 Poster: A snowHead
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Problem: Lump on heel from Achilles tendon repair scar tissue causing soreness problem, even when using Epitact.
Solutions:
1. Operation to take out now-redundant stitch. Upside: It would work – probably. Downsides: Infection risk, out of action for 10 days, needs to be done 3 months before skiing.
2. See if CEM can modify boots. Upsides. No surgery. Downsides: will have to have modified boots each time I change boots (but at my age that may not be many times  ).
Solution 2 seemed good. Did 240 mile round trip today – lovely day for it. I was impressed. Friendly but thorough, CEM checked out my feet , then cleverly marked up where the problem area was on the inside of the shell, then used what looked like a hugely over- grown dentist’s bur and polisher to alter the boot inner profile at exactly the right spot. That seemed to go so well, I asked him to sort out the other boot to accommodate another old operation scar. That went well, too, so I got him to ease out a spot on a walking boot. That, and tons of chat about skiing boot fitting, and snowheads cost me £30. Oh, I forgot to mention, there was a cant check, too. I’d say great value. OK, there was the cost of the mileage, as well.
Whilst I was there, I bought some trainers (well the last pair is 10 years old). To check I was happy, he put me on a tread mill. Neat.
So. Bicester is in the middle of nowhere in particular – but well worth going to. There is an ace sandwich sop by CEM’s – on the left of the passage way as you go in – so you can stoke up when you get there.
Have the boots worked out? Don’t know until I give the a day’s hard work – so I am planning a bit of a thrunge in one of the fridges – may be megamum’s bash? However, I had good vibes wearing the boots for a while at CEM’s so I am very hopeful.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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achilles, another satisfied customer!
CEM knows his stuff, and for a Scotsman he does a very good deal.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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achilles, We'd love to see you at MK - I believe there are folks coming from your neck of the woods - a lift might be possible - check out the other thread. Glad you are pleased with your updated boots, CEM may also be coming to MK - you might be able to feed back directly on your altered boots.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Yep, I'd add to that.... CEM knows his onions, for sure.
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I can wholeheartdly reccomend the CEM experience. I'm taking a teenager to see him next month as well . If you neeed more details have a look at www.solutions4feet.co.uk
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boredsurfin, and then what are you up to after the CEM visit???
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Wonder if I should take a trip to CEM with my boots, to check whether they are actually capable of letting me roll and flex my ankles, and whatnot, as advised on another thread. Sounds like it would be a worthwhile trip. Doesn't Bicester also have some sort of retail park, with designer clothes at knock-down prices? A spot of retail therapy would be an added bonus.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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boredsurfin, Aha, you just answered my question as I was posting it! Thanks. Bicester, here I come!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Hurtle, My pleasure 
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Hurtle, CEM may scowl as he does hard posted Kork footbeds 
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You know it makes sense.
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veeeight,
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CEM may scowl as he does hard posted Kork footbeds
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What? (Brain pain alert!)
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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veeeight, I'm worried about that smiley you're using, let alone the rest of what you're saying! Let's see whether CEM will spring, in his perfectly moulded boot, to his own defence!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hurtle, Go for the CEM treatment. I've had the Sidas for years, now have the Superfeet, all singing and dancing vacuum jobbies. Wow, what a difference. Mrs.S has them, the Boywonder has them. Brilliant.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Hurtle, we can give you as much or as little support as you want, the full kork product as veeeight says is the most rigid, the kork vac [yep we do that one too] is a bit softer, then there is a product called custom black, we use this in running shoes, golf shoes etc, but it works well in a ski boot if we do not want too much control or the boot is very tight [using it in race boots allows enough space for a footbed and a foot ]
we can also vary the support in the kork product with some diligent grinding at the rear end of the arch area
the other area that veeeight seems to have forgotton, is how the superfeet product actually works...it supports the rearfoot and allows the arch to flex, whilst the sidas product is a bit softer in its support approach it relys on supporting the arch.
all in all both products work well, but if badly made they are both useless
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CEM, Thank you, that's very helpful. I do quite fancy a trip to this 'ere designer outlet anyway, so no harm in bringing my feet and boots along for an expert opinion. (The boots do, as it happens, feel perfectly OK and I can't move my heels around in them when they're snugly done up, which hitherto I had thought was just fine...!)
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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CEM, Easythere, Sidas product works as YOU want it to, the beauty of the product being it's near endless possiblities in terms of the information put onto the mould.
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veeeight, totally agree. Also, when you go to CEMs, you can end up meeting a few other snowHeads - last time I was there, there were 5 of us.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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[quote="veeeight"]
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.......20 minutes at the London Ski Show is not a good place <shakes>....  |
Amen.
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I'm not surprised to hear that CEM has set up next to a good sandwich shop
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