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Salomon RS8 Flex rating
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Hey Guys,

I bought a pair of RS8's beginning of last year. On the boot the flex rating is rated at 80 but I noticed the newer versions are rated at 90.
Is the newer version actually stiffer or have they just changed the way they get measured?
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Slightly stiffer boot this year they have up'd the flex on pretty much all the boots the past season
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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?

So I tried on the new RS8 (90) and Impact CS8 (100) and both boots are a lot softer than my old RS8 (80)

How is that possible? I'd say mine feel more like a 120+ Shocked
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If the old boot doesn't fit you well round the leg then they may not be flexing it in the same way that you are flexing the boots youmhave tried recently

All speculation without seing you in the boot but if a boot doesn't fit well it can feel a lot stiffer than it is
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

Hi CEM. I much prefer the stiffer old RS8 so I'll be keeping that for the next few years still (done 2 seasons in them already)

Not sure if it's related to fit as I tried the same size current model RS8 and it felt mega soft. I can flex the entire boot all the way down to the point where the top foot part of the shell is bending with no effort at all.

Looking at how soft current boots are I might go for the RS12 when I upgrade one day.
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