lin 0 Posted October 11, 2002 Share Posted October 11, 2002 Don't laugh....but what's the difference? lin (the skier) Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted October 11, 2002 Share Posted October 11, 2002 ski boots : hard snowboard boots: soft Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 11, 2002 Share Posted October 11, 2002 lin, nothing to do with boots, but what do you do for a living? I'm curious... Is there any reason why you couldn't substitute snowboarding boots for something like ski boots, other than factors of comfort and style? Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted October 11, 2002 Share Posted October 11, 2002 actually...there are plenty of hard-boot boarders out there...i think its standard for boarder racers...like gs type events...looks like they use regular ski-boots to me... and last season I saw some salomon ski-boots that looked almost like snowboard boots...at least there was very little hard plastic to be found... danz Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted October 11, 2002 Share Posted October 11, 2002 I think saloman or rollerbade came out with an all purpose mountain boot. Ski using ATX bindings, board using similar bindings, crampons for the ice, and wheels for blading. Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted October 11, 2002 Share Posted October 11, 2002 Run a serach for snowboard boots and ski boots and you will be able to see the obvious difference for yourself. I did try linking some photos for you, but most sites use Flash nowadays so pretty difficult. Link to post Share on other sites
lin 0 Posted October 12, 2002 Author Share Posted October 12, 2002 OK thanks, I have taken a look. They look generally much more comfortable than ski boots. Thats the worst part of skiing for me! Ocean11, I work at a large intnl bank in Hong Kong.....why do you ask? And, what does this mean? Quote: Is there any reason why you couldn't substitute snowboarding boots for something like ski boots Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 12, 2002 Share Posted October 12, 2002 Hi lin, I was just wondering if snowboard boots and ski boots might be interchangeable. Given that they both perform as an interface to a plank of one sort or another, I don't see why they need to be so different. Indeed, there seems to be some convergence in that snowboarding boots are generally getting stiffer. What miteyak says also tends to confirm this - cool idea that. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted October 12, 2002 Share Posted October 12, 2002 I find snowboard boots to be a million times more comfortable than ski boots. Not once have i come home from a day of boarding and had sore feet. But when i used to ski, most days my feet would end up aching. Just my experience! Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted October 12, 2002 Share Posted October 12, 2002 mmm... heres my VIEWING difference... have u ever just sat and eatten lunch and watch the skiers walk in there hard plastic boots??? if ya as me its pretty funny.... you watch a snowboarder walk and they look like normal people walking.... nothing to laugh about cause they got the right idea... mmm.... just somthing i have noticed! Link to post Share on other sites
silly-sausage 0 Posted October 12, 2002 Share Posted October 12, 2002 I used to feel like Robocop when I was skiing. Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted October 12, 2002 Share Posted October 12, 2002 well...ski boots are meant for skiing... they were not designed for walking... I will leave the logical boarder-follow-up comment to you! danz Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted October 12, 2002 Share Posted October 12, 2002 I think ski boots are designed to try to force the wearer to incline forward. Hence, the stiffness and the funny walk. Some boots have a dual "mode". One for walking which allows a little more ankle flexibility, and one for skiing which locks your ankles more forward. However, even with these adjustments, the funny walk is unavoidable. Even though I am mainly a skier, this doesn't really bother me much since my friends say I walk funny all the time anyway, regardless of what I'm wearing. Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 ok danz i know they were made for skiing.... snowboard boots were designed for snowboarding.... the difference is snowboards can walk in their boots and not feel like robocop... not only are the snowboard boots good for boarding but they are good for walking and treking.... just a boards-point-of-view answer! Link to post Share on other sites
Raury 0 Posted October 14, 2002 Share Posted October 14, 2002 Quote: Originally posted by snowboard_freaks_girl: ... the difference is snowboards can walk in their boots and not feel like robocop... Ever tried to walk in hybrid boots? I have a pair of Rossignol boots designed for hybrid bindings, and they have a plastic frame that partiallt replicates the heelplate of a normal binding. This means that the boot has a forward lean, but they are good for kicking-in while going up a hill in search of that ellusive run Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 I havent tryed them.... you should try Flow boots they are soft and you can walk so normal it just feels right! FLOW BABY! Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 does anyone know why some of the laces on snowboarding boots are so damn long? i just bought a pair of ThirtyTwo boots and they have practically a meter of extra laces hanging off them after they're done up. ive used other boots that never had such long laces. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 Yeah some of boots have incredibly long laces. Why - no idea!!!!!! Sorry mate!!! Maybe just to get in the way and give you the sh!ts!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Raury 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 I have a pair of Sorel's that are really nice to hike in, and if I were to be doing a long hike, I would probably adjust my bindings to suit the Sorels. The longest hike I did this year was about 2 kilometres, aand that was a spur of the moment thing as we got off the chair. Seeing most of it was uphill, It didn't really matter about the lean. I like the Rosignols because they have that lean built in - it stops me from standing up straight Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted October 15, 2002 Share Posted October 15, 2002 LACES?! maybe its so when you are making the boot tighter then you can wrap the lace around ur hand for extra pull? or maybe so u can wrap the excess round the top of your boot to make it tigher? sure theres a logical reason! Link to post Share on other sites
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