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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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feef, nice one. X Drive 8.8 FS looks interesting - could be my kind of ski! Presumably more versatile/slightly softer than an Enduro but not as soft as a Q range ski so ideal for high speed all-mountain cruddy European skiing.
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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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interesting that all the boots only have 1 leg buckle and 1 also only has 1 foot buckle. my current custom shells have have 2 leg and 2 foot buckles - much the same as most other boots. can any one shed any light on why the reduction in buckles on the new boots, i would have thought it would provide less of a close fit but i must be wrong on this assumption..
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MogulMonkey,
Salomon have always had a reputation for innovation, or others might say clever marketing, depending on your point of view.
This reminds me of a long time ago when Salomon first marketed their re-entry boot with an emphasis on the ease of being able to fasten them. They enjoyed enormous success but gradually I think most people came round to the view that they were not in fact as efficient as front buckling boots, with the result that most manufacturers went back to producing four buckle boots which predominate now.
It looks to me as though Salomon might be trying the same tactic again as obviously two buckles are simpler to fasten than four. Hopefully I will not be in the market for new boots for several years yet, however even if I were, I would not want to be amongst the first buyers of these new Salomons.
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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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I've got 4 buckle boots, I find that with the fat power strap done up at the top, the top buckle can be undone and not feel a HUGE difference in tightness. I suspect it might be something along those lines that the power strap is starting to take a more 'structural' role
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Those boots are just from the backcountry/freeride Quest and Ghost ranges. The current ones are the same. They'll still have 4 buckle boots for all-mountain/race.
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That is purely their freeski N.America range! Nothing fro Europe outside of Freeski
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| Fattes13 wrote: |
| That is purely their freeski N.America range! Nothing fro Europe outside of Freeski |
But it's also all that was reported from SIA.
I suspect there'll be far more at and after ISPO
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