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Boot problem discovered 30yrs too late
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Thirty years ago when I bought my first skis of course I also invested in a pair of ski boots. A minimum of time was taken in selecting what I thought were reasonably comfortable boots and I progressed to the slopes of Kitzbuhel and managed to move from the basics I had learned in Scotland some years earlier on wooden skis, cable bindings and leather boots to some sort of acceptable level of ability i.e. I did not fall over much and generally avoided injury. The sport did not come particularly easily and for several years I persisted with my equipment until I decided that it was easier to rent equipment rather than haul the Rossignols and my Caber boots around the airports.

I certainly found the new shorter skis easier to handle and hire boots, although often uncomfortable to some degree, seemed to offer a more efficient attachment to the skis!

A few weeks ago I was idly browsing the web and entered the model of boot that I used to use and still have, lying in their boot bag in the loft. To my amazement I came up with a most interesting article in "Skiing Heritage" magazine of the ISHA. In particular the article discussed notorious failures of design over the years and among these were my Caber Biosystem boots. Apparently designed by a surgeon/skier they were supposed to assist the skier by having a patented footbed which adjusted to the skier's leg movements. As the article says...bad idea! I unearthed the boots again and sure enough if you push the sole inside the bed appears to cant under pressure.

The skiers of the US returned these boots in droves and there is an amusing account of one retailer throwing the boots at the hapless sales rep from the company involved.

Actually these "Skiing Heritage" articles are a fascinating read and the website has some excellent archival footage of skiing.

Looking back I don't know whether to Laughing or Crying or Very sad
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Well you made me Laughing
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lordjohn, Great story. Laughing
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I had a pair of those..............with my Rossignol Equipe SM skis!
Long time ago, and can't really remember them having any great effect.
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