23/24 Gear Rumors

[kid-kapow]

Why do you think I have a box of 15 pre GW AFD’s

Huzzah!

[Dee Hubbs]

Re: BOA
My BOA has been problem free for 3+ years now….
Just saying.

[iriponsnow]

Irip are replacements actually wider as suggested by 99mm last?

IDK

[iriponsnow]

Hard to believe Dalbello is walking away from the Branding of Krypton/Lupo.

Yea. I inquired why & have not heard back. I literally have converted dozens of skiers to the Lupo who never tour.

[climberevan]

Re: BOA
My BOA has been problem free for 3+ years now….
Just saying.

Yeah, I don't get the fear/hate. My BOA bike shoes are incredible and I can't imagine going back to buckles. BOA ski boots have also been great for me (F1 and RS, GF uses Travers). The performance is much better than buckles.

BOA warranty is as good as it gets, and you can carry a spare cable if you're worried--it will be smaller and lighter than a spare buckle.

[GoldenBC]

Curious about this new Dalbello Cabrio boot. Anyone know what the forward lean is and what the sole looks like? Removable tounges?

Krypton and Lupo are now Cabrio and Cabrio Free. There is no low volume and medium volume, just 99mm. Tongue is not removable. Grip walk soles. No tech insert on cabrio (Dalbello just did that to get grip walk on the lupo for no additional cost in its last year).

[zion zig zag]

Yeah, I don't get the fear/hate. My BOA bike shoes are incredible and I can't imagine going back to buckles. BOA ski boots have also been great for me (F1 and RS, GF uses Travers). The performance is much better than buckles.

BOA warranty is as good as it gets, and you can carry a spare cable if you're worried--it will be smaller and lighter than a spare buckle.

X3. Don’t get the BOA hate.


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[CMartin348]

From Evo:

Salomon QST Echo

"We’re deeming 2024 the year of the Cody for Salomon. Salomon introduces the QST Echo, or as 50 Project followers have affectionately been referring to it “The Cody Ski.” The Echo is everything you love about the QST in a lightweight, touring-specific construction. And yes, Cody Townsend helped bring it to life. Featuring a lively karuba and poplar wood core, cork damplifiers at the tip and tail and basalt fibers throughout the ski provide a stable ride that slays the downhill but still cuts critical weight. The Echo is 106 mm underfoot, mirroring the versatility of the QST and Stella 106. Ski it in a few inches of fresh or strap it to your bag and head up a spring bootpack. Even better, the Echo debuts with a flushed out, unisex size range that everyone can enjoy. The QST Echo is available in sizes from 157 cm up to 189 cm."

Should be interesting!

https://www.evo.com/discover/ski/gear-preview

[nyskirat]

Krypton and Lupo are now Cabrio and Cabrio Free. There is no low volume and medium volume, just 99mm. Tongue is not removable. Grip walk soles. No tech insert on cabrio (Dalbello just did that to get grip walk on the lupo for no additional cost in its last year).

That's dumb. I loved the Lupo w/ the removable tongue. Guess I better stock up on another pair. My current ones have ~100+ days and are getting tired.

[Rob Stokes]

That's dumb. I loved the Lupo w/ the removable tongue. Guess I better stock up on another pair. My current ones have ~100+ days and are getting tired.

The Lupo walks like shite with the tongue in as well, hopefully it's easy to mod the old tongue into the new boot.

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[bmxbandit]

Yeah way to de-evolve a boot. Dalbello guys are clowns for making the tounges non removable. Bummer.

[normie17]

Why do you think I have a box of 15 pre GW AFD’s

why does it matter, you just like the steeper ramp angle the old afd toe piece provides?

[mr_pretzel]

why does it matter, you just like the steeper ramp angle the old afd toe piece provides?

Unfortunately yes

[MD12]

Yeah, I don't get the fear/hate. My BOA bike shoes are incredible and I can't imagine going back to buckles. BOA ski boots have also been great for me (F1 and RS, GF uses Travers). The performance is much better than buckles.

BOA warranty is as good as it gets, and you can carry a spare cable if you're worried--it will be smaller and lighter than a spare buckle.

When you put it like that it’s kind of obviously a good idea. I’d never consider a bike shoe without boa. It fits so much better. Funny how initial reactions can be with something as love/hate as ski boots.

Now that I know the adjustment piece stays on the cable in a crash (when I first heard I stupidly thought it would break off freely and get lost), I’m looking forward to trying it out.

[iriponsnow]

^ pretty sure that is not my quote btw.

[The Stopper]

I don’t get this at all, how does this boot not walk like absolute shit? Do they have something up their sleeve?

[detrusor]

I’m be come to fucking hate my alpinist brakes. How the hell does anyone get them to work in the actual world. I see they have changed how they retract in skin mode..wonder if I can “warranty” because of how shitty they work.


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[CYJ]

That's dumb. I loved the Lupo w/ the removable tongue. Guess I better stock up on another pair. My current ones have ~100+ days and are getting tired.

I don’t tour so only been on Kryptons, but someone talk me out of stockpiling on current Kryptons myself? The KR2 shell fits and performs so well for me. Been on 2 pairs in the last 5 seasons, and all I’ve needed were a liner heat mold and OTS sidas footbeds.

[SoVT Joey]

I’m be come to fucking hate my alpinist brakes. How the hell does anyone get them to work in the actual world. I see they have changed how they retract in skin mode..wonder if I can “warranty” because of how shitty they work.


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I have a couple sets of platforms for running them brakeless. I don’t have any leashes. But more then happy to send you platforms for cost of shipping.

[The Stopper]

I don’t tour so only been on Kryptons, but someone talk me out of stockpiling on current Kryptons myself? The KR2 shell fits and performs so well for me. Been on 2 pairs in the last 5 seasons, and all I’ve needed were a liner heat mold and OTS sidas footbeds.

Looking everywhere for a sale on Krypton’s but not seeing much, similar fit for me where the width and volume is nearly perfect. Nervous the new ones are going to be too big.

[bean]

I’m be come to fucking hate my alpinist brakes. How the hell does anyone get them to work in the actual world. I see they have changed how they retract in skin mode..wonder if I can “warranty” because of how shitty they work.


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The brakes are completely useless even if you remember to fiddle with the lock the right direction and get it to release. I don’t bother and ski with the mindset, deployed or not, that I’m skiing with brakeless leashless skis.

[Lord Thomas]

Alright, who's got the skinny on the Lange Shadow boot? Dual rear attachment points for a "kinetic???" spine - elastomer flex adjustment.....Mo info needed

[skisurfmirth]

I don’t tour so only been on Kryptons, but someone talk me out of stockpiling on current Kryptons myself? The KR2 shell fits and performs so well for me. Been on 2 pairs in the last 5 seasons, and all I’ve needed were a liner heat mold and OTS sidas footbeds.

You shouldn’t stockpile, especially if your a 26… cause there will be less for me to stockpile. I hope the new boot flops or the sell the molds to someone who will keep making them.

[Rob Stokes]

You shouldn’t stockpile, especially if your a 26… cause there will be less for me to stockpile. I hope the new boot flops or the sell the molds to someone who will keep making them.

Why hope it flops instead of hoping it fits and skis just as well as the current?.....having said that I've emailed the local rep to see what he left of the old one just in case haha

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[brown9]

Hey wait, wasn’t Salomon supposed to bring back rear entry boots for the masses a few years ago? Was that with the rollout of the bbq ski or whatever it was called? I may have slept through the past five years though but folks are still griping about boa so who knows


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