Hard to "review" a boot, since everyones foot is different. However, I can share my observations on these - contrasted with 2 other shells that I have had on my feet in the past.
Most recent shells were the first year of the Nordica Patron Pro (Dobermann) - 27.5 and had around a 6-8mm shell fit (depending on foot). Quickly moved out of the stock liner and into a Zipfit Gara (which was tight, like real tight) and shell had to be blown out a bit to handle. They were fit by Steve @ Snowbird. Needed a styloid grind right out of the box, as it was angry just being in the boot. Ran Booster inside cuff and really no other mods other than soles planed, -1/+1 and a lugged sole added. Skied "fine" for many years - but kept breaking buckles and never really fit as good as I thought boots should, and was always looking for something better.
My challenge is that I am usually skiing for a couple of days, not a week at a time and all over - so hard to just keep after it day by day. Well, tried on a bunch of boots this year and kept coming back to the Tecnica's. Nobody ever had the LV 27.5 and a MV 27.5 at the same time- and to be fair, nobody ever had the 27.5 LV 130 in stock by the time I got around to seriously looking at new shell. So, based on fits with other flex's and other data points gathered - bought them (his advice) and took them to the fitter I work with in CO.
These are really nice boots! All hardware is screwed rather than riveted. Liner is very cool in that it can easily be modded (punched/grind) and the shell has dimples to accommodate punches as well. Cantology compatible - which is cool. Great, but how do they feel/fit?
In my experience, the LV runs a hair longer in a given mondo than my Patron - my shorter foot is now a 9mm shell fit according to the pen I jammed back there and my digital caliper. The toe box is way roomier than the Patron = warmer. The shell is more contoured to my foot - i.e., my styloid did not protest in the initial fit. The power strap seems pretty cool, but I took it off immediately in favor of a Booster.
Volume is less around ankle/heel and lower leg than the Patron - could not even begin to get that Gara in there - skied them with the stock CAS liner. Instep feel higher than Patron Pro.
The other shell I've had was the Lange RX 130 Pro (orange/solid sole lug version) - i.e. the LV 97mm version. Those are huge volume wise compared to these at the same mondo size 27.5
How do they ski? Great IMHO, I had to throw the spoilers in - think that these are more upright than the Patron. good even flex - didn't seem too impacted by temp (skied them in full on winter (Wed/Fri) and a springlike day (Sat/Sun) in CO. didn't notice much difference. Feel warmer - those Patrons with Zips were a bit cold once the warmth of the Hotgear bag wore off. There also seems to be a lot of "snow feel" transmitted through boot sole - which i guess is a good thing - the Patrons had some sort of shock absorbing zeppa - the difference is immediately noticeable. Might need a little work on my left styloid area - and had little white C pads glued on one side of heel after 4 days and my -1/+1 is now -1/+1.5 might go to +2.
All in all, very nice set of shoes.
Most recent shells were the first year of the Nordica Patron Pro (Dobermann) - 27.5 and had around a 6-8mm shell fit (depending on foot). Quickly moved out of the stock liner and into a Zipfit Gara (which was tight, like real tight) and shell had to be blown out a bit to handle. They were fit by Steve @ Snowbird. Needed a styloid grind right out of the box, as it was angry just being in the boot. Ran Booster inside cuff and really no other mods other than soles planed, -1/+1 and a lugged sole added. Skied "fine" for many years - but kept breaking buckles and never really fit as good as I thought boots should, and was always looking for something better.
My challenge is that I am usually skiing for a couple of days, not a week at a time and all over - so hard to just keep after it day by day. Well, tried on a bunch of boots this year and kept coming back to the Tecnica's. Nobody ever had the LV 27.5 and a MV 27.5 at the same time- and to be fair, nobody ever had the 27.5 LV 130 in stock by the time I got around to seriously looking at new shell. So, based on fits with other flex's and other data points gathered - bought them (his advice) and took them to the fitter I work with in CO.
These are really nice boots! All hardware is screwed rather than riveted. Liner is very cool in that it can easily be modded (punched/grind) and the shell has dimples to accommodate punches as well. Cantology compatible - which is cool. Great, but how do they feel/fit?
In my experience, the LV runs a hair longer in a given mondo than my Patron - my shorter foot is now a 9mm shell fit according to the pen I jammed back there and my digital caliper. The toe box is way roomier than the Patron = warmer. The shell is more contoured to my foot - i.e., my styloid did not protest in the initial fit. The power strap seems pretty cool, but I took it off immediately in favor of a Booster.
Volume is less around ankle/heel and lower leg than the Patron - could not even begin to get that Gara in there - skied them with the stock CAS liner. Instep feel higher than Patron Pro.
The other shell I've had was the Lange RX 130 Pro (orange/solid sole lug version) - i.e. the LV 97mm version. Those are huge volume wise compared to these at the same mondo size 27.5
How do they ski? Great IMHO, I had to throw the spoilers in - think that these are more upright than the Patron. good even flex - didn't seem too impacted by temp (skied them in full on winter (Wed/Fri) and a springlike day (Sat/Sun) in CO. didn't notice much difference. Feel warmer - those Patrons with Zips were a bit cold once the warmth of the Hotgear bag wore off. There also seems to be a lot of "snow feel" transmitted through boot sole - which i guess is a good thing - the Patrons had some sort of shock absorbing zeppa - the difference is immediately noticeable. Might need a little work on my left styloid area - and had little white C pads glued on one side of heel after 4 days and my -1/+1 is now -1/+1.5 might go to +2.
All in all, very nice set of shoes.
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