 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Crusader, as a general ski boot it is a bit over the top, but for specific problems it works very very well, i refer a few people each season over to James to get a pair, sometimes the problems they have just cannot be sorted in a regular alpine ski boot, the custom Daleboot works well for people like this
i still struggle with the look, but the function is pretty dam good
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I had a pair of these for the best part of 20 years which included working a couple of seasons in NZ in the 80s.
They were the best boots I have ever owned once I had shimmied and shaved the liners and padded out the shells in the right places. The Oxfordshire dealer will now do that for you I believe. It's worth it. They were the lightest boot around then (apart from Scott which kept breaking apart). I suspect that may not be the case now. And they fitted and felt like slippers all day long but delivered support when required.
For various reasons way too boring to recount here, I no longer have them but in an ideal world I would buy a new pair like a shot. Had I been thinking a little clearer last season when I refurbed my plus-ten-year-old Salomons at Profeet, I would have bought Daleboot instead (this is no reflection on the excellent Profeet service with which I am fully satisfied).
I spoke to the UK dealer last year on another matter and we ended up discussing DBs and I think he mentioned some sort of lifetime - or at least very long - guarantee.
Stand to be corrected but I think the liner principle is very similar to the Full Tilt boot. DBs had a very futuristic look way back then and I still think it rocks now - to each his own though.
Only negative was being refused hire skis in the US one time because DB wasn't on their insurer's approved list but I would guess that list is a long one.
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There's quite a discussion on Daleboots here - it's worth a read.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hi _ I got a pair of Daleboots last year and they are amazing! admittedly I have 'problems' - completely different size feet (after major surgery on one), legs are different lengths and rotated pelvis. My podiatrist recommended James in Abingdon (the sole fitter in the UK). Despite my problems he was sure he could help - and he has. He took loads of measurements, then I went back when the boots arrived for the fitting. I then tried them on a dry slope for a few hours and went back to James to get a slight adjustment made. I skied 30 days on them last season in perfect comfort and have done a week so far this - same. They are not only a delight to put on, they are as comfortable at the end of the day as at the start. But more importantly for me after 40+ years of skiing I can finally 'feel' my skis - as a result I even ski better (never mind being comfortable). Both my husband and son who have no significant 'feet' problems are going to get Daleboots next time they buy boots. OK they don't look pretty but at the end of the day to be both comfortable and feeling my skis/the snow are far more important. and James is just wonderful - very patient, explains everything and honest about what he can/can't do. He also liaised directly with my podiatrist to understand my problems.
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| carolh wrote: |
| Both my husband and son who have no significant 'feet' problems are going to get Daleboots next time they buy boots. OK they don't look pretty but at the end of the day to be both comfortable and feeling my skis/the snow are far more important. |
I'd get them to go and see CEM first as they are very likely to get just as good a fit in 'normal' boots if their feet are fairly normal.
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| uktrailmonster wrote: |
| carolh wrote: |
| Both my husband and son who have no significant 'feet' problems are going to get Daleboots next time they buy boots. OK they don't look pretty but at the end of the day to be both comfortable and feeling my skis/the snow are far more important. |
I'd get them to go and see CEM first as they are very likely to get just as good a fit in 'normal' boots if their feet are fairly normal. |
Regarding uktrailmonster's reply to a part of my post: "I'd get them to go and see CEM first as they are very likely to get just as good a fit in 'normal' boots if their feet are fairly normal."
in fact that is where my husband went and yet his boots still aren't comfortable all day despite 2 or 3 adjustments. So I do think Daleboots are something special.
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i cannot comment on the quality, fit, comfort or ability to improve ones performance on the slopes, but in my view they are some very strange looking boots. Love my Atomics fitted by CEM, feel like slippers but allow me to ski so much better i canwear them all day with no issues at all.
carolh, on the upside at least you have been able to go back and get adjustments, something i guess you wouldnt get at some of the other major outlets, hope he gets them sorted.
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carolh, Fair enough, hope they work out as well for your husband as they have for you.
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in fact that is where my husband went and yet his boots still aren't comfortable all day despite 2 or 3 adjustments.
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and if is not happy he could get in contact, never a problem to do a little more adjustment
the Daleboot has a custom liner in it, a similar liner costs around £140 and will resolve lots of little niggles in a conventional boot for most people.... as i said at the beginning of the thread the Daleboot is great for the right foot but not required for all, and not even for many strange feet, problem is as a boot fitter if you suggest a £140 liner many people don't want to know
the liner is the single biggest problem (other than fitness and technique) with fitting boots, they can be short, narrow, lumpy, have seams in the wrong places etc etc
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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FAQ
. Make some turns for me as I still have yet to see any of the fluffy white stuff yet this season.... 
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