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Should I remount my skis for a smaller boot?

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FailedCork
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Hi NS, so I currently have on3p mango 100s with dalbello IL moros that are 27.5 (I wear a size 9/9.5) and I’ve been getting a lot of foot pain. I went to a boot shop and they told me the boots were too big and that I should move down to a 26.5. When I tried the boots on the they felt great and I had no foot pain. But me being a broke 14 year old I don’t really want to cough up the money to buy yet another pair of boots and have to remount off true center. Is it worth it to buy another pair of boots or just thug it out until I grow into the dalbellos.
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Icant_kfed
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Just cram them into the bindings, you’ll be fine
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tdollo
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Get some heel lifters or some size adjuster boards in there to reduce the volume of the boot. Its a bit crude but you can use some hard cardboard and place it in the liner under the insole.
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No-Skill-Phil
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Maybe look for a secondhand pair, but check with the seller if they’ve been worked on (punched, ground, etc.) before pulling the trigger. Secondhand shell that fits + new liner can be pretty affordable… relative to ON3Ps and Ill Moros.
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skidemon22
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At 14, you are unlikely to have much more foot growth... In my experience, as both a guy having been 14 and as having once been a boot fitter, feet are the first to start and stop growing, well before the kid/teenager does. It would seem that a 26.5 is likely your ski boot size (allow for some tolerance depending on brand and model of boot) and if that is what you were sized for, it is worth getting into those boots ASAP....
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Voyage86
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skidemon22At 14, you are unlikely to have much more foot growth... In my experience, as both a guy having been 14 and as having once been a boot fitter, feet are the first to start and stop growing, well before the kid/teenager does. It would seem that a 26.5 is likely your ski boot size (allow for some tolerance depending on brand and model of boot) and if that is what you were sized for, it is worth getting into those boots ASAP....


this can be true with some people but my feet didn’t stop growing until I was 16. from the time i was 13 to when i was 16 i went from a 9 to an 11.
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FailedCork
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Thank you so much for the feedback I’m going to rent the boots today and see how they feel and will most likely buy them and either sell the dalbellos or just keep them for when my foot grows. Thanks so much for the help.
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keagan.karstens
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Start selling weed and vapes at your school for money
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Lemuel
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You wouldn’t have to remount going just down one size (that is if the binding was mounted originally to your current boot). The heel will have enough adjustment.

You’re asking the wrong question for your situation. Boots are always most important, best to be in a pair that actually fits you
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FailedCork
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LemuelYou wouldn’t have to remount going just down one size (that is if the binding was mounted originally to your current boot). The heel will have enough adjustment.

You’re asking the wrong question for your situation. Boots are always most important, best to be in a pair that actually fits you

My dalbellos are a sole length is over 317 and the boots i’m thinking about getting are 305 so the pivots can’t move the heel piece that far so I would have to remount.
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switchlip2
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keagan.karstensStart selling weed and vapes at your school for money


That’s illegal
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HypeBeast
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K-fedKing123My dalbellos are a sole length is over 317 and the boots i’m thinking about getting are 305 so the pivots can’t move the heel piece that far so I would have to remount.


As someone who's been down this road and the annoying decision of remounting pivots for a single drop in boot size, I can't stress enough the benefits of better fitting boots. It's night and day performance difference. You won't regret the extra cost and your skis will be fine. If you wanna save money, you can mount em yourself. Plenty of guides on here and tgr for mounting pivots
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FailedCork
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So I ended up just buying them and they’ve been a great purchase they felt way better and I have way better response time on my skis thanks so much guys.
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