lonbordin 613 Posted Sunday at 01:27 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:27 AM (edited) Is the Northwave WC 120 comparable to a ski boot 120? Does anyone have the Race series 130s? How is everyone's .951 holding up after useage? Edited Sunday at 01:28 AM by lonbordin Yeah, my UPZs are breaking down... Already! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b.free 115 Posted Sunday at 02:17 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 02:17 AM 48 minutes ago, lonbordin said: Is the Northwave WC 120 comparable to a ski boot 120? Does anyone have the Race series 130s? How is everyone's .951 holding up after useage? Well, I would say 120 ski boots will be stiffer due to construction of the boots. But, MS 120 are stiff and they are stiffer than UPZ RCR. And they are holding up great. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack M 1,597 Posted Sunday at 03:47 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 03:47 AM I tried to carve in a pair of 130 ski boots once. I couldn’t even skid in them, never mind carve. I love the “120” World Cup .951s. I don’t think they can be compared to 120 ski boots. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lonbordin 613 Posted Sunday at 03:51 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 03:51 AM @Jack M How are they holding up for you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigwavedave 974 Posted Monday at 09:14 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:14 PM On 2/20/2021 at 7:27 PM, lonbordin said: How is everyone's .951 holding up after useage? I have the .951's. I picked them up used last year. They were probably raced on for 1 year before that. I had a cable wire buckle strap break last week. The 2nd one from the bottom, with the longer cable. I jury rigged a fix using vinyl coated wire from the hardware store while I await a replacement pair of cables from Bola. Apparently this is the most common one to break. The same strap that broke regularly on my old Burton Furnace & Reactor boots, rear foot. I guess it gets more stress. I don't tear boots apart from usage like you. I usually get several years out of a pair of boots. I can tell you that the original Northwaves seemed to be pretty durable, at least the plastic boot part. As you know, 15 yr old boots were selling for several thousand dollars before MountainSlope made their reproduction. I used to see lots of them at races all cobbled together with nuts & bolts & washers. I talked to a Canadian coach whose whole team seemed to be wearing them. He showed a pic of a collection of old Northwaves that he had been collecting and hoarding. He rebuilt them in his shop. He told me a couple of reasons they were favored was that the flex of the plastic remained stable in varying temps and that the ankle pivot was a little higher than other boots allowing a more natural flex. I suspect that may be a factor in helping heel hold. I recently came across this Northwave history, interesting. https://tomasio.at/temp/NorthwaveIntroductionV1.0.pdf 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lurch 276 Posted Monday at 09:40 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:40 PM On 2/21/2021 at 11:27 AM, lonbordin said: Yeah, my UPZs are breaking down... Already How many seasons/ days ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lonbordin 613 Posted Monday at 11:22 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 11:22 PM (edited) 2 hours ago, Lurch said: How many seasons/ days ? This is my second season... They've been on snow 80+ times or so... Please for the love of this thread don't make it about my boots. Feel free to PM me. Edited Tuesday at 12:34 AM by lonbordin Going back to watch the MCC clip for the 1000x time 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lurch 276 Posted Tuesday at 12:17 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 12:17 AM (edited) 55 minutes ago, lonbordin said: This is my second season... They've been on snow 80+ times Not about your boots! But if one brand outlasts another by a factor of 2 ( or more) suddenly the price point difference is less of an issue. Edited Tuesday at 12:18 AM by Lurch no boots to see here - move a lon bordin 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack M 1,597 Posted Tuesday at 03:31 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 03:31 AM Approaching 100 days, holding up very well. I just broke an ankle screw (my first), and the local ski shop replaced it 5 minutes for free. Do check all screws periodically. I lost a buckle ladder (the "teeth" thingamabob, quickly replaced at ski shop with a generic one), and I've seen a kid I coach with a loose screw for the bottom of the spring mechanism. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.E 226 Posted yesterday at 03:29 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 03:29 AM I think mine are pushing 60 days or so, and no isses at all. I did tighten one of the buckle screws a month back maybe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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