Andy Mink
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No worries! I'd like to hear from people who skied the RX vs Shadow. I did not ski the AS with them. I was on the Dynastar M-Cross 88. Really nice skis. Also a few turns on the Lusti CWR+95.Good review, Andy. I have found that the Lange recreational models, in general, are not as low volume as they are made out to be, or as I would like. So you experience aligns with mine there. Nothing against your take, but want to hear from a Lange habitué as well.
And did you ski them with the Montero AS?
I've only been on the boot for two spring days so far. With the higher temps the boot was fairly soft but still provided good feedback and control in the soft and often slushy snow. It does seem like it doesn't take as much drive into the tongue to get similar performance results compared to my Fischers. In my mind? Maybe. I'm looking forward to getting the boots out on a known run on colder days for a more in depth follow up. I'm done for this season though.The review focused mostly on fit (and that's really the most important part) but could you elaborate on how the dual pivot and the backbone ski? Lange blurb certainly sounds interesting but is it really something you notice? If so, which kind of skiing really benefits? The backbone thingey is something the the Tecnica Mach 1 has had for a few years, right?
Not the AS but I did with the WRT. Ahhhhh... Also with the SR88. Mehhhhh...Good review, Andy. I have found that the Lange recreational models, in general, are not as low volume as they are made out to be, or as I would like. So you experience aligns with mine there. Nothing against your take, but want to hear from a Lange habitué as well.
And did you ski them with the Montero AS?
Up-update:
This is my first attempt at keep moisture out. My hypothesis is the top over lap isn't compressing the little ribs on the dam, either because I'm not cranking them down enough or the ribs are hard enough they don't give. I didn't have any foam butbI do have ShoeGoo. I'll report back when I see if this works.
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This is off the left boot. The overlap goes left to right in the photo. The little ribs stick up maybe a millimeter.
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I ran ShoeGoo along the top of the main rib building it up to about 2.5 millimeters. ShoeGoo remains fairly pliable so I'm hoping it can compress and seal. The one on the left was the first one. The second one looks better. If I had three it would be perfect!
It's not the Lange last, but the Lange Shadow last.As people have said to me earlier in this thread, perhaps the Lange last just isn't for me. That is probably true. BUT DAMN IT I LIKE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SHELL!
#failUp-update:
This is my first attempt at keep moisture out. My hypothesis is the top over lap isn't compressing the little ribs on the dam, either because I'm not cranking them down enough or the ribs are hard enough they don't give. I didn't have any foam butbI do have ShoeGoo. I'll report back when I see if this works.
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This is off the left boot. The overlap goes left to right in the photo. The little ribs stick up maybe a millimeter.
View attachment 224715
I ran ShoeGoo along the top of the main rib building it up to about 2.5 millimeters. ShoeGoo remains fairly pliable so I'm hoping it can compress and seal. The one on the left was the first one. The second one looks better. If I had three it would be perfect!
I think you are right.If you are coming from an RX to a Shadow, forget everything you thought for fit. the Shadow is much more generous than the RX (and especially the new RS). The line is very good but I think it is also very generous. @Jeronimo, I think if you were in the LV, you owudl be much happier with the stock liner.
It's not the Lange last, but the Lange Shadow last.
I don't think you would be unhappy but the Lange RS130MV might be worth the wait too. It has a slightly narrower heel pocket than the Fischer.@Philpug given your impressions of my feedback here, you think I would be unhappy in the MV Fischer RC4 Pro Boa?