![]() ![]() ![]() You will usually want the forward cant of the boot at a middle angle unless you are a racer and then you want it all the way forward. The end of the Allen wrench inserts into the forward lean adjustment or canting bolt and you turn the wrench either way to adjust the cant of the shin of the boot forward or upright. ![]() Also, adjust the flex softer for powder and stiffer for hard packed snow.Īdjust the forward lean of the ski boot with the Allen wrench at the side of the boot at ankle height. You want a stiff flex on warm days because your boot will be soft and a soft flex on cold days when your boot will already be stiff from the weather. This adjustment is a simple dial or slide lever that softens the flex in one direction and stiffens the flex in the other direction according to the labels around the flex adjustment. The flex adjustment is on the side of the boot right where the outside of your ankle would be. On really cold days, I could do with a little more insulation than these boots provide, but it is at least adequate.Change the flex adjustment according to the weather on the mountain. The boots are nice and stiff, so they give you good response and control of the skis. But Salomon boots have a nice wide toe box, and this particular pair has enough fine adjustment ability to get a comfortable fit, even over the tops of my feet where I usually have problems. That has always been a problem for me in ski boots. My feet are wide in the toes, and I have a slightly high arch. In fact, if anything, the custom form fitting of these boots discourages you from cranking the buckles down, because it puts too much pressure on your foot - there''s simply not that much play inside the boot. I found that the buckles did not need to be torqued down at all - the natural fit of the boot made it snug all around without me having to use the buckles to pull them tight. Once I found the right settings (on the fourth day), they were as close to actually being comfortable as a ski boot can get. That’s a really critical process with these boots. On my first trip with these boots, I spent the first three days working out the proper buckle adjustments. I am a 41 year old skier and expect these boots to see me through the end of my skiing career. The stiffness and transmission of movement to the ski is perfect for my ability level, which is probably upper intermediate. I suspect they will be more comfortable than my bedroom slippers once that I do. I still haven't had them heat moulded, although I probably will. From the first time I put them on they were more comfortable than the Technicas that I had been wearing for 4 years. That being said, they are everything I had thought that they would be when I was shopping. I tried them on anyway and - BOOM! - they were a perfect fit! She gave them to me! I asked what size they were and she said 12. She said that her ex had left them there when they broke up and that I could have them if they fit. I picked them up to look at them and was astounded to see that they were the exact model that I had so desired. One night I was over at a girl's house that I was dating and I spotted a pair of ski boots in the back corner of her garage. I broke my leg skiing that year, and so I didn't think about new boots for a while. I had been shopping for a new pair of boots, and had decided that if/when I bought one I would get the Salomon Xwave 9s. I had been skiing in a pair of Technicas that I had bought for $75 when I got my first pair of skis. ![]()
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