Boots help

[Guest onrox]

whats the difference between all these boot models by Raichle i've seen so many model numbers

I had a pair of 125 ( way to small i sold them)

but i've seen 121

123

124

125

213

224

210

many 300's

af600

af700

Any help with this would be great

Thanks

[CarvCanada]

the AF600 is pretty much the Deeluxe Suzuka, a freecarving boot that's stiff but not too stiff. It has 4 plastic buckles (the 2nd buckle is 2 tense plastic tubes which do not effect forward stiffness, something only Deeluxe has), a good 5 position forward lean and a good liner.

The AF700 is almost the same, except it's stiffer and has a spring mechanism for forward lean/stiffness. It's just like the new Deeluxe Indy

All those other lower numbers are older

I think the 300's (325 or something?) are pretty stiff

The 120's (121, 125?) are really soft

The 220's (225?) are like the new SB series I think

[Mike T]

http://www.alpinecarving.com/boot_models.html

A few corrections:

-SB 423 and LeMans belong on the same row as 124, 224, 324.

-The SB 413 and Spa come in 3 bluckle in the smaller sizes and 4 buckle in the larger sizes. The 3 buckle Spa is known as "Spa Lady".

[Mike T]

Originally posted by CarvCanada

All those other lower numbers are older

I think the 300's (325 or something?) are pretty stiff

The 120's (121, 125?) are really soft

The 220's (225?) are like the new SB series I think

Please see the chart on www.alpinecarving.com.

The first two digits indicate age, the last two indicate stiffness, # buckles, etc.

For example 125, 225, and 325 are all "stiff" boots. (Stiffer than x24/423/LeMans, I haven't worn a Af600/Suzuka or Af700/Indy yet so I cannot compare)