barryj Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Thinking of purchasing some new Deeluxe boots. My 4 year old red/white Track 700's are taking a beating from my 225lbs and from kicking the balled up snow off the boot against the rear heel receiver on my TD3 SW SI's...lots of gouges on the plastic and the fintec heels! So.......what's the difference in the new Deeluxe boots with symmetrical flex vs. my 700's with asymmetrical flex?...and how does that difference translate into ride performance for my 225lbs trying to EC?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeseomatic Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 I can't speak to the flex benefits of one design over the other, however I can say that the shape is different. Fin cut up the 4 different boots and took measurements to show the different shapes. I believe it confirmed the general shape opinion from the forum. UPZ - narrow heel cup and wide toe box Track x25 series - wide heel cup and narrow toe box Track 700 - right in between the Track x25 and UPZ shells, Head - I don't recall. For EC, and general agressive carving, you may want to stick with the 700's since they are a known entity. If you are interested in the shape differences, I'm sure a search will yield some results. I know Jim Callen posted the link not that long ago, maybe you can search his posting history and get it easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted May 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Thanks for the reply Bomatic, Can a boot shell get over flexed out/gotten to soft? Any way to tell?? BJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 I recall the Pureboarding gang overwhelmingly use the SB (x25) series, specifically the yellow Free69 (is that name right?) on the front foot. I don't know why - just an observation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokkis Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 DeeLuxe symmetric shell is better for ec, you see reason for it on rear boot when turning it on back side turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted May 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Thanks Pokkis Let's see what the consensus say about that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeseomatic Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 DeeLuxe symmetric shell is better for ec, you see reason for it on rear boot when turning it on back side turn. Care to elaborate on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aracan Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Pokkis means that the symmetric shell does not stick out as far, making them less prone to boot-out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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