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On 01/02/2011 05:23 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
On 01/02/11 08:53, Richard Henry wrote: On Jan 2, 5:44 am, wrote: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babba...ge_hits_slopes The guy writing this is apparently a snowboarder. One point: I have driven a VW Bug wearing ski boots. The leather lace-up kind? Costner supposedly chose to wear ski boots in Waterworld. Yet another grievous error... Is there anyplace this can be known? Cheers, Bev ========= Kevin Costner calls in a bomb threat: "Hey, I've got this great idea for a sequel to Waterworld!" heh |
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On 1/2/11 2:23 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
Costner supposedly chose to wear ski boots in Waterworld. Yet another grievous error... Darth Vader wore Hansen rear entry IIRC. Hansen boots looked cool skied like crap - maybe worst boot ever... |
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On 01/02/2011 05:29 PM, lal_truckee wrote:
On 1/2/11 1:39 PM, VtSkier wrote: On 01/02/2011 11:53 AM, Richard Henry wrote: On Jan 2, 5:44 am, wrote: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babba...ge_hits_slopes The guy writing this is apparently a snowboarder. One point: I have driven a VW Bug wearing ski boots. When I owned a VW Bug, my ski boots were soft enough to drive it. And I did so too. did your leathers have an instep strap? lace-up inners? fancy boot press to flatten the sole? Shoot, my first ones had square toes. Those had an instep strap and no inner bootee. The soles didn't stick out far enough in front to be able to get it into the boot press. These had the original "rocker soles". If the sole hadn't been smooth leather they would have worked well as hiking boots. Later on, the square toes went away along with the instep strap and an inner bootee was added. These were from Bass as I remember. Then came the early 60's and the first buckle boots. Still leather soles which needed the boot press and back to a single shell (no booties). The first Koflach's I had were revolutionary as they had buckles AND a lace-up inner boot. I also had Molitor buckle boots with those quirky cable buckles that your Raichle's have. I had Lange buckle boots (5, no lace inner boot) as early as 1966. I regularly broke buckles on them and so replaced all the buckles with Raichle buckles which were a better design, stronger and with a micro-adjustment. So Lange boots with Raichle buckles. These boots caused me great pain when I had a mid- air collision with two other people (a really long story) and fell into a great heap. The other two skied away. I had one of my boots break a hinge and thereby breaking every bone in my foot. I resurrected these boots, repaired the hinge and securely riveted the cuff to the lower portion. The hinge on these things was a single large rivet. I used hollow rivets, maybe 8 per boot between cuff and lower. The boot was relatively soft, at least by today's standards and really didn't need a hinge as it bent nicely and I raked the boots as far forward as I could get them. These lasted until the early mid 70's when I got a pair of Hansen Riva Soft rear entry boots. The bladder disintegrated after 15 or so years. I replaced the bladder with one from a pair of Raichle rear entry boots and kept going for another 5 years. Then a pair of red Nordica rear entrys. Not bad. Dial- a-pain fit adjuster. Probably the same plastic as what we knew as "exploding Nordicas". I had heard rumors and sold them after 2 years. First pair of 4 buckle full wrap ski boots from Rossi in the mid- 90's. Then a succession of Technica and Salomon 4 buckle designs. Then I discovered the ultimate comfort of AT boots. A pair of Scarpa AT's were first complete with rocker sole. Probably wouldn't have worked very will with my bindings. Scarpa Tornados followed which I still have and use for working at the mountain. I also have a pair of Dalbello Kryptons for when I'm having fun and want a bit more performance. Both of these have intuition liner. Those or something like them are the only thing I will ever ski on again. those things were like modern hiking boots. you could dance in them, if there was a girl your age at the apre ski party. of course you could drive in them; except I didn't have a car. |
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In article ,
lal_truckee wrote: On 1/2/11 2:23 PM, The Real Bev wrote: Costner supposedly chose to wear ski boots in Waterworld. Yet another grievous error... Darth Vader wore Hansen rear entry IIRC. Hansen boots looked cool skied like crap - maybe worst boot ever... Maybe if Darth had some nice comfy soft snowboard boots, he and Luke and Obiwan would've just hung out and talked about old times. See, the Death Star is Alta, and the plucky Rebel Alliance are snowboarders, and... well, it's obvious isn't it? |
