 Poster: A snowHead
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Hey, plea for advice from boot people!
Have two pairs of Dynafit Vulcans here, 27.5 and 28,
Length is good on the 28 though i think when it packs out it'll get a bit roomy..
The 27.5 fits amazingly but the toebox seems a little short for touring, what's the chance of making it bigger? Either blowing it or shaving it? How is this new "wonderboot" to work with?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Cheers Jon, probably just gonna attack it with some heat!....... 28 pages though! Gonna have to have a word with the boss, have found a distraction from work for the whole day 
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however AFAIK the grilamid lower shell material is no problem to stretch.
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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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Ok, so the toebox can be stretched, superb, now a small problem, the toe on the liner is harder than some shells I've skied in!!!
It's not gonna make any difference if i just enlarge the toebox, before I just cut a slit in the end and ducktape it, I'd like to do a better job (have just spent 600 euros on the bloody things) thought was a neoprene cap... could maybe sew and glue it. Anyone got any tips?
("don't" could also be a valid one)
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| dulcamara wrote: |
Ok, so the toebox can be stretched, superb, now a small problem, the toe on the liner is harder than some shells I've skied in!!!
It's not gonna make any difference if i just enlarge the toebox, before I just cut a slit in the end and ducktape it, I'd like to do a better job (have just spent 600 euros on the bloody things) thought was a neoprene cap... could maybe sew and glue it. Anyone got any tips?
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CH20 will know but you could ask on the TGR thread - tell 'em you couldn't be arsed reading the whole thread to search for the answer - they're a very understanding bunch.
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haha,
I have looked at the thread, "i couldn't be arsed" was already my response! thought i would ask here first before digging in to the TGR manual
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No need to stretch the liner - just leave the tongues in & the pain in your shins from trying to flex 'em will mask the pain in yer toes 
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Finally, someone has unpacked their heater, any suggestions how far the toebox can be strectched without any major risk of issues.... never been to this shop before so a little hesitant to trust them!!
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close you eyes and let them stretch until it bursts then demand a new pair of the 13/14 liners immediately as compensation..
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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sometimes it feels like the caliber of technical response has waned somewhat on this site...... 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I've got a pair of Mercurys & Vulcans on route to me but it'll be a few weeks until CEM's squeezing me into 'em so I might be able to advise better then.
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You know it makes sense.
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| spyderjon wrote: |
| Have you checked the length of the liner as the 12/13 liners have been known to run a little short |
This is the best solution to short lasted liners...
http://www.palau-boutique.com/ski-boot-liners-custom-thermo-liners-ski-snowboard-touring,us,3,6.cfm
I've also had success with a shoe stretcher, but a quick look on the web hasn't turned up a currently available one that would fit in a ski boot.
Another option is just to put the toe over a broom handle and push hard.
Last edited by You know it makes sense. on Wed 2-10-13 10:57; edited 3 times in total
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Palau suck, Intuition all the way!
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Poster: A snowHead
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| CH2O wrote: |
| Palau suck, Intuition all the way! |
Bike season over then? It's nice to have you back 
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Wed 2-10-13 10:57; edited 2 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| CH2O wrote: |
| Palau suck, Intuition all the way! |
the Palaus you sold me a couple of years ago have served me pretty well 
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Arno, Yeah, it was season before last when we started having troubles, a change of foam or properties mean these things were just packing within days. I would have loved to continue to support them, however we cannot find a use for them now, and the Intuition offer us a broader range of densities and thicknesses, The margins on Palau are way higher, but sometimes you just can't.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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CH2O, interesting - I thought the Palaus were a big improvement on the Intuitions that came with my previous pair of boots. sounds like my brand alliegances are out of date 
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Cutting the liners this weekend cuz the toe-ends on the mercury/Vulcan/One are bomb-proof, still need to blow the plasic though and nobody here will do it! guess it's a heat gun and broom handle!
Most expensive boot i have ever owned goes under the amateurs knife... can't wait
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dulcamara, Post them to us!!!
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I think posting them to the UK, where my feet aren't, then returning them here might be a little OTT... I have complete faith in my ability.... at least to deal with a pair of weirdly miss-shapen boots 
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dulcamara,
Have you considered asking shops in St Anton if they will blow them out?
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| dulcamara wrote: |
still need to blow the plasic though and nobody here will do it! guess it's a heat gun and broom handle!
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Just want to make it clear that in my post above (where I mentioned stretching over a broom handle) I was referring to the liners not the shells.
I once met someone who melted a hole in the shell of his ski boots while trying to stretch them at home with a heatgun!
I have successfully altered the shape of shells at home using the instructions in this blog post...
http://www.wildsnow.com/6285/dynafit-tlt-5-the-mods-continue/
But if I was in your situation I'd just post them to CH20.
(Edited due to my inability to type)
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Yup, defo do not go with a downhill fit. My normal boots are a 305mm sole, my touring a 314. Can't remember off hand what the sizes were, but different manufacturers will differ slightly anyway. If you're looking to hike longer distances you really do not want your toes pushing trying to push out through the shell when in walk mode
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If you're looking to hike longer distances you really do not want your toes pushing trying to push out through the shell when in walk mode
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I can't even walk short distances comfortably in my (CEM-fitted) downhill boots. But they're great for skiing.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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spyderjon, Yup... I totally agree In my boots the 305 sole one is a TG 26.0 - 27.5 shell and I can get one slim finger down the back. The touring boots are 28.5 shell and I can get 2.5 fingers down the back. A hell of a difference, yet I wore the touring boots for the first time on a long 1000m hike and I didn't have a single problem so they definitely suit the usage. They are not what I call a performance fit for skiing fast or doing bumps etc though
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I find all this 'two fingers' thing really confusing. Much better to find an object like a marker pen (or a maglite) that fits in the gap, and then measure it.
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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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