realskiers

I see that everyone at the camp is really high on those dodge boots....but like carbon fibre bikes, I'll wait until the technology-cost paradigm shifts in my favor.  (wasn't that long ago, a CF road bike was a 6000.00 minimum, and only Kestrel and Calfee made them,--and what's funny, is today's 2000.00 carbon fibre is superior in everyway to those early efforts).  I see a pair of Carbon Fiber boots about 5 years in my future.

I think the CF Boot phenomenon is on its way. Word is that Atomic is close to having a CF boot for the WC guys soon. I think you will see many atomic skiers on it next season. Evidently the demand on WC circuit is strong with many wanting a CF boot and because of contracts no one can ski the Dodge.

I hope that Dodge does not just get credit for the CF direction and then disappear because no one licensed their tech and the big guys all found a way around their patents. Unfortunatley this is what usually happens and the Dodge guys have been very lenient on letting anyone and everyone see and demo their boots, which means that Head, Atomic, Nordica and Lange all have seen the boot and can easily copy it.

As for us consumers, I do think that the 2nd and 3rd generation boots will be better and cheaper. The Dodge has its share of issues (hard to get on and off unless you use their liner which I don't like, it leaks but this is easily fixed with a rubber shim and a few other issues that the masses won't deal with), but it is a rocking boot when it comes to skiing it!!

I also look forward to future generations of CF boots. My guess is that it's 2-3 seasons away before the big guys will be slling them to the public. Dodge will likely hae a 2nd gen before then. It's all good from our perspective.

So here's a question for someone that might know, is CF that much more expensive than plastic? My guess is that with volume they will get the price point on CF boots to $1000 which isn't much more than what you pay for a top of the line plug these days.