorrect

damn i have not been riding the correct flex boots, thanks tom
Jan 25 2022 6:10PM
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tomPietrowski
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First chair 130
driftsthall on which boot? an ascendant?
Jan 25 2022 7:49PM
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carretta
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I’m on first chair 10s, so 120. Although I am heavier (205) and taller than average, and I like to ski fairly aggressively, so I find myself needing the extra stiffness sometimes. With that being said, the overall comfort level of my boots has gone down. My previous boot was a classic, which was a 90 flex. It gave me much more breathing room even when fully buckled. My FC 10s on the other hand are super stiff and aggressive, leaving barely any room for my foot to breath, meaning I end up loosening my buckles on every other run just because the boot fits so tight. All in all, if you feel like you can’t ski as hard as you can because your boot isn’t giving you enough support, then it might be time to up the stiffness. With that being said, you absolutely don’t need to jump all the way up to a 120- there’s still a good deal of difference between 90 and 100.
Jan 25 2022 8:59PM
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tominiemenmaa
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175cm / 74kg, rocking 255 FT Dropkicks with flex8 (=100) tongues. My skis are from 177 to 180cm.
Jan 26 2022 12:17AM
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Session
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carrettaI’m on first chair 10s, so 120. Although I am heavier (205) and taller than average, and I like to ski fairly aggressively, so I find myself needing the extra stiffness sometimes. With that being said, the overall comfort level of my boots has gone down. My previous boot was a classic, which was a 90 flex. It gave me much more breathing room even when fully buckled. My FC 10s on the other hand are super stiff and aggressive, leaving barely any room for my foot to breath, meaning I end up loosening my buckles on every other run just because the boot fits so tight. All in all, if you feel like you can’t ski as hard as you can because your boot isn’t giving you enough support, then it might be time to up the stiffness. With that being said, you absolutely don’t need to jump all the way up to a 120- there’s still a good deal of difference between 90 and 100.


How do you equate stiffness with fit? That makes zero sense.
Jan 26 2022 10:45AM
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FruitBootPro
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tomPietrowskiTom W -100
Henrik and Phil - 90
Matej - 90
Sammy - 120
Taylor - 100
Tanner - 130
Colby 120
Woodsy - 100

That's who I can think of off the top of my head


Can you explain to me why some of them chose particularly soft or hard flexes?
Particularly B&E.
At this point I'm very confused as to why you would want your boots to be higher or lower flex.
Jan 26 2022 12:08PM
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carretta
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I mean this is just how I personally feel, but a stiffer boot is going to have a tighter fit regardless, that’s just the nature of an aggressive boot. You wouldn’t throw on some atomic redsters with the expectation your foot is gonna be happy all day. Look at a 120 shell vs a 90 shell, the mold and fit is completely different, regardless of the flex. Also I was pretty baked when I wrote that so it probably doesn’t make much sense lol.
SessionHow do you equate stiffness with fit? That makes zero sense.
Jan 26 2022 12:51PM
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Burrito
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My FTs (old TW Pros) came with a #6/90 tongue, but as I transitioned to ski more all-mountain and less park over the years I moved to a #8/100 and then to a #10/120. My current boots (Dalbello Lupo) are a 130 flex. I think I'd want some flexibility back if I was going to start riding a lot of park again, but I definitely appreciate the ability to charge a little harder in stiff boots.

5'10"/165lbs, 35yo - for reference.
Jan 26 2022 1:16PM
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Session
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carrettaI mean this is just how I personally feel, but a stiffer boot is going to have a tighter fit regardless, that’s just the nature of an aggressive boot. You wouldn’t throw on some atomic redsters with the expectation your foot is gonna be happy all day. Look at a 120 shell vs a 90 shell, the mold and fit is completely different, regardless of the flex. Also I was pretty baked when I wrote that so it probably doesn’t make much sense lol.


I wouldn't expect they would feel great without some fitting, but stiffness doesn't mean the boot is going to be a vise grip on your foot unless it's the wrong boot for your foot. I ski Tecnica Mach1's in a 130 and they fit well, and can happily ski in them all day without loosening, in fact after a couple of runs I typically tighten the cuff buckles another notch. They are the right boot for my foot, and have had the work done to the shell to meet my needs.
Jan 26 2022 1:29PM
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drifts
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carrettaI mean this is just how I personally feel, but a stiffer boot is going to have a tighter fit regardless, that’s just the nature of an aggressive boot. You wouldn’t throw on some atomic redsters with the expectation your foot is gonna be happy all day. Look at a 120 shell vs a 90 shell, the mold and fit is completely different, regardless of the flex. Also I was pretty baked when I wrote that so it probably doesn’t make much sense lol.


no a stiff boot is not a tighter fit than a softer flex of the same boot. and no a redster that fits is comfortable all day you are completely wrong. you know what's really fucking uncomfortable? skiing a 90 flex boot that folds on you every time you try to put edge pressure on your ski so you are constantly having to ease off the boot and ski unnaturally because when the boot folds at high speed you lose all control of the ski and it squirts out from under you causing you to catch an edge and you either save it or crash. the muscles along the outsides of my ankle and part way up my leg would cramp up on the lift constantly after about two hours of skiing because of it. went to a boot fitter and they put me in a 130 flex and I can wear the boot all day and not even think about my feet. moral of the story is go to a fucking boot fitter
Jan 26 2022 1:47PM
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