Why does the First Chair 130 cost $100 more than the 120

[Dustin.]

What am I missing...I was going to just pick my favorite color and have my bootfitter get to stretching plastic like you read about.

 

[rojo.grande]

They’re stiffer

 

[ericforman]

Plastic is expensive bro. And some plastic is more expensive than other plastic.

 

[BradFiAusNzCoCa]

Boss told me a general rule when I was fitting boots - $100 per 10 flex. This was in AUD though but still applies

 

[AaronO.]

Plastic is expensive bro. And some plastic is more expensive than other plastic.

Guess I never thought of that, but they do sell all of the different flex tongues as spares for $50

 

[Phatboy64]

I don’t know as far as FTs go but a lot of the time the 130 or higher boots boots have upgraded liners, so it is not always just the flex that is different.

 

[Dustin.]

I don’t know as far as FTs go but a lot of the time the 130 or higher boots boots have upgraded liners, so it is not always just the flex that is different.

This is what I thought initially, but it looks like the same liner. I didn’t realize a stiffer flex required that much more expensive of a boot, but I probably haven’t noticed it in the past since the “130” kind of range usually has other doo-dads that bump up the price too. I thought FT established small flex changes with that tongue piece, but I haven’t ridden a pair in a loooong time

 

[Kbob94]

I don’t know as far as FTs go but a lot of the time the 130 or higher boots boots have upgraded liners, so it is not always just the flex that is different.

This is 100% correct. Most all ski boots use the same external components but it’s the liner that changes a lot of the prices of a boot. So the stiffer a boot the more different foams that are used in the liner thus creating the higher price.

 

[toe-bang-gang]

because they are 130s instead of 120s

 

[Vishnuwettest189]

they go harder