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We spend so much time reviewing the news these days on our Blister Podcast, we were officially overdue to have Cody Townsend back on GEAR:30 to talk about his current gear preferences and the specific gear he’s using most these days. So today, we remedy that.
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Gear Your Most Picky About? (1:12:22)
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Cody: “Try boots on. You just gotta try boots on….”.
Oh yeah. I’m currently doing a project to pick out my next pair of RD boots (92-95 mm), and thus far I’ve managed to try on four different pairs, with one or two more to go. It’s interesting how they all fit completely differently. Thus far one does a pretty good job of matching the overall shape and volume of my foot (it’s an RD boot, so it’s of course still going to need lots of griding), while the other three did not.
The problem is that you’re not going to find which one is best for you by walking into a single retailer, because essentially no one carries five or six different brands of WC boots. So unless you live in a place with multiple race shops, or in a city that has a race club with a race night where all the brands bring samples, you need to order them from the manufacturers, find the one with the best fit, and then bring it to your bootfitter for work.
Jon: “For 20-some years of skiing in pretty tight ski boots, I think that I’ve just gotten real used to your feet just going number pretty early in the ski day…..”
Of course everyone is different, but I’ve found, ironically, that the warmest boots are those that are so close-fitting that the hold-down comes from the shell rather than the liner (so I use them with the thinnest, most supple race liner I can find, which thus far has been that from a ZB). I find when the hold-down comes from the liner, you need to buckle the boots tightly to get sufficient compression, which reduces circulation and leaves my feet cold. But when the hold-down comes from the shell, one doesn’t need to leave the boots as tightly buckled.
To visualize the latter hypothetically, imagine putting on a thin liners, putting your feet in a bucket, and then filling the bucket with plaster of paris. Once it hardens, your feet will be locked in place withouth needing pressure to do so.
I’m boggled by zip fits for touring. Clearly it’s me because they’re quite popular. But talking about a 1200 gr tour boot, and then later saying you’re mostly also in a 500+ gr zip fit liner is a bit misleading. You’re netting out to a ~1500 gr all-in boot. Curious then on a solly summit + zip fit vs say a stock hoji or maestrale RS.
I do like the liner quiver idea though. I swap between tongue and wrap to skew more uphill or downhill.
Good talk!
I always enjoy these podcasts, but something i caught that i haven’t heard before is pole length. i have used sternum length — inch above or inch below. i have always noticed that in steep terrain, i perform better with shorter. what you described sounds a lot shorter than i have used. Could you guys elaborate more on this.