RACERS EDGE ULTIMATE BOOT FITTING STATION
The most important combination to ensure you are maximising your fun on the mountain is comfort and performance from your ski boots. Here at Racers Edge we offer custom boot fitting with over 30 years boot fitting experience. It’s one of our specialities. We have highly skilled and knowledgeable staff with back to back international boot fitting experience. We have all types of boots to suit your foot shape, so we can ensure that you will get the perfect blend between comfort and performance.
Ski boots now incorporate cutting edge designs and innovative technology to enhance power transmission onto the ski whilst non-compromising comfort. Four buckled boots and cabrio design boots are now 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 polyether’s, power straps for additional cuff support, pivoting buckles, micro buckle adjustments, and adjustable forward lean to name a few.
| BOOT FITTING | RATE |
|---|---|
| Custom Foot Beds | $199.99 |
| Boot Stretch (per stretch) | $35 |
| Boot Heater Installation | $40 |
| Heat Mould | $60 |
| Buckle Replacement (per buckle. exc buckle) | $20 |
| Foam Liner Fitting (per set. exc liner) | $150 |
| Intuition Liner Fitting (per boot. exc liner) | $80 |
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 and cabrio design boots are now 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 polyether’s, power straps for additional cuff support, pivoting buckles, micro buckle adjustments, 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 molding 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.
| LEVEL | FLEX RATING | PRICES |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 50 - 60 | $349 - $499 |
| Intermediate | 60 - 80 | $499 - $799 |
| Expert | 80 - 110 | $799 - $1199 |
| Racer | 110 - 150 | $1099 - $1199 |