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Boots in correct Mondo Size - Too small?

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#1 ·
After carefully reading the "Boot Size thread" by Wiredsport i bought my Boots in my mondo size. My feet measure 267mm so i bought Mondo Size 27.
But even after 10 days of riding they feel too small. The only riding position my toes do not heavily touch the front is when doing toeside turns - then my feet get pressed in the heelcup and it feels okay. But when doing heelside turns or even when i ride straight downhill my toes do touch the end fairly strong. At the end of the day my toes do really hurt. Is there anything i can do now?
I kind of regret buying them that small.
 
#2 ·
if you read the thread closely, there is no way around shopping for boots except to try them all on. if all our feet were shaped exactly the same, we wouldn't have these problems. all feet are different.

couple things you can try:
get a heat fit. waiting for boots to pack out can be a bitch sometimes, especially if they don't fit correctly.
you can try using new insoles or taking out and riding without them.
try messing with your liners.
 
#3 · (Edited)
Thanks, the problem is the liner i think. They are very thick. When i put my liners from my old boots in (which are thinner and 1 size bigger) it feels better.
I will ride the new boots + new liners a couple more days and also try heat fit etc. If it still hurts then i will put in my stinky old forum liners :dry:
 
#4 ·
Is that what Wired recommends for you? Did you also measure your width? Are you high arched, flat footed, are there any issues that are not addressed? Did you get heat fitted, did you try different liners? I also went through Wired's thread, we figured out that while I am a men's wide, but they don't make boots in my size 6 I had to move up to six and a half but even then I still had issues with my boots that were addressed by an REI boot fitter. We tried two different liners and then we heat fitted using thin socks. Since I just had my first run in them and even though they are half a size too big I still feel my boots are too small to walk in my toes are hitting the front of the shoes but on the board they are great.

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#5 ·
Width is good, its just the length that causes some pain after a full day riding.

I still feel my boots are too small to walk in my toes are hitting the front of the shoes but on the board they are great.
Thats someting i just don`t understand. When I`m snowboarding I`m not in riding position the whole day! Okay the boot should be mainly good for riding, but still okay for waiting at the lift or building a kicker. We aren`t racers...
Whats the benefit of toes hitting the front anyway? Why not have 5mm space? It should be possible to have a snug fit and no heel lift without touching the front, or am I wrong?
 
#7 ·
I do cut my nails every day pretty much, should be a habit.... not only that but make sure you arent using some old ass thick socks that take up a hole shoe size..... One caveat that the sizer should have is the type of socks you wear. If you wear thick ass socks you should go a half size higher.....
 
#10 ·
Hi Nick,

Let's see if we can get you sorted. Since we are joining your process a little late in the game please help us by backtracking a little. Please measure both your barefoot width and length and post photos of the measurements. We also need to know if the boots have been heat fit.

STOKED!
 
#11 · (Edited)
Thanks for fast response!
The boot is a deeluxe spark xv mondo size 27 ( I use it for splitboarding too)
When I step on the insoles I have about 5mm overhang.
Anyway... its not the case that my toes do extremely hurt and that i have to stop riding during the day. But I feel a fairly strong pressure on my big toes and at the end of a full day riding the big toes do hurt and I feel great pleasure getting out of the boots.
I`m not sure if I could ride 2 or 3 days in a row with that boots. My toesnails are trimmed and I wear very thin ski socks. The liner is the PF Model they are not supposed to be heat fitted. So no - I did not heat fit them.

This is my left foot, its slightly larger (1-2mm) than my right foot
 
#19 ·
I talked to deeluxe last friday and they told me that it is possible to heat mold the performance flex liner. But in comparison to the thermo flex liner the molding process is possible only one time. So you have to be sure not to f*ck it up.
They also said that i could try to remove the insole and ride without it. I think i will try this first and if it does not work i can still get the liner heat molded.
Maybe i should have bought the boot with the thermo liner in the first place. It looks differently shaped. Even without heat molding it seems to offer a lot more space at the toes:
TF liner deeluxe.com : Thermo Flex Liner BLACK
PF liner deeluxe.com : Peformance Flex Liner BLACK
 
#20 ·
I talked to deeluxe last friday and they told me that it is possible to heat mold the performance flex liner. But in comparison to the thermo flex liner the molding process is possible only one time. So you have to be sure not to f*ck it up.
Hi Nick, Well...the part about it being heat moldable is correct. That is because it is an EVA liner. The part about it being only moldable once is incorrect. Again, that is because it is an EVA liner. :) Do not hesitate to heat mold these. That should be your first step.
 
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