Wow. I gues shops can charge what they want but they better stand behind thier work. Retail of the boot will probably be $899, "Map" or Street Price tends to be less and while I haven't seen the 2021 pricing, I am guessing that will be $699. I do not know of a shop, well I didn't before this one, that charges full Retail and then for punches on top of that price.
I knew that any work on the boots would cost extra going in. I just hoped that the cost would equal the best fit possible. To be fair, that could always still happen after going back to the shop.
I stopped at Sports Loft once and will leave it at that.
To update on this. I decided to cut my losses on the K2 Recon Pro’s, and Sport Loft refunded me the cost of the boots themselves. It’s late in the season, but the search is back on for a bootfitter in the area who can identify the right boot for me, and of course have it in stock at this point, then correct any numbness and pain. So far this season, I’ve been through boots at Jans and Coles in Park City, as well Sports Den and Sport Loft here in Salt Lake.
Just the boots? I assume you kept the $340 footbeds but they didn't refund the $200 for punches?
I wasn’t given the option to return the footbeds which hopefully will work with future boots, and I assumed I would have to eat the additional work charges. They suggested another $300 in work that may or may not make the boots work, but if we went forward with it, I could no longer return the boots if I was unsatisfied. With that, along with the suggestion that I was simply trying to “rent” from them, I felt that I wanted to move on. I hold no ill will toward Sport Loft, and I think they did their best, but we were racing toward $2000 for boots that just weren’t working for my feet. I’m apparently difficult to fit due to an average to wide forefoot, and a very narrow heel. So now I’m left with no boots and likely limited choices due to the late date in the season. I’ll keep searching for someone who has the ability/products in stock to help me.
Whaaaat? Another $300? Wow, just wow. I am sorry...I have no problem with a shop charging FULL retail for a boot....IF they are going to stand behind it...because you are not buying a boot, you are buying a their experience and a "fit". Then to charge $200 on top for punches? No. Then possibly another $300??? Seriously? Then to suggest that you were just trying to "rent" the boot? I am sorry, they are showing a level of arrogance that I have never seen...
It’s an expensive lesson learned. The bootfitter that I went to in New York before moving to Utah, must have spoiled me. Boot work was always included in the purchase, and there was often a discount. I’ll move on and continue my search.
I haven’t seen the Fischer 3D foot scan system in any shops I’ve been in, but I’ll search it out. Thanks for the suggestion.
Not yet. I’ve been told the boots are very soft, and I’m a bit of a heavier guy. I’ll stop by the store since it’s within walking distance.
Phil,
Yeah they put a 24.5 Solly XPRO bucket on that foot n proceeded to stuff a roll of padding to make it work before the 2015 Jackson Gathering, I was truly appalled by what transpired, it was a train wreck.
I’ve been aware of the possible fit similarities between the Vectors and the Speedmachines, but I haven’t seen the Nordica’s in any local shops. The K2’s were stretched in the forefoot to match the shape of my foot. I do have to give Sport Loft kudos to their work in that regard. I think the downfall of the supposed 140 flex Recon Pro is that the thin Pebax material folded like tissue paper when flexed in actual use, leading to additional pressure being added to my ankle/instep area that helped cause the numbness. If a proper solution would have been possible, I would have kept the K2’s as they were fun to ski for a run before my foot went dead. I think returning to a boot made with more traditional plastics would be the right move for me. I might need to wait until the fall to find a shop that carries the Speedmachine so I can see if the fit is a match for me. Thanks for the suggestion.Bailey, you need more ideas like a hole in the head, but I will toss this out: I also skied the Head Vectors (120) and I also have a wide forefoot with narrow heel. I found a pretty solid replacement in the Nordica SpeedMachine 130 after my fitter added some material to tighten up the heel pocket. Since you've been through a lot of boots, I imagine you might have tried this one, but if not....
BTW, my fitter ruled out the K2's based on narrow fit, so I'm puzzled by why the shop might suggest them to someone with a wide forefoot.
As usual, these comments are worth what you paid for them.
