Coloradoking Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Don't just expect companies to go where you do. If you want to ski and ride, try the UPZ boots with the removable DIN heels, our companies are going to die without support, so please use a snowboard boot, unless you are racing (nastar and usasa definately do not count) please stay on snowboard boots, because really, where would we be without companies like virus, deeluxe and head? Let's keep our companies from becoming another northwave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 some may disagree here, but I absolutely HATED skiing in my UPZs - too soft and too much built-in forward lean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 I want a pair of these with intec heels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Pukas Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Excuse my ignorance, but why are so many racers on ski boots? And why the green Dalbello Kryptons? I don't understand... thanks. mpp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=217672&postcount=3 There's other things, but thought that was an interesting point from Mr. Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Prokopiw Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 and love the extra stiffness that the ski sole provides.I just didn't like how ultra stiff the Cateks were with them; so I sold the Cateks and l'll get TD3 Standards at some point.But I definitely feel the sole flex difference between the snowboard 324 and the ski Freezone.For people that also ski with their families in the same day(not considered high performance for skiing),these are great. I used them with BTS as they are nearly indentical to my 324s and an extremely similar fit. I can see myself having a "quiver' of boots and bindings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnar Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 and love the extra stiffness that the ski sole provides.I just didn't like how ultra stiff the Cateks were with them; so I sold the Cateks and l'll get TD3 Standards at some point.But I definitely feel the sole flex difference between the snowboard 324 and the ski Freezone.For people that also ski with their families in the same day(not considered high performance for skiing),these are great. I used them with BTS as they are nearly indentical to my 324s and an extremely similar fit. I can see myself having a "quiver' of boots and bindings. Still alive from DeeLux.. http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=17380&highlight=freezone http://shop.alpinepunk.com/en/article/5/freezone_pro But the hinge-points seems waaay to high, compare to Flexons and Dalbellos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Pukas Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Thanks for the info guys. The Raichle Freezone boots look like they're the latest 325's w/ a ski sole. Is that so? What is it about the Dalbello Kryton that is attracting snowboard racers? Is it the design of the boot and the way it performs, or is that it's stiff but still flexes just enough in the right way? Does it have naything to do w/ the tongue design? I can see many ski race boots being too stiff. A friend of mine (who's, I only found out until last year, been riding a carving board for 15 yrs) used to ride Technica's (not sure which one). Early last season he was riding and the toe of the boot broke - sole to sole right across the top of the toe box. He skidded out hard and injured his ankle quite bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnar Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Thanks for the info guys. The Raichle Freezone boots look like they're the latest 325's w/ a ski sole. Is that so? What is it about the Dalbello Kryton that is attracting snowboard racers? Is it the design of the boot and the way it performs, or is that it's stiff but still flexes just enough in the right way? Does it have naything to do w/ the tongue design? I can see many ski race boots being too stiff. A friend of mine (who's, I only found out until last year, been riding a carving board for 15 yrs) used to ride Technica's (not sure which one). Early last season he was riding and the toe of the boot broke - sole to sole right across the top of the toe box. He skidded out hard and injured his ankle quite bad. Ouch! Old Technica's are known to fall apart. Was it the grey ones, or newer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 I have seen a pair of Technicas fall apart, just as described, while the girl just walked around in them. Though, I think they were really old and plastic became brittle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil sunday Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 For what it's worth, I broke both my dalbello kryptons last monday in ONE day of GS Training at Copper. Cracked both shells in four different places. Duct tape now holds them together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordy Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 I have heard of lots of Dabello failures this year, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 I have heard of lots of Dabello failures this year, most ski boots fail on me if I ride them hard, usually buckles bust but if I don't dremel or hot knife a few points skiboots don't last me long. not used kryptons much but it sounds similar to issues I've had with various boots. loads are put on the boots in a plate that the boot would never see in a DIN binding even cranked way up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I wonder what how the new Glenn Plake designed Dalbello Virus AT boot would perform on an alpine board? Here's a link to the boot as well as a video of Plake talking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ursle Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Nice color scheme (not) Interesting, what liners come with them I want mine to look more like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordy Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Lots of riders are coming off the kryptons next year, we have been getting lots of UPZ for athletes that used them last year.... Plus there was a higher then normal injury rate for riders in the krypton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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