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2 Buckle Boots

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Glas4d
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Has anybody had any problems with them in general? 

The stores that carry them seem to love them but the stores that don't tend to say they break down.  I don't know who to believe so I need your opinions and experience. 

I am looking at the Kaos because it is really the only boot that fits my needs and has a high instep. 

Thanks.
Nov 27 2009 2:28AM
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thelizards
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go to a local shop. try on boots. buy the pair that fit best, whether it has 2 buckles or not.
Nov 27 2009 2:31AM
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Glas4d
Posts: 16 - Karma: 10
I don't think you totally grasped the thread...


I know how to pick out a boot,  that is what i have done. Now I need to know how the 2 buckles hold up. 

I hope I don't have to wipe your bum too...
Nov 27 2009 2:47AM
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Evan.Frazee
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The only problem ive ever had with my SPK kaos is that the pull string for the liner broke and salomon quickly replaced it.
Nov 27 2009 2:59AM
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Kayess
Posts: 357 - Karma: 11
i ride spk kreations and i have had no trouble at all with the buckles. best boots i have ever owned. (only boots i have ever owned.)
Nov 27 2009 3:03AM
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tallkid
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I and four of my friends who i regularly ride with rock SPKS, All good skiers who beat the crap out of their gear, but all of them have hung tough.... I would definitely recommend the boots, there is a reason that Salomon's park specific boot went from one SPK to multiple levels of the boot, all in two buckle.... You wont regret the purchase....
Nov 27 2009 3:19AM
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SIX
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The 2 buckle system will hold up fine! I ride SPK Pros and Kaos and never had any problem with them!
Nov 27 2009 10:13AM
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onenerdykid
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Two buckle boots don't break down any faster than a four buckler, but a lower end two buckle boot will break down faster than a higher end two buckle boot. The Kaos tends to be the most bang for the buck in the SPK world.
Nov 27 2009 10:48AM
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TMAC881
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durrability is the same. my spks fit well but it would be great if they had a third buckle in the middle to hold your heel down. i think there is just to much slop in 2 buckle boots
Nov 27 2009 10:51AM
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onenerdykid
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If you're in the correct shell size and correct shell width, two buckle boots are awesome.  But if you've got a Shogun foot and you wear an SPK boot, you're going to have problems not because of the lack of buckles but simply because you're in the wrong shell.  Same goes for a four buckle boot- if you're in the wrong boot for your foot it doesn't matter how many buckles you have.
Nov 27 2009 11:24AM
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JayDope
Posts: 6842 - Karma: 408
truth, when the spk's first came out a few years ago, i snagged a pair from my rep for super cheap, i cant stand them know, im thinking about going to the shogun next year, 98 mm last feels sooo much better than the sloppy 105mm
Nov 27 2009 11:56AM
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KennyC
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i know! haha alot of people that have greater than 1500 posts tend to do that when they see a boot thread without even reading the thread they will say bootfitter.
Nov 27 2009 12:06PM
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-ROY-
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one of my buckles broke off my kreations last year
Nov 27 2009 12:26PM
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Glas4d
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Thanks for all the replies.  Good shit guys. 

How do they perform outside the park?  My skiing is probably 75% mountain 25% park. 


And sry SPK=???

Thanks again.
Nov 29 2009 10:05PM
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JayDope
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spk equals the salomon spk ski boot
Nov 29 2009 10:19PM
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Glas4d
Posts: 16 - Karma: 10
Yeah i don't get it.  Sites call them SPK Kaos, SPK Kreaton etc but on their website they just have them as the name not SPK.
Nov 30 2009 12:35AM
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DHogg
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That really depends and you will get varied responses. I just got rid of my spks for some Nordica Supercharger enforcers (98mm last) and i ski 50/50. Didn't really offer the support i wanted for actual skiing and unless you ski ~90% park i would look elsewhere personally.

A 2 buckle boot should give you just as much as a 4 buckle. When you do up your buckles you almost always tighten both. So why not replace it with an oversized single buckle. Makes sense to me.

If you have proper fitting boots your buckles should really only need to be fingertight ; so number of buckles should make little difference. If not, chances are your in the wrong shell.. The problem with SPK's is that in reality they fit very few people properly.It really is like a skate shoe. Basically if you are in the right shell for your foot, any boot should work whether it 3 piece, 4 buckle, 2 buckle ect.

just my $0.02
Nov 30 2009 5:44AM
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DTM325
Posts: 189 - Karma: 144
I have spk pros, and this will be be my second season with them.  I have a wide flat foot, so the spk was the first boot that the fit was spot on for me.  I ride 40/60 park/all mt and i loved them all around.  I dont have any heel slip.  But they do tend to pack out quite a bit, so if you can get into the smaller size i'd recommend that.  This was my first 2 buckle boot and havnt looked back since.  Like everyone else said, if they fit right 2 vs 4 buckle wont matter.
Nov 30 2009 10:47AM
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JayDope
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kreation is the lower end model spk boot, not as nice of a liner, no rear spoiler, i think less of a shock board, and maybe a narrower power strap, the kaos has a better liner, rear spoiler, thicker power strap, shock board, and the spk pro has a leather covering better liner than the kaos, and a rear spoiler, kaos is the best bang for ur buck. i would really suggest trying it on tho, just because u ski park doesnt mean the spk is the right boot for u. U might find a different boot that is not directly made for park that fits u the best.
Nov 30 2009 11:44AM
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MEGAZORD
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I am not a fan of any of the 2 buckle boots. 

If youre a narrow last, buy the Gun boot.  same boot, 4 buckles.
Nov 30 2009 11:55AM
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