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On Sun, 2 Jan 2011 14:40:17 -0800 (PST), Richard Henry
wrote this crap: On Jan 2, 2:12*pm, wrote: On Sun, 2 Jan 2011 08:53:00 -0800 (PST), Richard Henry wrote this crap: One point: *I have driven a VW Bug wearing ski boots. I had to comment on this. *Are you serious? *How far did you drive? The parking lot? *I seriously don't believe you. From Waterville Valley to my parent's house in Littleton. Which is what? a half mile? This signature is now the ultimate power in the universe |
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VtSkier wrote:
On 01/02/2011 05:29 PM, lal_truckee wrote: On 1/2/11 1:39 PM, VtSkier wrote: On 01/02/2011 11:53 AM, Richard Henry wrote: On Jan 2, 5:44 am, wrote: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babba...ge_hits_slopes The guy writing this is apparently a snowboarder. One point: I have driven a VW Bug wearing ski boots. When I owned a VW Bug, my ski boots were soft enough to drive it. And I did so too. did your leathers have an instep strap? lace-up inners? fancy boot press to flatten the sole? Shoot, my first ones had square toes. Those had an instep strap and no inner bootee. The soles didn't stick out far enough in front to be able to get it into the boot press. These had the original "rocker soles". If the sole hadn't been smooth leather they would have worked well as hiking boots. Later on, the square toes went away along with the instep strap and an inner bootee was added. These were from Bass as I remember. Then came the early 60's and the first buckle boots. Still leather soles which needed the boot press and back to a single shell (no booties). The first Koflach's I had were revolutionary as they had buckles AND a lace-up inner boot. I also had Molitor buckle boots with those quirky cable buckles that your Raichle's have. I had Lange buckle boots (5, no lace inner boot) as early as 1966. I regularly broke buckles on them and so replaced all the buckles with Raichle buckles which were a better design, stronger and with a micro-adjustment. So Lange boots with Raichle buckles. These boots caused me great pain when I had a mid- air collision with two other people (a really long story) and fell into a great heap. The other two skied away. I had one of my boots break a hinge and thereby breaking every bone in my foot. I resurrected these boots, repaired the hinge and securely riveted the cuff to the lower portion. The hinge on these things was a single large rivet. I used hollow rivets, maybe 8 per boot between cuff and lower. The boot was relatively soft, at least by today's standards and really didn't need a hinge as it bent nicely and I raked the boots as far forward as I could get them. These lasted until the early mid 70's when I got a pair of Hansen Riva Soft rear entry boots. The bladder disintegrated after 15 or so years. I replaced the bladder with one from a pair of Raichle rear entry boots and kept going for another 5 years. Then a pair of red Nordica rear entrys. Not bad. Dial- a-pain fit adjuster. Probably the same plastic as what we knew as "exploding Nordicas". I had heard rumors and sold them after 2 years. First pair of 4 buckle full wrap ski boots from Rossi in the mid- 90's. Then a succession of Technica and Salomon 4 buckle designs. Then I discovered the ultimate comfort of AT boots. A pair of Scarpa AT's were first complete with rocker sole. Probably wouldn't have worked very will with my bindings. Scarpa Tornados followed which I still have and use for working at the mountain. I also have a pair of Dalbello Kryptons for when I'm having fun and want a bit more performance. Both of these have intuition liner. Those or something like them are the only thing I will ever ski on again. those things were like modern hiking boots. you could dance in them, if there was a girl your age at the apre ski party. of course you could drive in them; except I didn't have a car. My third pair of boots were Rosemonts. Remember those - heaviest boot ever made probably. After that, I had Scotts - maybe the lightest? |
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On Jan 2, 8:14*pm, wrote:
On Sun, 2 Jan 2011 14:40:17 -0800 (PST), Richard Henry wrote this crap: On Jan 2, 2:12 pm, wrote: On Sun, 2 Jan 2011 08:53:00 -0800 (PST), Richard Henry wrote this crap: One point: I have driven a VW Bug wearing ski boots. I had to comment on this. Are you serious? How far did you drive? The parking lot? I seriously don't believe you. From Waterville Valley to my parent's house in Littleton. Which is what? *a half mile? This signature is now the ultimate power in the universe 47 miles http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...469177&t=h&z=9 |
