RACERS EDGE ULTIMATE BOOT FITTING STATION

Here at Racers Edge we offer custom boot fitting with 20 years boot fitting experience. We have highly skilled and knowledgeable staff with back to back international boot fitting experience. We guarantee our fits, therefore if we are unable to customise the fit to provide the perfect blend of comfort and performance within the season we will happily exchange the boot model to do so.

SKI BOOTS

Ski boots now incorporate cutting edge designs and innovative technology to enhance power transmission onto the ski whilst non-compromising comfort. Four buckled boots have superseded rear entry, and are leading the charge based on the shaped ski revolution. Skiing is no longer just about forward flexion, skiers now require lateral support for a dynamic carving technique. Engineers have focused on additional benefits such as ease of ski boot entry using alternative polyethers, power straps for additional cuff support, pivoting buckles, micro buckle adjustments, canting options and adjustable forward lean to name a few.

BOOT PRICES

Boot prices range from $399 to $1199 from entry level through to expert. The difference is quite substantial with the variation in ski boot moulding and the number of injections the boot encounters, plastics used, buckles, features and liner materials between models which effect support and stiffness required from beginner to expert skiers. Boot stiffness varies through the range as does the different thickness and compounds of PU or Polyether structures used. This is essential to fasten power transmission initiated from the skier into the ski binding interface. The softer the ski boot shell the more forgiving the reaction times, the stiffer the faster it becomes, however only good ski techniques or body mass will be able to flex the boot to get the performance out of it.

With this in mind ski boot manufacturers have created a flex rating scale from beginner to expert.