 Poster: A snowHead
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My current ski boot sole length is 305mm, so assuming I can find some Dukes somewhere for sale, what size should I go for?
I seem to be able to get into either small or large.
Duke Bindings Binding Size
Boot Sole Length
Small 265-320mm
305-370mm
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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kitenski, Which one do you think you should go for?
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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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I'm guessing small SMALLZOOKEEPER, but I will be changing boots in the next 1 or 2 seasons, which would mean the sole length would change I'd guess.......
What I don't know is how much a sole length can change when changing boots.
Regards,
Greg
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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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kitenski, Dude, you are not going to go up 2 sizes are you?
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| SMALLZOOKEEPER wrote: |
| kitenski, Dude, you are not going to go up 2 sizes are you? |
not unless I goto a dodgy boot fitter 
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Then we have a winner.
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thanks SMALLZOOKEEPER,
It may seem weird to you, but for us blokes not living in the mountains and living with boots every day, it's not easy to say wether something like sole length changes with manufacturer or not!
So regardless of make, is sole length pretty standard, or can it change by a few percentage points if you switch manufacturer?
regards,
Greg
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kitenski, To my knowledge there is no 27-27.5 boot out there with a sole length longer than 318mm, which means that you would be going up 2 size of boot befre there was a problem. That said, if you moved over to a Freerando Boot (which sounds like it could be a possibility, then you would be in a boot sole length of around 300mm, as FR boots are short in solelength. This would mean a Large Duke would be too big.
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I noticed my change to a freerando boot (albeit on an alpine last) resulted in a drop of 1mm of BSL.
Where are you getting the Dukes from? backcountry.com? Want to add another pair to your order Greg as I've not been able to track a pair in the UK?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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fatbob, if you can wait until next season it might be worth asking Spyderjon if he will be doing his order again (if he does I will probably go down that route) and it should work out cheaper than bc.com if last years prices are anything to go by...
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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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I have sweet white ones................................... 
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You know it makes sense.
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The sweet white ones look a little Michael Jackson & the more sober ones are $279 on backcountry right now vs at least £280 in UK next winter I suspect 
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