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Full tilt boot flex

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Astro_Crew
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Hey I'm a 13 year old freeride skier who skis a full tilt descendant boot with a 4 tongue. It is too soft for me. What flex tongue would be best, 6, 8, or 10? What are the tongues flex equivalent to in standard flex? Also I'm 125 pounds and I ski very hard.
Dec 21 2020 4:31PM 1 0
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bennyshwayze
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Astro_CrewHey I'm a 13 year old freeride skier who skis a full tilt descendant boot with a 4 tongue. It is too soft for me. What flex tongue would be best, 6, 8, or 10? What are the tongues flex equivalent to in standard flex? Also I'm 125 pounds and I ski very hard.


6 or 8 should be enough unless your straight up mashing it to the toe piece... Can always get a 6 and see how it is and add a booster strap if you need a touch more stiffness. Will also be stiffer in cold temps, not sure how much you've skied with them.
Dec 21 2020 4:44PM 0 0
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tomPietrowski
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flex wise:

12 = 130
10 = 120
8 = 100
6 = 90
40 = 70

as for what you need we cant really tell you that. You in general want to be able to flex both boots evenly nd have your knee flex just past the toe of the boot. If you cant flex both boots at once that much they are too stiff, if you flex past the toe they are too soft.
Dec 21 2020 4:44PM 3 0
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Bigruss39
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Can you buy tongues separately?
Dec 21 2020 10:25PM 0 0
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CatdickBojangles
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Bigruss39Can you buy tongues separately?


Yes.
Dec 21 2020 10:37PM 2 0
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