NMU Alpine Boarder Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 In terms of stiffness, what would be the equivilent in the Deluxee line of boots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 than the indy except in forward flex, a little softer there unless you really crank down the springs if you're gonna go burton get the wind or fire, the cuff alignment mechanism is much better and if you wanna use intec with the fire or wind you have that option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 I have the stiffest raichle/ deeluxe boots and my reactors are stiffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMU Alpine Boarder Posted November 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 Ok, thanks guys... I'm just looking to upgrade.... I really have no experiance with the Deeluxe or Head boots, so I am just trying to see what direction I want to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 making boots I'd probably still be riding burton boots, for me after doing some work on the shell it's the boot that works the best for me it just got hard to find parts so I started phasing out my use of the burton stuff a couple years ago word on the street is that someone bought the molds and is going to be doing a run of the burton stuff but improved, I assume that would be a liner upgrade and something along the lines changing the retractable ledges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Everyone is saying the Reactors are stiffer than any Deeluxe and I ride with Furnace boots, supposed to be stiffer than the Reactors. I wonder what I am missing (referring to a thread a while ago that said "boots too stiff are not always good" or something like that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 it depends on how much you weigh and where you want the flex for me I like forward flex and less side flex, raichle is stiff forward flexing with the locking mechanism and quite a bit softer with the springs in but you can tighten the springs, the side to side flex on raichles is really soft compared to burton raichle with springs in particular with the BTS you have more forward travel with burtons the spring by default is pretty soft but you can crank it really tight if you like, IMHO the stiffness of the furnace compared to the reactor is hardly noticable when riding other than if you're riding very high angles or you're riding low angles, in the former case either boot is a little much but the fire/furnace makes you feel like you're gonna blow out a knee both boots beat the pants off of UPZ in most areas so don't feel too bad about those old furnaces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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