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Anyone use Dale Boots? They are eye waterly expensive but sound pretty good (although they perhaps don't look flashy enough for the price  ) and I hope that they could possibly solve a problem that I have with a protruding ankle bone that has alway caused me problems with boots. My current boots were blown out by Snow and Rock to accomodate this, but it led to a small enough gap at the hinge that I always suffer from that foot being very cold. May be worth a punt talking to the UK fitter who is fortunately only a mile from where I work.
And just to add a really dumb question. If you lost a serious amount of weight would you expect it to noticably effect the fit of your boots to the extent that you actually need a new pair?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It's not impossible, as there'll be less weight on your feet, so potentially less spread. It could also affect thickness of the calf area and what 'padding' there is around the ankle.
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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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Posidrive, try spot gluing a double layer of tinfoil on the outside of your inner adjacent to your ankle bone and see if that helps. Otherwise there is a co. that makes custom boots over in Lech/Zurs (pale green things - can't remember the name but the Austia heads here will know it). Again not cheap but they specialize in dealing with issues like yours.
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Posidrive, the Dale boot is good, for certain problems, a protruding ankle however is probably something that should be easily fixed by a good boot fitter on the correct shell (without much of any sort of gap being left)
if you work in Abingdon, then go speak to James, he will tell you what is possible
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Posidrive, the Dale boot is good, for certain problems, a protruding ankle however is probably something that should be easily fixed by a good boot fitter on the correct shell (without much of any sort of gap being left)
if you work in Abingdon, then go speak to James, he will tell you what is possible |
I have protruding ankles, very protruding! Also quite thin shins. I have never than better fitting and or more comfortable boots. James at Outdoor Traders knows his stuff.
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I couldn't get a good fit from any boot I tried. Went to a couple of fitters and was referred to James when they couldn't help. Spent half a day trying to fit other boots until we got to the 'well the only way is to go with custom inner boots. At that point it was only about £60 more to go with the full daleboot setup. I did, despite not wanting to spend that much but after two ski holidays of pain free feet it's the best money I've ever spent on skiing. Can't describe how good it feels to be no longer in pain and enjoying my day's skiing so much.
If you can't get a comfortable fit elsewhere, go and see james, he won't sell you something you don't need.
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RattytheSnowRat, do you mean Strolz?
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Had an excellent experience with James at Outdoor Traders. He's passionate about his work. Highly recommended.
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I've just had a fitting for Dale boots with James too, after being sent there by Colin due to problem feet/bio-mechanics, and I was very impressed. It's a very strange feeling to have someone look at your feet and legs and then tell you (correctly!) what is wrong with your skiing! I have yet to get my boots so can't really comment as to the final outcome, but as Mally said James is obviously passionate about his work and provides great customer service.
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