Gtanner Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Ok so I finally retired my Burton Fires and picked up a set of UPZ's. I also had an old set of intuition liners that were originally for my girlfriend (molded once). So the boots are 26-26.5, my feet measure about 26.3 and the intuitions are size 8. I baked the liners as I have done before and fit them as per YYZ's instructions (worked well in the past). I then went riding and after about an hour I needed to take a break cause the outside of my feet HURT too much (both feet). I'm wondering if I need to re-mold my liners. Maybe the first mold got the liners to approximately my size and a second mold would do the trick? Also should I put some extra padding on the outsides of my feet to make them a little wider?? Also has anyone else found it really difficult to get in and out of the UPZ boots or is it just me?? Thoughts/comments/experience appreciated. -Gord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 You might be overthinking it a bit... ski or snowboard hardboots are always a pain (quite literally) to break in. I'd say ride them a few more times first, then try to fix the problem if the boots continue to be uncomfterble. undo the buckles when youre not riding, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoltan Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I had that pain on the outside of my foot and my bootfitter punched it out a little and no more problem. Yeah, I found the UPZ very, VERY hard to get in and out of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I also found them harder to get in and out of than my Raichles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Oh yea! The UPZ are a bitch when it comes to putting in feet and out feet. my boots are already old and this is 3rd year of usin' 'em, and they're -STILL- hard to get in and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I lasted 1 hour on my new UPZs. I then sent them back and Dan Yoja gave me a refund minus 10%. Very reasonable considering I did scratch them a bit during that one hour. I can't remember what part of my foot hurt but I could not stand it. By comparison, Raichles felt like an old pair of slippers. Maybe the UPZs are too narrow? I wear a E width skate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDY_2_Carve Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Maybe the UPZs are too narrow? I wear a E width skate. I thought UPZ were one of the widest boots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 My old 26.5 Raichle 223's are still at home. If you want to try them on, or my new Tracks, and see if they fit better you'd be welcome. Might give you a benchmark anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtanner Posted December 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 HI Allee, It'll be another month or so before I make it down south to Banff. THanks for the offer though. Keep the comments coming. -Gord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I have never had a pair of boots that did not hurt the first day. I wore my new UPZ boots the first two days of the season this year. By the third day I could not stand to have them on my feet at all. This is my second pair, though, and the first pair were the same way. After a week, they fit like a glove and were well broken in. They are somewhat hard to get into. My old ones have hundreds of days on them and still are difficult to get into sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I have never had a pair of boots that did not hurt the first day. I wore my new UPZ boots the first two days of the season this year. By the third day I could not stand to have them on my feet at all. This is my second pair, though, and the first pair were the same way. After a week, they fit like a glove and were well broken in. They are somewhat hard to get into. My old ones have hundreds of days on them and still are difficult to get into sometimes. i think the overlap design makes them easier to get in and out of- just spread it wide open and you're set. yeah, i got a new pair of UPZs and they hurt like hell the first day out. The liners they come with stock are super thin, which i think contributes to that initial pain. When i replaced the liners in my last pair the differernce was like night and day. Footbeds help too. I always undo the buckles when im not riding, even after the boots are broken in. i find that doing this allows me to crank the buckles when i ride without feeling like my feet are going to fall off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 i think the overlap design makes them easier to get in and out of- just spread it wide open and you're set. :rolleyes: No, I usually leave them buckled and try to cram my foot in. Sorry, couldn't resist. They are not easy to spread wide open and when spread wide open they are still not all that easy to get into. Of course, maybe the size of the boot makes a difference too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleevez Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 i think the overlap design makes them easier to get in and out of- just spread it wide open and you're set. yeah, i got a new pair of UPZs and they hurt like hell the first day out. The liners they come with stock are super thin, which i think contributes to that initial pain. When i replaced the liners in my last pair the differernce was like night and day. Footbeds help too. I always undo the buckles when im not riding, even after the boots are broken in. i find that doing this allows me to crank the buckles when i ride without feeling like my feet are going to fall off. do you undo all the buckles? or just the middle 2 ? i have been doing that for the past 2 seasons on my Leemens. but everytime i redo the buckles i could never get the same fit. so hopefuly the pair of virus UPZ will fix that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 stand the UPZ boots, they have some major issues It seems that the liners here in north america are different than the ones available in europe or at least there you have liner options the heel pocket is narrow on UPZ and this is made worse by the placement of the hole for the intec cable if you use intec the shape of the front of the shell is not friendly to some intec bindings as well as the toe peices should probably be Tnutted if you use intec. the third and fourth buckles collide cockblocking the forward flex the toe blocks are hard plastic with no soft pad on the bottom making the boots treacherous to walk in on hard surfaces if they fix those issues it could be the best boot out there but as of right now I won't touch them I could not make them work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 You have to have a great deal of faith to buy boots that hurt. How do you know they're ever going to stop hurting you? I'll stick with boots that are snug but don't have any pressure points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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