Poster: A snowHead
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Hey there,
Been riding for a couple of years now but still haven't found a way to lace up my board boots tight enough - that is, without asking someone else to help me out. Now don't get me wrong, I don't mind asking the next hottie walking by to help me out but is there some sort of trick out there that I don't know about?!
ID2000
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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BOA systems.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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ID2000, It's unusual not to be able to lace up without excess effort and there are any number of causes . . . are your boots too big or wide or have you skinny legs? Are you trying to stiffen up your boots by over tightening to compensate for under-developed riding techniques? Is it just heel-lift that's the problem?
Time to visit a bootfitter I think.
But if you insist on tugging at your laces till your fingers bleed, you'll find a 4" piece of 1/2" wood dowelling will give you better purchase to pull if you wrap a couple of turns of your laces around it before heaving on it . . . but you'd be better served by a visit to a bootfitter.
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ID2000, welcome to
do you have your own boots or do you hire boots?
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Thanks for the quick feedback.
A couple of things.. I'm also a skier, so might be trying to acheive the same kind of support as my ski boots. I never really thought about it, but my boots might not fit properly. I'm petite but do have teeny feet, high arch, narrow ankle, with well developed calves (I'm a horse rider too...) So any boot (fashion, ski or board) is tough to fit.
I could be trying to over compensate for my average technique but I'd have to get back on the mountain to see...opening weekend here in Oz so I'll get back to you on that one...
Bootfitter might be the answer...does that mean I can blame the boots now:P
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Btw, the boots are mine. Not sure whether I made that clear in the last post.
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put 5 pairs of socks on
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wack your ankles with a mallet just before putting on the boots so that they swell up - the boot will fit better - great for reducing heel lift
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I have them Burton Motos with the 'speed zone' lacing system. It's good but not perfect. I just wearea pair of normal socks, a pair of ski socks and then a pair of loose hiking socks, in addition to putting an extra insole out of my Salomon trainers inside. They fit brilliantly on one foot (my biggest) but slightly loose on my small foot. Thankfully, the 'loose' foot is my front one and I can combat the looseness by putting weight onto it to turn the board.
I wouldn't mind knowing if you can buy additional inserts for Burton boots? I have a level 2 insert that's poor around the ankle whereas my missus has Emeralb boots with level 3 boots that she says are rock solid and help here loads. Don't want to have to buy a new set of boots just to get a new liner - has anyone bought liners seperately?
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I just wearea pair of normal socks, a pair of ski socks and then a pair of loose hiking socks, in addition to putting an extra insole out of my Salomon trainers inside.
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THREE pairs of socks plus an extra footbed???!! I assume you didn't get these boots properly fitted in a shop then......?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I'm with Lizzard BOA ! Had great problems getting boots to fit until I bought my Vans Encore. Would never go back to laces now.
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You want these:
They are the canine's parts.
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You know it makes sense.
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Lizzard, ooooo I like. Do you have those ?
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I found Burton boots to be generous sizes and I don't have narrow feet. Until this year I had always hired boots - always got Burtons which I could never seem to get tight enough - now I know why!
Have now got Salomons which have easy lace up - grips things at the bottom and the top. Brilliant and the boots fit properly and snugly.
I tried some Vans with the boa system but found the boots a bit heavier than some of the others. It's a great idea though.
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Poster: A snowHead
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debbi, I do. They were more money than I'd planned to spend, but once I'd tried them on I couldn't contemplate buying anything else. They are very light, well-fitting and uber-comfortable. The Vibram sole makes a big difference when walking about as well.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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i am going to try and describe this lacing method, but bare with me if it doesn't sound right, you need to try it
from the point you run out of eyelets and start on hooks, cross the laces over as normal, but instead of going to the hook on the opposite side as you would , twist one lace around the other and back to the hook on the same side as it came from, pull each lace individually one side then the other, this uses the laces as a lever against each other, repeat this process all the way up the boot, at the veryy top start to tie the lace as normal, but do two twists in the lace, not one, sthis stops the lace from slipping and slackening, the same technique can be used on hiking boots, ice skates etc etc.
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I have slightly narrow feet and found the Salomon boots a great fit. And like Dobz said they have laces that lock easily as you pull them. They stay tight. They might be stiff for snowboard boots but as a former skier nothing is stiff. My husband ties knots every now and then as he tightens his boots.
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Dobz,
Glad to hear you'r OK. We've been under this blanket of cloud all week - not very nice at all. still, I don't care what the weather does while I'm chained to my desk. I've deliberately kept off the boards since season finished - I waste so much time on here when there's the prospect of skiing that I just have to get my head down in the 'off' season
It would be great to have more darksiders at next year's MSB. Not that I would be seen sliding with one, of course.
