 Poster: A snowHead
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So, my boots are comfortable when I first put them on, however for the first few hours of use if not all day always cause my feet to cramp up like hell, now I personally feel this is due to my calfs being to big for the top of my boot, i'm a fairly large chap and my calf are in excess of 22" and I feel this is stopping my me heels from sitting flat in the boots, on top of this I think the pressure at the top of the boot is causing cramps.
So, is there anyone local to edinburgh that could potentially blow out the top of my boots?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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MattMattMatt, locally to you there is a few places which should be able to do that, Blues in Edinburgh would be the first place to try...... there are various methods of doing this from using s specialist calf stretcher tool (there are only 2 in europe that i am aware of) to using the thermo fit oven and your leg to stretch the boot, in between you have the american football trick and a pair of vice grips. as to the sucess of each method, it depends on the fitter and the boot model
at 22" circumference you will probably need more than just the cuff of the boot stretching to get yourself in a comfortable place,
firstly check that the boot is the right size, often people end up going up in size to get more material to alow the cuff buckles to close, this "bigger" boot also has a taller cuff so it goes further up tha calf muscle...consider the smallest boot you can get your foot into.
moving bucles is simple and this will allow you to do the cuff up with ease
replacing the liner with an intuition or palau thermo style liner can create a good amount of space around the cuff as well, but with the measuremnt the way it is the cuff will definately need to be flared back to get you A) flat in the heel and B) anywhere close to being in balance
good luck getting it sorted
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Awesome mate, cheers.
See my last boots were two sizes too big (the perils of buying in resort) However my current boots were fitted at Craigdon in perth where i'd tried just about every boot in the shop and settled on Head Edge 10's(much to my wallet's relief).
One thing i've noticed is there is an adjustable plastic plate on the back of the boot, it's currently set at it's lowest but would it be possible/advantageous to remove that?
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get rid of it, you will either need to drill the screw slightly from the inside to release the captive roll over on the screw, or just heat the spoiler plate a bit and tear it out (this will leave the screw and nut a bit proud but not bad as a temporary solution
you said newr edinburgh,.... go see the guys at craigdon Karla will sort it out for you
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Right, update....went out last night to the sno!zone in glasgow. Skied till my feet hurt(which wasn't long) then took the boots off and tried to work out where the pain was coming from.
from what I can till it's starting on the outside of the ball of my foot then spreads across the bridge and across the rest of the foot.
my thoughts on this is that an insole that evens the spead of weight across the foot more comfortably and maybe a bit of bridge support?
i've saw surefeet and other off the shelf type insoles but realistically I just want to be able to ski comfortably so i'm open to something more specialist.
What do you lot reckon?
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MattMattMatt, go & see the guys CEM, recommended.
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I've checked their website, I know they do superfeet but i'm not sure if they will be appropriate.
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MattMattMatt, Go see them, talk through the issue and see what they come up with regarding prices and solutions.
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