Poster: A snowHead
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I am working in Edinburgh for a few weeks and as I am looking to buy new boots I thought I would do it up here.
Can anyone recommend a goot boot fitter in central Edinburgh?
Cheers!
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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'd suggest you go to Tiso's (Blues) on Rose St. They used to be pretty good.
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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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Tiso's is where I got mine. I was very happy with the service & fit but it was my first pair of boots so I've nothing to compare it to.
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B00thy, I would echo DM there. I've been looking about in Edinburgh and to me the service on offer in Blues (tiso's) is way the best. They strike me as being pretty understated about it too. I was in on Tuesday as a matter of fact for about 2 hours going through options and trying various boots. The Nordica Speedmachine seems to offer the best possibility of a good fit for me and I'm going in again today to try the SM 10 as they were out of it the other day and the speedmachine 12 i think is too advanced for me. They will work with you to get a proper custom fit from basic footbeds like superfeet to the sand machine thing that gets your foot mould right through to a full custom footbed. They will do all sorts of stretching and squeezing too so I'm confident that they will do as good a job as you're going to get. I mentioned profeet and lockwoods to the guy I was dealing with and he knew of both and was confident that the process here is the same.
The only possible negative could be that they may not have quite an extensive enough range, but they understand this and genuinely won't try to 'sell' you into something unsuitable. they don't do Langes. They're open and honest about this and even suggested I go off somewhere else to satisfy myself in case another brand offers a better fit.... like many people I've funny feet!! the nordica however does seem fairly good fit for me.
Go in and talk to them and see for yourself, they're a very nice and helpful bunch.
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brian
brian
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Adamski, if you're after Lange boots locally, there's a small shop in Bruntsfield that certainly used to stock them (although it's coming up for 10 years since I last bought boots). It's on Bruntsfield Place, about opposite the end of Whitehouse Loan I think.
10 years ago they were very helpful (he says helpfully)
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brian, freeze? they've not been there that long but yeah I know them - and have bought there. Good guys, not been there for a while. Or maybe snowlines just down the road - didn't try them this time.
Anyway I'm now the owner of a pair of Nordica Speedmachine 10s .... oh please let them be the holy grail!!! i.e. boots that really do fit! I'm pretty happy with them.
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Thanks guys
I have Nordica's at the mo' - Grand Prix from 5-6 years ago -maybe longer. With any luck they're still using the same boot last so my feet will be a good shape.
Went into Tiso's last night for a fleeting visit - about 16-20 boots that I could see but didn't have time for a chat as shopping for map more important to get me to St. Anton tonight!
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Tisos/Blues is probably the best, but go midweek not on Saturday/Sunday as it will be quieter. The Bruntsfield shop referred to was probably Elliot Sports now Snowlines just up from and opposite the BP garage say 300 yards up from the Kings Theatre. Freeze is in Bruntsfield and was not there 10 years ago. I got my boots (Salomons), with a custom fit, in Nevissport on Shandwick Place and I have had absolutely no problems with them, the pair before that I got in Blues.
You cabn check snowlines stock online at
http://www.snowlines.co.uk/
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Just stay clear of the false(Footworks) people. Liars, cheats and copy-write stealers.
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