Fulltilt Sizing...

Caspaaa

Caspaaa

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so i went into a dealer and tried on size 26.5 fulltilt dropkicks (this years model) and i liked how they fit

i bought a pair of used 26.5 wallisches from last year recently but they are EXTREMELY tight. they are too tight even when the buckles are ratcheted to fit as loosely as possible..

when the boots are molded do the liners expand? because the boots i bought were heat molded once, so i'm thinking that could be the problem. i just feel like my calves are wayyy too big for these boots and i don't have big calves at all.

do you think bringing them in and having them heat molded again would solve my issue?
 
Heat molding, or perhaps just riding in them. How long ago did you try them on in the store? Sometimes feet can swell, or change shape depending on the kinda treatment they have had recently. I'd just clamp them on and go for a few runs. If it's still unbearable, take them in.
 
They've been heat molded once, but have they been ridden? You can only heat mold a liner once or twice. Were they heat molded to your foot? Or someone else's? You could try to heat mold them again and focus on the calf section of the boot, but repeated heat molding will ruin most liners. If you have access to a good local bootfitter, take them in and tell him your problem. If the boots are new, and heat molded to your foot, ski them for a few days and see if they pack out at all. If the liners are already packed out from use by someone else, invest in some new liners and go ski them for a week. Breaking in boots is a painful process, but I prefer to ski liners instead of heat molding them.
 
no. you can mold them 2-3 times before you need new ones. especially if they feel too tight. remember, you can always create more room, but not make them tighter
 
all cables are as far forward as possible, and the liner has been molded ONCE to another persons foot.

when i was in store i tried on 26.5 fulltilt booters from this year, and the fit great without having to move the cables to the loosest position...

the ones i have now are last years wallisches and they're still small when put to the maximum looseness. i think i'll bring em in and see if i can get em molded to my feet again and hopefully that'll work to pack em in a bit.

any other suggestions guys?
 
As Far as I'm aware, the booters have a greater last (width) than the wallischs do, which could be why the wallischs feel really tight to you. I would definitely ski them for a few more days and then if they're still too tight, take them in to get heat molded and see if that helps any more
 
width is not the problem, and i was aware of that but thanks for the info

the tightness is around my calf, not around my actual foot. my foot feels great to be honest, but everything above my ankle is way too cramped. i'm thinking another heat mold and potentially a pair of flexier tongues should do the trick.
 
Nope, I was told by a reputable source that they can be heat molded about 15 times. Who did you hear that from?
 
I thought I heard that they recommend you replace after 3 times. Regardless, it is still more than the 1 that somebody above said
 
I should clarify what I meant. If all you're doing is heat molding the liners, you can heat mold them a few times. There are, or were a couple liners that could be heat molded a lot more than that. But most of the liners I've worked with didn't respond well after the third heating. The more you heat mold a liner, the faster it's going to break down and (generally) the worse it's going to fit after half a season. A lot of people try to correct pressure points and a tight fit by repeatedly heat molding a liner instead of adjusting the shell. Boot fitters have a lot of different ways of fitting boots. I could be wrong though. This is only what I've drawn from my experiences.
 
Not to thread jack, but I don't want to start a new one.

I'm having the opposite problem. I picked up a 25 12/13 wallisch after being fit for them. My fitter says the shell fit is almost right on (24 would be to small in forefoot/25 is a tiny bit long), but they don't feel quite tight enough in my forefoot area. I am coming out of a shell that was a bit wide for my foot that caused me to clap down the bottom buckles and squeez my forefoot. I am almost maxed out on the bottom buckle of the FTs. I have yet to ski them, so i can't really tell if they are going to be a little sloppy.

Would a a foot bed be a good option? Maybe just bad habits from the previous ill fitting boot?

 
If your boots are feeling loose when they are brand new, its only going to get worse. Really you should have gone 24 and just had the forfoot stretched if you needed it. You should always go for the smaller boot as you can make boots bigger but you cant make them smaller.

A footbed may help take up some volume in teh boot, but it will generally make your foot smaller.

If the boots are brand new it may be worth seeing if you can swap to the 24.
 
They feel very snug, just not very tight in the forefoot where the buckle is. It may just be because I am used to cranking the bottom buckles on my old boots. I am toes pressed to the front in the 25 until i flex, where they brush the front nicely. I can't imagine i'd even be able to get into a 24 length wise?
 
Well what was your unweighted size when you got measured? You said the 25 was a little long in length, so presumably taking 1cm off to go down to the 24 would not be too bad. A footbed in the 24 may help bring your toes back, and molding with toe caps/ punching the toe box may help.

Overall though no one but a bootfitter trying the shells on you can really tell you what will work best. It may even be a different boot. A smaller volume boot in a 25 may work great.
 
It was just over the 25 line. You're right tho, only a boot fitter can tell. He seems to think they will be just fine and has no vested interest as he is a friend. It's really the maxing out of the bottom buckle that worries me, but he says it shouldn't need to be very tight anyways since the rest of the boot fits. It may just take some getting used too. Thanks for you help +k!
 
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