Poster: A snowHead
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Could someone help with Technica boot sizes please? Looking at the Mach1 110MV. EB said they only do whole steps in sizes (e.g. 25, 26, 27). Then a few sites I've looked at seem to only offer them in 25.5, 26.5 and 27.5 for example. Am I right in thinking that 26 == 26.5?
Any help would be great. My foot measures as a 26.5 (26.3 to be exact).
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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25 and 25.5 are the same thing, 26 and 26.5 are the same thing etc etc IN 99.9% OF ALL MODELS....there are a couple of exceptions but generally in touring models where the size might split 25.5 and 26.0 being the same
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A 1/2 SIZE IN SKI BOOTS the shell is the same, the liner is the same and the insole is generally the same or has a 1mm shim under it BUT as you are most Likely to pull that insole out and replace it with a custom made one (you are going to do that right?)
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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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OK great thanks. Guess the lady at EB wasn't too clued up when she suggested 26 would be too small but 26.5 would be fine...
And yes, a custom insole will be done.
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CEM wrote: |
25 and 25.5 are the same thing, 26 and 26.5 are the same thing etc etc IN 99.9% OF ALL MODELS....there are a couple of exceptions
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A 1/2 SIZE IN SKI BOOTS the shell is the same, the liner is the same |
So not getting tired of repeating it then?
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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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c1223 wrote: |
OK great thanks. Guess the lady at EB wasn't too clued up when she suggested 26 would be too small but 26.5 would be fine...
And yes, a custom insole will be done. |
take it you're not going back to let her try and fit your boots then?
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So why do manufacturers sell a 25 and 25.5 in the same model, please?
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muddewater wrote: |
So why do manufacturers sell a 25 and 25.5 in the same model, please? |
A triumph of marketing over reality.
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muddewater wrote: |
So why do manufacturers sell a 25 and 25.5 in the same model, please? |
because the big box stores in Europe and the USA demand it, so they can mislead their customers into thinking there is a difference
Atomic took a move 2 years ago, now the boot comes labeled (not just the stamp on the shell which you would have thought was enough) 26.0/26.5 on both the boot label and the box, they include a 1.5mm thick shim in the box "so you can turn you 26.5 into a 26.0"
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