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Old August 20th 13, 02:19 PM posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Default Warped boot sole?

I'm now missing what the problem is, other than that you need new
boots. Wouldn't Alpina's straight pairs work for you? I'm wondering
if the underlying problem is that you are trying to get third line
boots to meet the demands that the top lines are better fit to handle.
That works with classical rollerskiing, actually even better because of
the cuff support (combi), but it's trickier with skates.

Gene


On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 05:24:26 -0700 (PDT)
wrote:

Actually, I did call Alpina to find out if the sole was convex by
design. They called me back after pulling a couple of pairs and said
theirs were straight. So I got rid of that pair, which is a bummer
because I've gone through two Rossis (X8 and X10 - both had a funny
fit where the toe hurts but the heel is loose), an Alpina RSK (which
is supposedly a notch up from SSK but felt very soft in comparison)
and another pair of SSKs which, though the same size, was too small
even on my smaller foot. I'm kind of sick of the whole thing but
afraid that my old boots may give out soon. The zippers are falling
apart already.

There's also Alpina SXT which looks a lot like SSK but has a rachet
cuff rather than a velcro. However, the only place that sells them
doesn't have my size.


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