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Trying to buy new boots for my teenage son. He found a pair he likes (K2 BFC 90) but the top buckle, on its tightest setting, is loose... he has very skinny shins. The boot shell has holes so the teeth side of the buckle could be in different possible positions (its in the last, tightest hole), plus an indent that looks like we could maybe drill another hole to make the buckle one spot smaller.
Is this a thing ? Should we even consider buying these, or keep looking ?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@kdpb79, welcome to  ... certainly consider. Where are you? a good shop will be able to suggest solution ...
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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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@kdpb79, welcome to the madhouse,
always impossible to say without seeing his foot BUT unless he has a very high volume wide foot then this is probably not the boot for him, the very fact that his leg is slim suggests that he doesn't have a chunky foot so i would be a little cautions about this model, all boots are good IF they fit your foot well
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Yes you can drill extra holes but as CEM mentioned that is a big big boot and if he's skinny it may feel "comfy" but unless he's got a high volume foot it's not going to help his skiing in any way at all.
Better to get a proper fitting.
Buy cheap, buy twice!!!
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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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Speaking as someone with skinny shins and several pairs of ill fitting ski boots, listen to the advice above. If you're having to crank it when they're new, they'll be like wellies after a week of skiing.
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@kdpb79, just so you know, @CEM is the proprietor of www.solutions4feet.com in Bicester and easily one of the best boot fitters around. He defo knows of what he talks.
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Thu 24-11-22 11:18; edited 1 time in total
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@kdpb79, welcome to snowHeads!
Did your son do a shell fit check? Take the liner out and step into the shell and slide your foot forward until your toes just touch the front of the boot. Now check the space between your heel and the back of the shell. Most skiers should be able to fit 1 to 2 fingers in this space – this translates to roughly 15 to 30 millimeters. This is a general rule of thumb - high level racers and freeriders often prefer a tighter fit, with only about 10 millimeters of space whereas recreational skiers will have about 20-25 mm (I think those are the correct numbers from memory, @CEM can doubtless confirm or correct those values).
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A shell check is great for getting the right length of boot but I suspect you want to have the right volume / width of boot first.
I'm not sure what the advice would be for boot length for a teenager. For normal shoes you'd allow some extra length for growth, but for a ski boot if you go for a normal fit I suspect you're only going to get one year out of them
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If his feet are still growing it might be better to hire boots. One young teenager in our family, bought very cheap boots for Christmas by his clueless mother, found that by the time he came out skiing in March they were too small for him.
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I had the same problem with some Salomon custom fit boots, I took them back to Ellis Brigham & they sorted it in a few minutes
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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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Thank you all so much... I'm thinking we should keep looking... he definitely does not have a high volume foot, and he did have this one buckled on all the tightest settings.
Great info from everyone !
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I agree with Pam, I wouldn't buy teenagers boots, unless they were the full season on the snow, their feet are still growing and what fits now may not fit in a few months, and ski boots have to fit well.
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You know it makes sense.
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@kdpb79,
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I'm thinking we should keep looking
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Keep looking by all means but follow the advice above and get a boot that fits, not one that he likes the look of.
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