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The Best Boots ever designed?

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Are boots getting better every year or are they just tweaking designs and using newer materials

My vote would be for the Salomon SX 92s (but i ski on Lagne 120 freerides)
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Mine is the Raichle Flexon comp/classic.
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There could be many answers, past and present, for many reasons, but for me it has to be the current Nordica Speedmachine, a joy to work with, awsome rebound and a lovely cuff adjustment for those lacking flexion. It's also very pretty and has a great alround fit for many foot types.
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SX92.................. Shocked Shocked Shocked
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy snowHead
Have to say absolutely over the moon with mine Very Happy snowHead
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I'm surprised no one (SZK) has mentioned the Nordica Grand Prix yet.........
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JT, perhaps not the best boot today but a beauty in its day and has many long term users who love em...
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14 hole Doc Martins.
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chris, Laughing Laughing
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chris, are those alpine or telemark boots?
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Mine is the Raichle Flexon comp/classic
I have to agree, the height ajustment on the foot bed was brilliant. I used to be able to wear them all day without the need to unbuckle other than at the end of the day. I have the Kryptons now and they are a poor compromise.
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veeeight, This one could just run and run. See my thoughts on Epic. wink
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I like my Garmont Synergy, G- fit liner. Which is why my next alpine boot I'm likely to have an endorphin or similar high up the list. Shame they have zero market penetration in the UK.

Tried a Nordica Grand Prix once - couldn't even get my foot into it (which no doubt SZK would claim was the optimum tightness to go for wink.
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, I can't see many people disagreeing with your list.

My Nordica Dobermans are the best boots I have ever used.
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skimottaret, If you're still using SX92s, you don't ski enough...
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David Murdoch, im on langes but i know at least a half a dozen people who still swoon when they remember their good old SX92's
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skimottaret, hmmm, I just can't believe the difference when I moved from mine to properly fitted Tecnica TNTs...(1991 it was). No idea how I managed to control skis with almost no contact between my feet and the Salomons...

Very comfy though, similar to slippers and about as effective.
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similar to slippers and about as effective


quite right, that sums it up well. I was just having a bit of fun with my vote wink
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skimottaret, Twisted Evil
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SX91e, GP in lemon and lime then Speedmachines when they died... Superb and bought off the internet too.

Timberland boots for the pub - soft, strong and very long (if you too have big feet).
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Hopefully Head Raptors if they ever arrive.
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Ski boots are getting better. But they are still rubbish. They have a long way to go yet. They need to get lighter and tighter.

Technica make my favorite shoes right now.
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Whitegold wrote:
Ski boots are getting better. But they are still rubbish. They have a long way to go yet. They need to get lighter and tighter.


I'm sure there's scope to make lighter boots (but I'm not sure to what degree weight saving would benefit... some would argue the opposite), but TIGHTER?!? If I wanted to ski around with blood pouring out of my ears that's been possible for decades. Modern boots aren't rubbish, modern skiers are tho' wink
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I guess everyone will have a different 'Best Boot' since we all have slightly different feet and fit is most important.

Not sure how relevant this is but:

I was surprised last March, skiing with a group of German friends in Val T. Some of them were very advanced skiers and were wearing boots which they'd had for ages and would be sold in the UK as intermediate (ish). I mentioned this and they all said that it's unusual for a boot that fits properly to hinder a skier's learning process.

Can anyone say if they've had experience of a 'sporty intermediate' boot holding up the learning process?....(other than the psychological effect of new boots boosting the ego.)
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Dypcdiver wrote:
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Mine is the Raichle Flexon comp/classic
I have to agree, the height ajustment on the foot bed was brilliant. I used to be able to wear them all day without the need to unbuckle other than at the end of the day. I have the Kryptons now and they are a poor compromise.


Now available again from Full Tilt. The UK distributor is listed as :

BENTLEY SPORTS PTY. LTD.
27 PARK RD
CHELTENHAM 3192
UK
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Blue ones.....they were definately the best ever, although my old faithful red ones came a close second.....
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Guvnor, no way. Orange ones are the best.
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I'm with SMALLZOOKEEPER's assessment! Just got some nordica olympia SM10's - FANTASTIC! Very Happy (and very pretty Embarassed ) Had Lange Banshee 8's before and they were good - until I'd had them for 5 years and had to move my foot for miles before finding the edge of the boot Embarassed no wonder the race times have been improving with the new ones Very Happy still can't believe that I have boots that I can do up nice and tight but still feel comfy...... miraculous Very Happy tho the furry liners do make the feet a bit warm racing on plastic in the summer Confused
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kiwi1, Orange is so 90's !!
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Guvnor, yeah but the 90's are the new 80's, didn't you know?
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Bode Swiller wrote:
Whitegold wrote:
Ski boots are getting better. But they are still rubbish. They have a long way to go yet. They need to get lighter and tighter.


I'm sure there's scope to make lighter boots (but I'm not sure to what degree weight saving would benefit... some would argue the opposite), but TIGHTER?!? If I wanted to ski around with blood pouring out of my ears that's been possible for decades. Modern boots aren't rubbish, modern skiers are tho' wink



Boots will get snugger and tighter. There remains scope to improve reaction times between foot and plank.
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Nordica "The Beast" Wear them all day with no problem. Getting a bit loose now but nothing that a new inner won't solve.
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