"Nathan Schultz" wrote in message
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Take them to any Salomon retailer and they will warranty them as long as
you
hide the evidence of them being run over by a tractor or being eaten by
your
dog.

-Nathan
www.nsavage.com

"sknyski" wrote in message
m...
I snapped one of the cuffs (down near where the "v" attaches to the
black knob on the boot) the other day while rollerskiing. Anyone know
where to get these things on the cheap?

bt

Ditto what Nathan said. I broke the latch (actually the TINY little plastic
nib that the latch catches on) on the yellow cuff of my 4 or so year old
Salomons. Brought it in to local ski shop thinking there would be a cheap
easy repair. Turns out it was both cheap and easy, but major. To remedy
this tiny little problem, they had to replace the whole cuff. They said
they normally had a couple of cuffs in stock, but didn't happen to have
them. Two weeks later, they called me and replaced the cuff gratis. I
didn't have to send the boot in at all, and luckily for me I could make do
with duct tape in the mean time. By the way, this tiny little weak link
seems to be a fairly common failure spot - I've seen quite a few boots out
there w/ duct tape holding the latch shut. If you use designer color duct
tape (yellow or black) you can have a nice look, but there's a lot to be
said for the classic hammer-head grey duct tape look.

Editorial comment: it just ****es me off that an otherwise well designed and
high quality boot would have such a tiny weak link. The only redeeming
feature is that they stood behind it. I wonder why they don't stand behind
the $hitty rubber tabs on the pilot bindings. My ski shop charges an
unbelievable amount for them, and I think they should be replaced free.
They are designed to wear out - and there's no similar poor link in other
bindings.

Cam