DonPablo Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Has anyone added these to their RC10's? How did they affect the stiffness of the boot? I ride higher binding angles, and Im getting more lateral flex than I'd like, I'm hoping these would stiffen them up a bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 You mean the stiffer grey tongues? I've put them on mine and they definitely firm things up, the stock tongues are soft in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 You mean the stiffer grey tongues? I've put them on mine and they definitely firm things up, the stock tongues are soft in comparison. I believe OP is talking about these- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Yea, what Lonbordin linked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Interesting. Never seen those - would be interested in knowing as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I order a pair of the stiffer cuffs, and the stiffest tongues (grey). I'll report back once I get to use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I rode once last night with the dark grey tongues and RCR cuffs. Conditions were very easy to hold an edge, so I don't think it was a real good test. Glad I went with the dark grey tongues, those seemed to add some lateral and forward stiffness. Still not quite as lateral stiff as I would like. I don't think the RCR cuffs did a whole lot. After taking the boot apart, I think the soft spot is right where to cuffs attach to, if the plastic on the lower half of the boot was stiffer and went further up past the ankle this would add a lot of lateral stiffness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks for following up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Has anyone added these to their RC10's? How did they affect the stiffness of the boot? I ride higher binding angles, and Im getting more lateral flex than I'd like, I'm hoping these would stiffen them up a bunch. do you use toe-clip or step-in bindings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted January 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 TD3 with toe clips, I plan to move back to step ins but my heels are pretty worn out and I want to get a new pair for the new boots. The boots don't look to give much. I don't think switching to steps ins will feel any stiffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I don't think switching to steps ins will feel any stiffer. depends if the flex you're perceiving is coming from the cuff, or the binding interface. at 6'5 and 240#ish, i find my RC10's with black tongues, squidgy deeluxe thermo liner and stepins to be wonderfully rigid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger jr Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Don Pablo, What angles are you running? I'm trying to figure out at what point stepins are needed for proper stiffness at higher angles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 65/60, I'm back to my steps in today. The heel on the UPZs is soft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Used the step ins with the black tongues. Didn't notice much of a difference than back with the standard TD3s, they were soft. Put the stiff grey tongue in just the front boot and that helped. I'll probably keep riding on this for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 lets see some pics of your setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 boots, board, boots on board? what are you looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 winning lotto numbers? boots in bindings though. and how you have the cuff canting things set too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPablo Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Sorry, no winning lotto numbers here... I created an album on imgur http://imgur.com/a/SNvZY Board setup: 182 Coiler NSR; TD3 steps ins 65 / 60, 3degree (all toe lift) / 6degree (standard cant positioning); Bomber 4mm lite plate Can't really see the canting settings on the cuff, they are in the middle setting which is the way the boots came. I've never had the change that on a boot before. 5th image isn't really relevant, but the plate flexes enough that my rear foot binding base plate digs into the boiler plate (I have the BP cant disks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Can't really see the canting settings on the cuff, they are in the middle setting which is the way the boots came. I've never had the change that on a boot before. you can marginally change the height of the cuff a little further with them, and of course the cant angle .. both arrows pointing down i think adds more height, but also changes where the cuff pivots from as well. no more suggestions beyond that though, i assume the liners are pretty beefy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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