Best freeride boot for wide feet (107mm)

Posts: 14 - Karma: 15

Oct 9 2018 8:16AM

So my feet are 105 and 107mm wide. I've been in a full tilt classic for years now which never quite fit right despite lots of work, but it was ok because I wasn't skiing loads.

My upgrade shortlist is: Tecnica Cochise 130, Full Tilt Ascendant, Dalbello Lupo 130C, Nordica Strider 130, Lange XT freetour 130. This is my shortlist because from my research these seem to be the best freeride boots around at the moment. But they all seem to be around 90-102mm (widest being the FT). Touring isn't a huge priority but tech fittings preferred.

I also had bad shin bang but the FT wrap around inners seemed to solve that for the most part. End of last season my shins started hurting pretty bad though even with FT liners and trying different things.

Does anyone with a wide foot like mine use any of these boots or another good freeride boot? Looking for any advice and experience from anyone in a similar situation who has found a good solution. Cheers!

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onenerdykid

Posts: 6638 - Karma: 10,532

Oct 9 2018 9:55AM

When a brand quotes a mm last width, that is only relevant for size 26/26.5. As you go up a size or down a size, the mm width is scaled up or down by (usually) 2mm. So in size 31/31.5, a "102mm" boot will be 112mm wide.

Your feet are 105 and 107mm wide, but in what size?

Do yourself a favor and go see a boot-fitter. No one has your foot, so their feedback is going to be nearly useless for you. What a boot-fitter will do is double check that and then match your foot shape to the boots they have in stock. This will allow you to get the ideal plastic shape for your foot, which is the most important thing to do. It may be an FT, it may not be. But whatever one best fits you, that is the ideal boot for you

And if you want to solve your shinbang problems, make sure you get proper, supportive footbeds made for your feet. The type of liner you use is irrelevant.

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bostonbeater

Posts: 20 - Karma: 33

Oct 10 2018 10:28PM

onenerdykidWhen a brand quotes a mm last width, that is only relevant for size 26/26.5. As you go up a size or down a size, the mm width is scaled up or down by (usually) 2mm. So in size 31/31.5, a "102mm" boot will be 112mm wide.

Your feet are 105 and 107mm wide, but in what size?

Do yourself a favor and go see a boot-fitter. No one has your foot, so their feedback is going to be nearly useless for you. What a boot-fitter will do is double check that and then match your foot shape to the boots they have in stock. This will allow you to get the ideal plastic shape for your foot, which is the most important thing to do. It may be an FT, it may not be. But whatever one best fits you, that is the ideal boot for you

And if you want to solve your shinbang problems, make sure you get proper, supportive footbeds made for your feet. The type of liner you use is irrelevant.

Boot fitter for sure, footbed for sure. I was a bargain hunter for a while but then finally shucked out the money for new boots with foot beds and it’s 110% worth it.

Also consider any boot with heat moldable shells— I got the Salomon Xmax 120 and they were mediocre until they threw it in the oven and it was a perfect fit. I had a buddy who has a wide foot too and he said they worked really well after the heat molding despite the advertised “race width”.

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