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Seeing as these boots are constructed such that they are "barely larger than street shoes", how will they work in keeping my toes warm?! I've got terrible circulation... have had some nasty frost-bites on my toes before, and would like to avoid any more (Again, this is one of the reason that the Flow have caught my attention: distributing the pressure on the foot). |
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Mike wrote: Lonerider, Cool, I'm really interested in the F22... the only thing is, I keep seeing the keyword "flex" in the product description. Is this the kind of "flex" I want to avoid as a big Freerider? And how will these boots work in Flow bindings. BTW, I think I've narrowed down my pick of a flow binding: the Pro 11. I was told that flow will go with any boot, and that in fact the Flow boots are not entirely too good. So, how would the Salomon F22's pair up with the Flow Pro 11's. You are correct that you want to avoid too much flex as a big freerider. I've tried on the F22 and it is decently stiff the one caveat being I weigh 60 lbs less and so it may not be stiff enough for you. The F24 is stiffer... I have no idea how these boots work in Flows. Maybe someone else can comment. On a separate note, the Pro 11 looks like a good choice. P.S. Seeing as these boots are constructed such that they are "barely larger than street shoes", how will they work in keeping my toes warm?! I've got terrible circulation... have had some nasty frost-bites on my toes before, and would like to avoid any more (Again, this is one of the reason that the Flow have caught my attention: distributing the pressure on the foot). I think you need to work on getting better fitting boots and bindings so you don't have to overtighten them to make them work. In general, you shouldn't need to tighten any of the forefoot laces, just the ones above your ankle. I find that greatly reduces footpain and increases circulation. Similarly with the straps on a binding, don't crank them down... if you have to do this to secure your boot down, then you bindings don't fit your boots well. This goes back to the important point that no matter how good a boot/binding is with all the features and stuff... they are pretty worthless if it doesn't fit. Make sure the boot fits you extremely well, it should feet *very* snug to the point of a little squeezed, but with no pressure points or having your toes curled. If you toes do have warmth issues, I suggest going with a more active approach to getting them warm - heat packs. Aside from that I don't really know if the boots will be warm enough for you. |
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On 20 Nov 2005 11:17:26 -0800, "Mike" wrote:
P.S. Seeing as these boots are constructed such that they are "barely larger than street shoes", how will they work in keeping my toes warm?! I haven't noticed any difference compared to my previous traditional boots. -- Robert |
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I got flows and in Europe they are cool - in and out easy - especially
with drag lifts on short runs, however when i was in USA they proved a bind (hee hee!) The nice long runs there mean you can get in and strap in for ages... I have started a group on equipment: contribute at will... http://groups.google.co.uk/group/sno...e-world?lnk=li |
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