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My brother in law's ski boots, which he will need at christmas, have been used over several weeks by both my sons (both bandy - they are canted). The soles are very worn on the heels - from being walked in - almost down to the screws. Otherwise they seem OK. He's a good skier but with bad knees and old age will just be pottering around, not needing hyper-control down moguls or anything like that.
Is the wear on the heels likely to make them dodgy in the bindings?
The boots are donkeys years old - Nordica "Biofit" with "dynamic power wrap" (!) and a black and purpley-brown cover, with orange flashes on the clips. I think they were moderately expensive when he first got them, as he needed the adjustments.
the sole says "made in Italy" and "energy rail" and the boots are 320mm.
Could the soles be replaced? Or will they be OK as they are?
He's fond of the boots, not keen to replace them as he doesn't expect to be skiing a lot more and finds them very comfortable.
Grateful for any advice and suggestions.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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pam w, I am sure CEM will be along in a minute, but start using cat tracks while walking which will stop them wearing anymore
heels can be replaced, I replaced some in daughters old boots a couple of years ago, just unscrew, and needs to be done before the screw heads wear away as they can be a pain to get off then, but don't know if you will be able to get the heel pieces for that model?? Look out for a identical pair on ebay to use the heel pieces?
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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?
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carroz, thanks. The soles are all in one piece - not separate heel pieces. Probably reflects their age! I think the wear was done a few years ago when younger son wore them clomping round the bars in Val D'Isere for a season! We never walk round in ski boots here - 40 yards across to the piste!
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pam w, Are you sure that they are in one piece ? I can't think of a reason for screws in the heel other than to be able to remove part of it.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Do they look like these? I had a pair of them and they were the comfyist boots I've had. Brilliant clips that you could leave set but still undo. IIRC the heel pieces are replaceable. Mine did wear out though. The cable for the back part became a bit dodgy and some rivets failed. The heel pieces were worn but serviceable. Might be still kicking around here somewhere.
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If the soles are too worn then you can't guarantee DIN release but a good ski shop should be able to assess if there is a risk.
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sounds like a good excuse for new boots! 
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HutToHut, they are similar to that, but not syntech. rjs, that's a very good question and prompted me to have another, more careful, look. The screws seem to be fixing very small heel pieces onto the sole of the boot - making a completely flat surface. The major part of the heel, and the whole of the rest of the sole, is integral to the boot - ie nothing that could be replaced. Completely different from a recent pair of Nordica boots with separate, and easily replaceable, heel and sole sections screwed on, with air in between. ie, if you were standing in the boots, you could poke a stick underneath, between the heel and sole. the old boots are completely flat to the ground.
sorry, long-winded explanation - I've not looked at them properly before!
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pam w, I am sure CEM will be along in a minute,
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Or not, as he is away on his hols at the mo 
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Boredsurfing, thanks. I'm not in a rush - might take the boots home and get in touch when he's back. My BiL doesn't want to buy new boots for the little bit of skiing he's going to be doing and new heel pieces might be more like it.
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pam w, You could see if SMALLZOOKEEPER is around, he sells Nordica.
Posting some photos could help people work out how bad they are too.
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good idea, I'll see if I can get some pictures.
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pam w, What size is he. I've a pair of 2007 Tecnica Diablos where I've replaced the toe and heel sections ready to sell and never ebayed them yet, size 8.5. Just need the inners reheating to fit new persons foot and theyre ready to go, like new (but with a few minor scuffs). Got myself some touring boots so these are not used for last 2 years, only used for 5 weeks skiing. Not looking for big money, would be a good solution?
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You know it makes sense.
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Is the wear on the heels likely to make them dodgy in the bindings?
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Yes, quite likely. 
I had a pair of pretty badly worn boots the kept pre-releasing from my Fritschi Freeride bindings. I didn't think that worn heels were the problem initially because they seem to click in just fine. I got in touch with the binding distributors in the UK and they kindly offered to check the bindings, so I sent bindings and boots to them. They said the bindings were fine and the worn boots were the problem. I got new boots and all is well:-)
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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pam w, sounds like you have had your monies worth out of those boots, get some new ones 
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Poster: A snowHead
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sounds like you have had your monies worth out of those boots
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yes, there's no doubt about that. But the owner finds them extremely comfortable and Christmas will likely be his last ski holiday and he doesn't want to be faffing about trying to get new boots fitted. Dropped them in a ski shop in the village this morning. The technicians aren't in the shop at the moment ('cos it's summer) but I'll pop back in a few days and see what they say.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| pam w wrote: |
My brother in law's ski boots, which he will need at christmas, have been used over several weeks by both my sons (both bandy - they are canted). The soles are very worn on the heels - from being walked in - almost down to the screws. Otherwise they seem OK. He's a good skier but with bad knees and old age will just be pottering around, not needing hyper-control down moguls or anything like that.
Is the wear on the heels likely to make them dodgy in the bindings?
The boots are donkeys years old - Nordica "Biofit" with "dynamic power wrap" (!) and a black and purpley-brown cover, with orange flashes on the clips. I think they were moderately expensive when he first got them, as he needed the adjustments.
the sole says "made in Italy" and "energy rail" and the boots are 320mm.
Could the soles be replaced? Or will they be OK as they are?
He's fond of the boots, not keen to replace them as he doesn't expect to be skiing a lot more and finds them very comfortable.
Grateful for any advice and suggestions. |
Hi!
If you can send me a photo of the offending boots i can see if we have spare toe and heel units. We are the spares-repairs/warranties for nordica and tecnica in the UK.
info@skiequipmentuk.co.uk
Hope this helps a little.
AT
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