I have been skiing my ZipFit Gara LV liners in my Lange RX 130LVs for awhile now and the liners have broken in nicely. Unfortunately what I have discovered is that for my foot the RX 130 LVs and ZipFits are not an ideal combination. While the ankle and upper shell area are a good fit the fore body of this boot is big. Not necessarily side to side but circumference. The toe box in particular is quite large. I need different shells. My regular boot shop, like most shops, does not carry all the brands and does not have all the sizes in stock. Consequently in my search I am going to consider other shells to try. I wanted to get some input as to shells I should seek out.
So far I have tried the ZipFits in 4 shells. The aforementioned Lange's, the Dalbello 130LVs I foolishly bought at the beginning of the year and skied 3 times then realizing that 3 piece boots aren't for me, Technica Mach 1 130s and Nordica Promachines. As discussed above the RXs are to voluminous in the front half. Ditto the Dalbellos and the ZipFits just aren't a good fit in general. The room in the Technica's above the arch is just to low and would require way to much work to make fit. The Promachines were almost spot on. Narrower and less circumference in the forefoot than the RX, good fit in the ankle and upper cuff, just enough room, but not too much, above the arch. After wearing the boot in the shop for 15/20 minutes I think after skiing it a few days the only punch I might need is a small one at the back end of the outside metatarsal on left foot. (Honestly I am almost leary of a shell that would require so little work...) The only thing I would change in the Promachines would be to have a bit less room in the toe box. After talking with the ZipFit folks I understand their aim is to make sure the metatarsal heads and toes have the room necessary to fully spread and balance, perhaps the exact fit the Promachine is giving me?
In any event if you have persevered through this discussion, any suggestions as to a shell I should try that are close to a Promachine fit with a bit smaller toe box area? The fitter at the shop that carries Nordica thought I should try the Atomic Hawx Ultras. They are not an Atomic shop, I appreciated that suggestion.
So far I have tried the ZipFits in 4 shells. The aforementioned Lange's, the Dalbello 130LVs I foolishly bought at the beginning of the year and skied 3 times then realizing that 3 piece boots aren't for me, Technica Mach 1 130s and Nordica Promachines. As discussed above the RXs are to voluminous in the front half. Ditto the Dalbellos and the ZipFits just aren't a good fit in general. The room in the Technica's above the arch is just to low and would require way to much work to make fit. The Promachines were almost spot on. Narrower and less circumference in the forefoot than the RX, good fit in the ankle and upper cuff, just enough room, but not too much, above the arch. After wearing the boot in the shop for 15/20 minutes I think after skiing it a few days the only punch I might need is a small one at the back end of the outside metatarsal on left foot. (Honestly I am almost leary of a shell that would require so little work...) The only thing I would change in the Promachines would be to have a bit less room in the toe box. After talking with the ZipFit folks I understand their aim is to make sure the metatarsal heads and toes have the room necessary to fully spread and balance, perhaps the exact fit the Promachine is giving me?
In any event if you have persevered through this discussion, any suggestions as to a shell I should try that are close to a Promachine fit with a bit smaller toe box area? The fitter at the shop that carries Nordica thought I should try the Atomic Hawx Ultras. They are not an Atomic shop, I appreciated that suggestion.
