Raichle SB/Deeluxe Track 425/325/225/69T Cuff Cant

[Jeffrey Day]

So, has anyone come up with or know of any updates to the cheesy plastic cuff cant adjusters on the older Raichle SB series or the newer Deeluxe Track 425/325/225/69T?

I've stripped/replaced so many over the years! It'd be nice if someone would/could come up with some sort of metal replacement pieces!

With how long these boots have been around, and still manufactured, I'm surprised no one has done any R & D on a better solution.

 

Bomber Outfitters??? Seems like a perfect opportunity to introduce a new item for your loyal followers like myself! I know I'd buy a metal replacement piece/pieces in a heartbeat!

 

Anyone else have this problem? Am I the only one?

 

Chime in people!

Edited February 7, 2016 by Jeffrey Day

[www.oldsnowboards.com]

I am afraid you are going to be fighting a loosing battle.   Keeping the older models alive doesn't have allot of incentive for those in the business.   I have seen a number of replacement mods over the years.  None of which ramped up to any notable production.   I would buy up as many parts as you can find to keep yours alive if that is your intent.   I don't see anyone stepping forward to save the day for these older models.  Just my humble opinion.  

[Jeffrey Day]

That's the thing Bryan, it's not just for my aging SB323 boots, or any older SB series boots! The Deeluxe Track 325 & Track 225 are still being manufactured. And, I assume, are a popular boot range as they fit different feet than the Track 700 do.

 

So unless I am not familiar with an update to the Track version of the SB series boots, a metal upgrade, for purchase, would be applicable to 2016 model year boots!

 

Just sayin'! Not Flamin'!

 

Thanks for chiming in Bryan!

 

Keep 'em coming!

[lowrider]

 Sand cast a few get out your dremel and trim them up. Simple ! Or Not !

Edited February 7, 2016 by lowrider

[Corey]

I recall someone filling all the gaps with epoxy. Of course you lose adjustment then, which isn't exactly something you do regularly.

[Beckmann AG]

Older Tecnica boots used an aluminum toothed rack for cuff alignment. If you could find a pair at the transfer station, or in your neighbor's basement, you could swipe that part, carve it down to size, and use it to replace the stripped lozenge-shaped piece.

 

There are other options, but organ harvesting is the most cost effective/expeditious.

[billyt.]

I am not a "techy", but they look like they would be really easy to make with a 3D printer?  Sorry, I do not have one.

[Beckmann AG]

^You could certainly print the parts, but you'd still have the structural problem of plastic on plastic.

Also, there's a good chance that the readily printable plastic might not have the integrity of the originals.

[Jeffrey Day]

I have owned the AF600TST, Deeluxe Suzuka and currently the Deeluxe Track700T over the years. The cuff cant mechanism is far superior on these boots than they are on the SB series boots. Now, I'm a lighter rider, so maybe my last statement might not be agreed upon by others on the forum! I have only had one AF series inner cuff cant break on me over the 10+ years of riding the AF boots. But I've had to replace/epoxy numerous inner and outer cuff cants on the SB series boots in the 5+ years riding them.

I just wish someone, whether it was Deeluxe that updated the cuff cant mechanism with some metal goodies, or an aftermarket party came out with a more durable option.