Message #19877

[Svend]

John, I have read something on the new Salomon boots for this year, and they have taken the Custom Shell concept that was previously used to expand the forefoot area only, and taken it to cover almost the entire lower boot.  They start with a narrow-lasted shell, heat it and expand it to fit feet that are wider than their factory mold.  They do the opposite of Fischer, in other words.  Flex indices for the Salomons are 100, 120 and 130.

I'm not sure if Salomon changed their lateral stance position, but previous models of their X-line of boots, and the related women's Instinct line, placed the foot in an outward pre-canted position.  This was great if knock-kneed, but not so great if neutral or bow-legged.  My daughter has the 2011 Instinct 90 (a narrow-lasted performance boot; same as the present 100 model) and it instantly solved her teenaged knock-kneed stance.