FS- Raichle Flexon Tongues

[Jonathan S.]

I have four pairs of Raichle Flexon tongues for sale, plus some random singles - pictures here:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jonath...659re2&.view=t
. . . and details as follows. All prices include shipping.

One Pair of Smaller Classic Tongues, $25
- I have five of these tongues (the yellow one in the pics is a single), and can sell three of them. (I want to keep one of the matched pairs in case I ever retrofit my wife’s Magics.) They are the classic Flexon style, and hence very easy to adapt to a Scarpa Laser/Magic/Matrix. They do not however have the stiffening ribs of the race tongues. Size is stamped 3-6.5, “FLEXON-PRO” on the inside, and although the outside graphics variably read “RacingFlex,” “Power Flex,” and “Flexon Equipe,” they all seem to be the same stiffness. As the pictures attempt to show, to fit onto a Magic 23.5/24.0 would require some shortening of the lower section. Fitting onto a Matrix 26.5/27.0 would probably not work at all. So a Scarpa 24.5/25.0 and 25.5/26.0 might be perfect?

Three Pairs of Later Generation, $20/pair
- Yellow/red pair and black pair w/ reddish lettering are size 6-8; black w/ white lettering 9-12.
- Yellow/red pair are matched (i.e., one L, one R). The two black pairs came off different boots, so one pair is both L, another pair both R. However, the asymmetry is very slight, and that part of the tongue would probably have to be cut off anyway to get it to fit.
- So how do these fit on an AT boot? One of the tongues still has the little attachment for mating with a Flexon, so that can give you some ideas, although you’ll probably want to yank that one off anyway. (The other little attachments ending up staying with the boots when I yanked off the tongues.) One approach would be to somehow adhere a little plastic rod to the front of the cutout. Or take the bigger pair and then a new cutout could be made behind the existing cutout?

Single Tongues, $5 each
- Black/green is a classic racing model, size 7-8.5, that I used on a Garmont GSM 26.0/26.5 until I yanked it by the tongue one day when the boot was stuck in my car’s back seat and tore one end of the little connecting piece in front (doh!). Works ok in a GSM, although not if you want to tromp around with the buckles entirely undone and the tongue free hinging (in which case it falls out eventually).
- Teal is a flexon pro size 7-8.5.
- Yellow is size 6-8.5
- Black is a size 6-8 that I tired cutting for the GSM then decided it wasn’t a great match.
- Grey/red is size 9-12.

[upallnight]

I'm interested in the black/green 7-8.5!

[upallnight]

I'd also take the Teal 7-8.5, too.

[upallnight]

Are the "Random" tongues singles or pairs?

[manderson]

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[manderson]

Does anybody out there know what tongues I need for my size 26 Mega Rides?

I want to stiffen the boots up but still be able to tour.

I have read everything on this site about the Garmont/Raichle frankenboot but I still don't know how to translate that to the above tongues.

[Jonathan S.]

Are the "Random" tongues singles or pairs?

Singles -- I've also changed the original post to read single instead of random.

[upallnight]

Does anybody out there know what tongues I need for my size 26 Mega Rides?

I want to stiffen the boots up but still be able to tour.

I have read everything on this site about the Garmont/Raichle frankenboot but I still don't know how to translate that to the above tongues.

You should go for size 7-8.5 Raichles. I personally like the Flexon Comp tongue (mine is solid yellow with the ribs) as an excellent compromise for providing a stiffer-than-stock but progressive flex, yet not being too stiff for hiking.

Just my opinion. I know someone has posted a similar question and I've given more info. Maybe search on "Mega Rides" or "MegaRides"?

[SherpaStyle]

You should go for size 7-8.5 Raichles. I personally like the Flexon Comp tongue (mine is solid yellow with the ribs) as an excellent compromise for providing a stiffer-than-stock but progressive flex, yet not being too stiff for hiking.

Just my opinion. I know someone has posted a similar question and I've given more info. Maybe search on "Mega Rides" or "MegaRides"?

How about a sz 24 megaride? Do you think the small tongues (3-6.5) will be too small?

[upallnight]

How about a sz 24 megaride? Do you think the small tongues (3-6.5) will be too small?

Sherpa--
To me, it seems like fitting a slightly smaller tongue is easier in the MegaRides than fitting one slightly too big.

I suspect the small ones will work for you...but the main question is will those small ones be stiff enough? It sounds like they are on the softer end of Flexon tongues, and I'm wondering, too, if Raichle scaled down the flex for the shorter sizes. You might wind up with a tongue that is smaller and softer than the stock tongue (it's like butter, I know).

The 7-8.5 tongue on my 26s fits fine in terms of height/width, but the "ribs" on the tongue mean that the boot doesn't buckle quite as smoothly as with a flat/stock/Denali tongue.

[SherpaStyle]

Thanks UAN- Sounds like they're gone anyway. I guess I'll have to keep looking. Too bad I got rid of the 4 pair of Raichles that I grew up skiing... Who would have thought they would've been so valuable 10 years later.