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Old August 18th 03, 02:41 PM
Matt Morency
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Default Orthoics / SIDA inserts in XC Boots

(Serge) wrote in message ...
My Salomon Pilot boots are a little too "wide" for me although the
length is just fine.
Does anybody have experience with SIDA inserts or orthoics or similar
products?

I do not see XC boots made in various widths like some bike shoes and
certainly not custom molded like speed skating boots.

Surly, people deal with this problem in other ways.


I have feet that are 9.5 4E and I have found that Salomon boots work
well enough width-wise if you make them. I do not think that the
North American market is sufficiently large for companies to make ski
boots in a variety of widths. Do different widths for ski boots exist
in Europe, which has a larger market for ski boots?
--Matt
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Old August 18th 03, 06:50 PM
Chris Cline
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Default Orthoics / SIDA inserts in XC Boots

If the length is just fine, a higher volume foot-bed
or orthotic should really help.

I have been using orthotics in my Salomon Pilot boots
for years. I mainly use them for much-needed
pronation control, but the boots are a little roomy
for my feet, so the fact that the orthotics take up a
little volume in the boot is a good thing, too.

The orthotics are only 3/4 foot (end just behind the
metatarsal heads), so I use a thin (flat) neoprene
footbed liner (made by Spenco) under the orthotic so
my toes aren't working against the unpadded midsole.
This setup works just fine.

Chris


--- Serge wrote:
My Salomon Pilot boots are a little too "wide" for
me although the
length is just fine.
Does anybody have experience with SIDA inserts or
orthoics or similar
products?

I do not see XC boots made in various widths like
some bike shoes and
certainly not custom molded like speed skating
boots.

Surly, people deal with this problem in other ways.






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Old August 22nd 03, 03:33 PM
Nathan Schultz
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Default Orthoics / SIDA inserts in XC Boots

Next time you are buying new boots, try a size up or down. For high-end
boots, I know that the length of the boot remains constant but the width
changes in a group of different sizes. So, for instance, I have a narrow
foot and actually went down a whole size recently and they still fit
perfectly length-wise.

I also have used custom orthotics as well as the Salomon custom-molded
insoles (called conformables). I found the best performance with my custom
orthotics, but since I only have one pair (they cost $400), I got tired of
pulling them out of the boot and switching between classic and skate. The
conformables are a great alternative and are much less expensive.

-Nathan
http://nsavage.com

"Serge" wrote in message
. ..
My Salomon Pilot boots are a little too "wide" for me although the
length is just fine.
Does anybody have experience with SIDA inserts or orthoics or similar
products?

I do not see XC boots made in various widths like some bike shoes and
certainly not custom molded like speed skating boots.

Surly, people deal with this problem in other ways.



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Old August 24th 03, 01:47 AM
Serge
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Default Orthoics / SIDA inserts in XC Boots

Salomon has the weirdest sizing chart, but I am sure I tried both size
up
and down and found both impossible.

If "confirmables" (or SIDAS) are kosher, I am getting it before coming
season, which here,in California could be another four months.
 




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