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Someone mentioned a pair of Burton boots that have the speed lacing system. In my opinion, that's the best way to go. Burton, Salomon and Northwave are all making boots with speed lacing systems that work wonders for tightening certain areas with much ease. The BOA's are okay, but I would recommend the speed lacing over the BOAs anyday.
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Dobz, i would have loved to come this year but had already booked my 2nd trip of the season so couldnt afford a 3rd ! maybe next year .... can't have the fellow boarders sitting alone now can we
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Dobz, I will be working in 2Alpes next season - chances of running off to some other resort for a week are a bit slim.
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Dobz, we're talking tour ops here - if you're off sick for more than five minutes they fire you.
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ID2000, use the method CEM, explains. I was shown this in US and it definitely works.
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You know it makes sense.
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if you use a boa system make sure you carry gaffer tape around with you, so when they break (and even the new models do so dont even try telling me they dont) you can still ride.
Boots shouldn't be really tight, if they are they will just cause you foot pain. Most heal lift is caused by bad riding technique. Your boots should fit snugly and be done up so they fit like that, this shouldn't invove pullin on the cords.
incidentally the one time i tied my boots with CEM's method, i had the worst foot pain ever, undid them did htem just like a normal pair of boots, without pulling htem tight, and they were perfect.
its all personal preference, but i do think that 99% of people have their boots way to tight
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the ice perv wrote: |
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I just wearea pair of normal socks, a pair of ski socks and then a pair of loose hiking socks, in addition to putting an extra insole out of my Salomon trainers inside.
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THREE pairs of socks plus an extra footbed???!! I assume you didn't get these boots properly fitted in a shop then......? |
I tried some on at TSA in Milton Keynes but bought them from www.bluetubes.com because they were cheaper. I prefer to have a really tight fit but I have to admit that they are a little genrous for me.
I got UK 11.5s but I think the translation from US to UK sizes, as far as Burton are concerned, mean the 11.5 UK is actually a 12UK. I'm gonna buy some new ones anyway becaue I find the Imprint liner on the Moto isn't as supportive as I want.
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Poster: A snowHead
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you should not be wearing more than 1 pair of socks in your boots.
go buy some ones that fit properly
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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What, you mean I've been wearing three pair of socks inside my ballet shoes all this time and nobody told me!!
I got a bargain on the boots so kind of had to get them. Anyway, I got my board, boots and binding for under £180, which wasn't much more than renting for the two trips I had last winter. It made sense at the time, although i do agree, it's often more cost effective to do some research and get things fitted properly etc.
My board works brilliantly (even if it's a bit knackered now) and when I saw how good Flow bindings were, there was no doubt I was going to upgrade my bindings before the next trip. Snowboarding's just like any other sport I've got involved with, in that most of us are rarely happy with the stuff we've got and we always look to buy new things as and when we can - human nature I suppose?
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Specialman, sell the boots on ebay or the like and save up for new ones... riding with equipment that dont suit isn't going to help your riding. |
Gonna do that anyway, sell them on ebay that is. If I get back half their value I'll be happy. Strangely, I haven't had many problems with my riding as it stands. The main problem I found as a beginner was getting used to foot angles - all my gear seemed to work fine but I was never sure how I should have my feet set.
Mistakes we pay for with experience so I suppose I've come out of it with a bit more knowledeg of what I want. It's a costly way to do it but there was no way my little pinkies were going anywhere near a set of smelly, putrid hire boots!!!
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I agree with BOA response. Have ridden using this system for last 3 years and thoroughly recommend it. No problems with getting it tight enough and soo comfortable.
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Mouth wrote: |
I agree with BOA response. Have ridden using this system for last 3 years and thoroughly recommend it. No problems with getting it tight enough and soo comfortable. |
I bought a pair of BOA boots this year (well last year in the end of season sale). Easily the best lacing system for those who like to enjoy the apres to the full.
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I suppose I've come out of it with a bit more knowledeg of what I want.
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Like boots which fit? Actually I did exactly the same this seasin, but I spotted after a week that the boots were a size too big (doh!!) and sold them on to a colleague who thought they were great.
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boa system for me had two pairs with boa now which id handy as ive cannabalised the first set to fix the second set when i have invariably broken bits off them on the twisty bit has gone awol after a huge session.. i hav eno spare bits left now and no idea where you can get spare bits either!! ill hav eto buy a new pair of boots
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ID2K - hope your initial dilemma has been sorted: CEM's system works well - you can even cross the laces round each other before you run out of eyelets - the advantage here is that the friction between the crossed laces holds the fit a lot better, and you can tighten the lower part of the boot without having to crank on the top.
There are so many fastening systems out there today that you'd have to choose to go with laces. I've never found they work for my slender, girly size 10's. Never wear more than 1 layer of socks - it does more harm than good but I doubt anyone wants me to bash out a few paragraphs on socks so i'll leave it at that.
"always spend as much time and money as you need choosing a pair of shoes or a bed. If you're not in one, you're in the other"
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