Moving up to Tecnica Inferno 130...Thanks Ron!!!!

[Philpug]

Having been in a 3 buckle cabrio for 30 odd years...I finally wend to a 3 buckle overlap. It was more to do with wanting a more upright stance than the design of the boot. If the Krypton was more upright, I would have stayed. It came down to three boots....

Dalbello Scorpion 130
Lange RS130
Tecnica Inferno 130

All three boots are damn close in positioning and almost interchangible with each other. While I have worked with Dalbello over the past 5 or so years, Start Haus does not carry the line and since it was no better (or worse) than the other two, it didn't make the top two. So down to the Lange and Tecnica. The only difference for between these two was the Inferno was slightly better over the instep than the Lange. So I went that way. These boots are fitting a tad big, while I measure a solid 26.5 on the Mondo with no change weighted or unweighted, I fit easily into the 25.5, something I couldn't do in the Krypton w/o tons of work. Alignment is great right out of the box, where I had to plane the Kryptons (and would have had to do the Scorpions too). I did put on replaceable soles, a great option that few boots of this caliber offer.

[Ron]

nice, Pretty looking too!  I do think the replaceable sole is a great feature.

[LivingProof]

OK Phil, ya got them to fit. Golly, you're at Start Haus, home of some great fitters per JB.

How do they ski compared to the Dalbello's? Inquiring minds need to know. The above is not a glowing review. Does that tell us something?

[Ron]

Mike?  all three of those boots have recieved rave reviews; all are outstanding choices.

[LivingProof]

Ron,

To paraphrase a popular saying .....It's all about the skiing....

Did not see anything that would confirm "rave review" or "outstanding choice".

Philpug is a truth speaker....give it up!

[Philpug]

Mike,
The boot skis quite well. I like the more upright stAnce and it reacts more positatively on the snow compared to the krypton. Fit out of the box is very good.  WArmth is also very good. It took very little to adjust. I am sure if I tried to go back to the krypton, that would feel like more of an adjustment now.

[jbotti]

I think I correctly predicted that over time most good skiers will end up in plugs or semi plugs eventually. Phil and Ron are the latest to follow this trend or rule. When you have as much knowledge and bootfittimg expertise as you do at Start Haus it's almost impossible to not end up in a plug of some sort. That 97-98 last space works so well for so many skiers.

My next prediction is around the Nordica Foam liners. I see many more skiers trying and loving these!!

[Ron]

John, just a quick note on these boots. They are almost the antithesis of a plug boot in that they are designed with a very anatomical shape. In both of our cases, the boot required very little work as it pretty much is preconfigured to the shape of the foot. The expanded toe box and bumped out 6th toe for instance. THey do fit the foot much more closely, is this what you meant? When I had plug boots, I had to have extensive fitting to make them work.  In any case they represent a jump in fit approach that we have been looking for.

[jbotti]

I think alot of plugs have now moved to a "more anatomical fit". At a 97 last many feet will fit even in a traditional plug with little or no grinding. Toe box room is always nice!!

[Ron]

Ahh, I understand,  I was not aware of that. I get what you are saying.  learned something new again!  Thanks