Jack M

32”

Oh yeah, way too narrow! I’m 5’11”, usually ride 21”.

You should be able to try 20.5" with a toe lift, and it should be just as comfortable but with more power and stability in your riding.

@Fathermathew, sorry your thread is experiencing thread drift. But as Neil succinctly pointed out once, it's a discussion forum, we discuss things. @b.free, It is simply more comfortable for most people to use a lift under their front foot toe and one under the rear foot heel. Mechanically, it makes sense for a wider stance with binding angles north of 50 degrees. "Wider" being the modern stance of about 0.65" x inseam. Not the 16-18" stances from the 90s I see some people clinging to. It gives you better range of motion, joint freedom, power, stability, and allows you to relax more. Give it a whirl.

If you’ve never used them how can you have an opinion on them? And, they are added to the bindings, not “in” the boots . 32 years in hardboots here. Damn I’m old!

Intec heels are what you need if you want to use Intec compatible step-in bindings. F2 and Bomber make such bindings and heels. The heels replace the stock heels in Intec compatible boots like Deeluxe and UPZ. Mountain Slope boots are not Intec compatible. SCR = sidecut radius, in meters. Smaller number = tighter turns. They are a must. F2 includes one lift kit with their bindings because back in the 80s and 90s people thought you only needed to lift the heel of the rear boot. The more modern approach is using a lift under the toe of your front boot as well. F2 probably enjoys the little extra revenue from people buying the additional lift. It's simply more comfortable for most people.

Haha, Spring doesn't happen there? It's much less of an issue with my Mountain Slopes' Vibram soles than it was with Fintec's aluminum/plastic. In fact I can't recall being bothered by it at all. It really bugged me with Fintecs.

Except around 32F/0C when they clog with ice.

That will be a great setup to start. Be sure to get an extra “lift kit” with those bindings so you can have both heel lift on the back foot and toe lift on the front foot. Remove the inward cant shims from the bindings to get started.

It all depends on the boot, and your foot. Everyone has different boot fit stories. My larger foot measures 28.4cm and I am in a Mountain Slope "C" shell which tops out at 28.0. I know I could not go to the B shell which is max 26.5, as my big toe is already feeling the shell through my thin liners. In UPZs I was in the 28-28.5 shell (312mm sole). No way I could have downsized there either. Back when I rode Deeluxe Track 700s, I was in 28.5s. I tried to downsize to 27.5 and the performance was much better, heel lift was gone, however the Intec cable inside the boot was a dealbreaker. It painfully pressed into my heel. So I would say if you don't care about using Intec step-ins, a good fit can be found in Deeluxe T700s, but it should be more towards a "race fit", not a "comfort fit".

Our brother in Japan is surely using the ultra-wide camera on his phone. Wide angle lenses stretch everything around the edges of the picture. This is also why 1st person GoPro videos make the user look like they are going much faster than they are - the stretching makes objects appear to speed up more than normal as they move from the center of the frame to the edge.

barryj, you are the undisputed king of underhang. Also, I thought you had a Donek AF plate too? "Easy Jungle" is the funniest name in all of snowboarding.

I think these are too flexy and weak for a 185lb rider. @Fathermathew welcome! Boots are sized in Mondopoint, which is just the length of your foot in centimeters. Deeluxe Track 700 are infamous for bad heel lift unless you have a meaty high volume foot and ankle. I believe Deeluxe Track 325 are lower volume and narrower. They have softer flex than the 700. Every Deeluxe boot needs an aftermarket spring system like Bomber BTS, which I still recommend. UPZ boots are lower volume with excellent heel hold, but if your foot is on the wider side you will be unbuckling every run. Mountain Slope standard flex would be a good starting point for average to wider feet. Also excellent heel hold and more roomy in the forefoot than UPZ. Donek freecarve boards are great and a great value if you want to buy new. I'd recommend something 170-175cm with a 20cm waist and around a 12m radius. Good luck, let us know how it goes.

Beskar construction!!

@Speed cat

I said the same thing to myself in 2014.

Yeah. I’d want it longer though. Like 168.

They do seem to be going out of their way and to great efforts just to not be seen in hardboots. But, some people just like it better, and all-mtn/off-piste riding is definitely enjoyable on those setups, and certainly better than an alpine setup.

Looks like a ChrisCraft!

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@Mike Kildevaeld You could work with Donek on this, they already make skwals, which as you know are basically skis with long platforms for two feet.

Best wishes Ladia. You've been dealt a crummy hand. Hope you can find a way to make it work somehow.

I don't believe the Oneski has a sliding axle, or any kind of movement like Allflex or Apex, in which case this consideration is less important/relevant.

Check out the website he linked. Really well worth the effort to get there. Private mountain all to ourselves.