Did anyone at SIA get a chance to talk to Lange about this boot? I'm curious if the 130--->140 change is just a stiffer liner like the RS 130--->RS 140 or if Lange changed the plastic in the shells to beef up the stiffness. It seems like the difference in most 130--->140 flex is solely the liners.
I've been looking for the stiffest boot I can find that I can get my newly fused ankle into but coming off of a RS 130 the past couple years, I love my Langes but just want to be able to get into them easier. After trying a pair of Dalbello Krypton 130 I immediately knew that would not give me what I'm looking for so I really want to stick with an overlap 4 buckle boot.
-If the difference in the XT Free is just the liner than I may as well buy the 130 and just use my Zipfits but if the plastic is substantially stiffer than the new 140 plus my Zipfits may be the better route. Does anyone know more about these new boots?
-I've never owned boots with walk mode but Blister and other reviews say the XT 130 is the stiffest and closest to a traditional alpine boot, though slightly softer than the RS 130. Can those of you with boots with walk mode confirm how much easier it would likely be to get a fused ankle into the boot vs my RS 130. With a heated boot bag I'm fairly sure I will be able to get into my RS 130 with my fused ankle but it may be a bear so even if it's possible, it may be worth it for the XT 130 or XT Free 140 if it makes getting in and out significantly easier.
I've heard a number of people say that walk mode would indeed make it easier with a fused ankle but a couple of comments that it doesn't make it easier....so which is it? This question is based upon putting the Zipfit on first and sliding it in to nicely warmed up shells and then getting them out of colder shells but that are possibly warmed up a bit with a hair dryer. Without trying it, it sure seems like having the cuff really upright will allow my ankle to make that turn easier to slide into the shell but I'd love to hear from people who use walk mode. Thanks!
I've been looking for the stiffest boot I can find that I can get my newly fused ankle into but coming off of a RS 130 the past couple years, I love my Langes but just want to be able to get into them easier. After trying a pair of Dalbello Krypton 130 I immediately knew that would not give me what I'm looking for so I really want to stick with an overlap 4 buckle boot.
-If the difference in the XT Free is just the liner than I may as well buy the 130 and just use my Zipfits but if the plastic is substantially stiffer than the new 140 plus my Zipfits may be the better route. Does anyone know more about these new boots?
-I've never owned boots with walk mode but Blister and other reviews say the XT 130 is the stiffest and closest to a traditional alpine boot, though slightly softer than the RS 130. Can those of you with boots with walk mode confirm how much easier it would likely be to get a fused ankle into the boot vs my RS 130. With a heated boot bag I'm fairly sure I will be able to get into my RS 130 with my fused ankle but it may be a bear so even if it's possible, it may be worth it for the XT 130 or XT Free 140 if it makes getting in and out significantly easier.
I've heard a number of people say that walk mode would indeed make it easier with a fused ankle but a couple of comments that it doesn't make it easier....so which is it? This question is based upon putting the Zipfit on first and sliding it in to nicely warmed up shells and then getting them out of colder shells but that are possibly warmed up a bit with a hair dryer. Without trying it, it sure seems like having the cuff really upright will allow my ankle to make that turn easier to slide into the shell but I'd love to hear from people who use walk mode. Thanks!
