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Flex adjustment for Salomon Xwave 10 '02 model
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Bought these in 2002 (red colour) and just realized I might be able to reduce their stiffness a bit. The lock nut above the boot cuff cant adjustment seems to have two positions but I don't know how to adjust these nuts. I've loosened them but their is no noticeable extra flex movement. I've heard that with some models you need to remove the lock nuts and inside plug completely but this would leave a hole in the boot. Any advice?
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DeeJayDee, take the two rearward bolts and brass inserts out and put duct tape over the holes...from a year or two later salomon supplied little plugs with some boots for the purpose but tape does the job just fine Very Happy

make sure that you do not loosen or play with the cant rivets either side of the ankle, removing one of them could be terminal Skullie
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CEM, is there a downside, in performance of the boot, to doing this. If so, is there a better way to reduce flex?
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Mosha Marc, you mean "...increase flex" right?
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red 27, probably.

Reduce flex index.

Reduce stiffness.

Increase flexability.

Sorta thing. snowHead
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it will reduce the rebound of the boot SLIGHTLY, the only other ways are to remove the cuff and remove plastic from the top of the clog/lower strap of the cuff
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CEM wrote:
ilower strap of the cuff


Kinda curious if you've ever thinned the plastic here, not made the lower strap narrower.
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i tend to remove material as in cut it narrower from the bottom where it binds on the instep, occasional grinding to the rear edge will thin it down, and can have an effect, but it is less noticable
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CEM,
Presumably the canting rivets (labelled "canting") can be turned 180 degrees (so the arrow points down) to alter the position of the boot cuff to better align with leg shape? I've done this on the outside canting rivets only on each boot. It has moved the cuffs only slightly towards the inside but I presume this is the maximum adjustment possible for the boot?
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DeeJayDee, correct
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