SteveMcQ

Hi Stefan from Austria starting from the bottom: not a particular home mountain as I live in Graz but the closest what I would call home mountain would be Präbichl RSV liners are already in the garbage.. since the boots were stored in the basement of the guy I bought them from they had a mildew smell and the leather on the outside has dried out and gotten very hard --> painful! Palau liners are on the way (found a par that was used only once for less than $20 ). Talked to Wolfgang already and he can get me a new tongue and will throw in the screws and nuts for free. Plan is to change the liners and tongue and see how the UPZ spring system works for me. Changing it to an aftermarket can be done pretty easily should the need some up. Cheers Good point! I'll get the conversion kit from UPZ first, modify my silver tongue (cut tongue and use a strap) and try it out before ordering a different tongue from UPZ.

Hi everybody, My name is Stefan and after about 15 years of abstinence I decided to start alpine boarding again. I never tried EC but it looks quite appealing so I got myself an old Swoard Gen3 (like new) and UPZ RSV Superlight boots. As you know these boots are quite old (2003?) and afaik designed as racing boots (=very stiff). So the big question is: can these boots be used for EC and what mods are needed? My thoughts are: Change the super stiff silver tongue for softer tongues (red? Black?). I'm 6'3" and 200lbs. Convert to 2016+ tongues (only one attachment to boot instead of two) Change the OEM spring system for a DGSS spring system. Get rid if the liners and use Palau Thermofit liners instead. Is this a worthwhile endeavour or shall I save my money and get a different boot? I'm located in Austria so shipping charges for parts are low (since UPZ is located in Austria). My RSVs are in hardly used condition and were quite reasonable ($40) and if I can save a buck or two that would be great. Thanks, Stefan