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On Jan 2, 7:29*pm, Dave Cartman wrote:
In article , *lal_truckee wrote: On 1/2/11 2:23 PM, The Real Bev wrote: Costner supposedly chose to wear ski boots in Waterworld. Yet another grievous error... Darth Vader wore Hansen rear entry IIRC. Hansen boots looked cool skied like crap - maybe worst boot ever... Maybe if Darth had some nice comfy soft snowboard boots, he and Luke and Obiwan would've just hung out and talked about old times. See, the Death Star is Alta, and the plucky Rebel Alliance are snowboarders, and... well, it's obvious isn't it? Yeah. Obvious that you are a psychopath. You have comfy snowboarder boots, and you are an evil asshole, a pathological liar, and a laughable coward. You belong on the Death Star. I am ObiWan. Fighting for the good in the universe against rsa forces of evil. Feel the force, pppppuuuuusssssyyyyy. |
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On 01/02/2011 11:21 PM, Bob F wrote:
VtSkier wrote: On 01/02/2011 05:29 PM, lal_truckee wrote: On 1/2/11 1:39 PM, VtSkier wrote: On 01/02/2011 11:53 AM, Richard Henry wrote: On Jan 2, 5:44 am, wrote: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babba...ge_hits_slopes The guy writing this is apparently a snowboarder. One point: I have driven a VW Bug wearing ski boots. When I owned a VW Bug, my ski boots were soft enough to drive it. And I did so too. did your leathers have an instep strap? lace-up inners? fancy boot press to flatten the sole? Shoot, my first ones had square toes. Those had an instep strap and no inner bootee. The soles didn't stick out far enough in front to be able to get it into the boot press. These had the original "rocker soles". If the sole hadn't been smooth leather they would have worked well as hiking boots. Later on, the square toes went away along with the instep strap and an inner bootee was added. These were from Bass as I remember. Then came the early 60's and the first buckle boots. Still leather soles which needed the boot press and back to a single shell (no booties). The first Koflach's I had were revolutionary as they had buckles AND a lace-up inner boot. I also had Molitor buckle boots with those quirky cable buckles that your Raichle's have. I had Lange buckle boots (5, no lace inner boot) as early as 1966. I regularly broke buckles on them and so replaced all the buckles with Raichle buckles which were a better design, stronger and with a micro-adjustment. So Lange boots with Raichle buckles. These boots caused me great pain when I had a mid- air collision with two other people (a really long story) and fell into a great heap. The other two skied away. I had one of my boots break a hinge and thereby breaking every bone in my foot. I resurrected these boots, repaired the hinge and securely riveted the cuff to the lower portion. The hinge on these things was a single large rivet. I used hollow rivets, maybe 8 per boot between cuff and lower. The boot was relatively soft, at least by today's standards and really didn't need a hinge as it bent nicely and I raked the boots as far forward as I could get them. These lasted until the early mid 70's when I got a pair of Hansen Riva Soft rear entry boots. The bladder disintegrated after 15 or so years. I replaced the bladder with one from a pair of Raichle rear entry boots and kept going for another 5 years. Then a pair of red Nordica rear entrys. Not bad. Dial- a-pain fit adjuster. Probably the same plastic as what we knew as "exploding Nordicas". I had heard rumors and sold them after 2 years. First pair of 4 buckle full wrap ski boots from Rossi in the mid- 90's. Then a succession of Technica and Salomon 4 buckle designs. Then I discovered the ultimate comfort of AT boots. A pair of Scarpa AT's were first complete with rocker sole. Probably wouldn't have worked very will with my bindings. Scarpa Tornados followed which I still have and use for working at the mountain. I also have a pair of Dalbello Kryptons for when I'm having fun and want a bit more performance. Both of these have intuition liner. Those or something like them are the only thing I will ever ski on again. those things were like modern hiking boots. you could dance in them, if there was a girl your age at the apre ski party. of course you could drive in them; except I didn't have a car. My third pair of boots were Rosemonts. Remember those - heaviest boot ever made probably. After that, I had Scotts - maybe the lightest? I demo-ed Rosemonts probably prototypes. They skied well. The shaved eraser baggies you put in for fit packed out within a couple of hours so fit went to hell as you skied through the day. Never had a pair of Scotts on my feet. |
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