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Rippy087
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Kinda long, I apologize.

Ok so I just got back from my local shop and picked up some Falcon 09's.  Basically I have retartedly shaped feet, "pins and needle" sensation, parasthesia, basically lots of foot pain.  So this shop guarantees boot fit for one whole yea, aka if they don't ski right, I can return them/exchange them for full credit.  I had a great bootfitter with over 20 years experience so I trust this guy.  He recommended these even though I told him park -> all mountain.

Ok, so I'm 6'0'', 180lbs, 20 years old, expert skier.  The boots are 100 flex and I can flex them very far.  The only thing I was wondering about, is 100 flex too much for freesking?  This is my first time buying boots in over 5 years so I don't have too much experience in the process.  The fitter spent over 3 hours shaping the boots, and he did a LOT of work, but they seem to solve my foot pain.  The dude also told me to come back after 2 days of skiing and he will do whatever further modifications are needed.

After coming home I looked them up and they are "race" boots.  Does this really mean anything? As long as the boots fit right I should be fine right?  I looked up some threads and people said race boots will give me very bad shin bang, but these seem to hold my thighs really tight, so I hope that won't be an issue.

Thanks,
Jake
Nov 10 2007 1:53AM
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ESAND
Posts: 1607 - Karma: 744
You have been skiing in pain for years and whe you suddenly get a boot that fits well you start complaining???
Nov 10 2007 2:18AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 149
with your height/weight, you probably want a stiffer boot anyway..
it really depends if you are 100% park skier, and whether you want a park specific boot or not.

But, hey if the boot fits...
Nov 10 2007 3:30AM
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Silence
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Also - don't get put off by the flex rating.

To put them in perspective - Salomon X-wave 8's are a 90 flex, so they aren't really that stiff at all
Nov 10 2007 3:32AM
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MEGAZORD
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They arent race boots.  They are based on the falcon shell, of which they make a race variant.
Look at the guns.
And guaranteed bootfitting mostlikely doesnt mean you can just bring them back and they will give you new boots, they will modify the ones you bought.
Nov 10 2007 9:06AM
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LC.
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Come on. A guy with 20 years experience fitted you - have some faith! That isn't a race boot and flex is a personal thing. It's 90 on the 9's anyway, not 100. The only difference between the Falcon 9 and the Gun, which is a "freeski" model, is the Gun's 85 flex, nice liner and wider strap. If it fits, it works.
Nov 10 2007 4:35PM
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