 Poster: A snowHead
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Morning. After a long weekend skiing in schladming last month I noticed that the canting rivet on my old Salomon ski boots was missing. Given the cost to replace age of boot etc I’m thinking t may be a good time to buy new boots. I haven’t bothered before now as the boots I have are comfy.
I’m driving to la Plagne in February so was thinking of getting some new boots in decathlon in albertville or chambery on the basis they are good value and they should know what they are doing there re fitting etc
Is this a bad plan? Any suggestions?
I’m a pretty experienced skier but Just stick to cruising pistes
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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they are good value
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they should know what they are doing there re fitting etc
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I wouldn't expect so
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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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You might get some people sticking their noses up at Decathlon boots but they're not that bad. The president of the Telemark Ski Club in Les Contamines also happens to be the head of ski boots for Decathlon and says they're mostly old Scott boot designs apparently. The Decathlon skis are generally old Dynastar models with a new topsheet as well. (small caveat that he could have been bullshitting...)
You might get some snotty teenager who doesn't know how to fit boots though so it's a judgement call as to whether you trust them. La Plagne will have some reputable bootfitters I would've thought, though you will pay more.
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I wouldn’t necessarily want decathlon boots but figured they would have a significant range in store ?
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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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Nah I'm pretty sure they only stock own brand ski boots though happy to be corrected?
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Would I be better going to a fitter in la Plagne? Staying in montalbert
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almost certainly yes.
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If you go see a fiiter in La Plagne, you may be able to repair that boot with a bolt...
and then treat yourself to a really, really good boot fitting later... it's never too late to discover the joy of zipfit liners 
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@nick0861, send me a pm with a picture of the missing bolt and your address i can most likely send you one to keep you going
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@CEM, wow thanks. How easy are they to fit? More than happy to pay you!
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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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Could I just give a shout out of appreciation to @CEM, please who has sent to me (completely unprompted) the parts I need to fix my boot saving me a lot of hassle. Kind of restores your faith in humanity. Thanks very much
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BTW I treid to find a replacement rivet for a pair of fairly old boots. Two shops checked with salomon and both reported they were no longer available.
I ended up finding a suitable sized bolt with a gently domed head. Just pushed it through with the head on the inside and the nut on the outside. Spannered it up and cut the excess bolt off with a dremmel.
Good as new.
Clear CEM is a much better solution!
Still worth a try if anyone else is in the same position and generally finds buying ski boots a distress purchase (if the current ones work).
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You know it makes sense.
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| Could I just give a shout out of appreciation to @CEM, please who has sent to me (completely unprompted) the parts I need to fix my boot saving me a lot of hassle. Kind of restores your faith in humanity. Thanks very much |
A duplication of this from me. Colin has very kindly sorted me with a small part that had dropped off my boot. In case it needed emphasising he is a great supporter of snowheads and deserves your business where it is practical..
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