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is reduced footprint legit?

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#1 ·
So Im 5 9 160lbs and am cursed with size 12 feet. Honestly Im sick of being subjected to just buying mid-wides n wides and recently I read about newer boots having reduced footprints. Im definitely kinda skeptical. Any of you out there could say if you feel you actually can size down a bit? Also any recommendations for a decent all mountain boot?
 
#3 ·
so its really not worth throwing down serious loot on it is what your saying if I dont need em? The rulers that I have now are only a season old but i get this weird pain in my left foot when riding them for a while hard. So even though Im not desperate for a new pair I wouldnt mind seeing whats available out there.
 
#16 · (Edited)
^This

I just traded my Salomon Dialogues for some F2.0's. Now the Dialogues were too big for me (hence I returned them), but the difference in boot size is crazy. The dialogues barely fit in my large size bindings and I had at least an inch of overhang on both sides of my board. With the F2.0 I have less than a 1/2 inch of overhang and my straps are damn near bottomed out on my large Formulas (size 9.0 F2.0's).

They make my feet look small. It's kinda weird. One thing to note, doesn't seem like they will pack-out much. At least not like the dialogues did.
 
#5 ·
I have size 9 DC Judge boots (2012) which I believe are rf. My brother has size 9 Celsius boots (2011 I believe) and we can't even fit each other's boots in each other's bindings. That's how big a difference it is between two size 9s. I'd say it feels like a good 2 sizes difference in the shell. I wouldn't expect that much of an improvement but you might be able to at least help your problem a bit.
 
#9 ·
The tech is legit. But if its only dropping you to 11.5 your probably still better off on a mid wide (of course your stance angles will also determine this). Another thing you might be able to do is ride a half size down 11.5 making the print 11 or smaller. If you ride allot this would be the way to go. If you do, heat mold them to open them up a bit before you ride. Also understand that they will be tight and have a break in period ( about 7-10 days on snow). If you don't ride allot then it wouldn't be worth waisting an entire season just to break in some boots. Ultimately its up to you but keep in mind your boots are the number one most important piece of your set up so take your time and try on as many as possible. GL
 
#10 ·
But even downsizing the boots and then downsizing your boards width, will it even make a riding difference considering bigger boots on a wide board probably rides the same as you having small boots on a non wide board?
 
#12 ·
I hear what your saying thanks alot. I live in NYC and usually only get a good 25-30 days but this year am really going to try to get at least 50 in. The biggest problem I have is that theres only like two shops around and they have an extremely limited selection. Ive spoken to ppl at dogfunk and they said non stop returns are cool, but thats just super annoying to deal wit. Ill definitely look for some of those salomons too
 
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