I tried that boot on at OR. WOWZER!!!The skis have next year’s Worldcup Rebels e-SL RD FIS top sheets and WCR 14 plates on them, she is also using the new WCR 3 boots, but without the SpineFlex buckles
@Tricia no offense, but I doubt you did At least that boot, that's used on WC tour, and not marketing "copy" of it.
@Primoz is saying that the boot in the pic is not what Wendy Holdener is skiing. I.e. what is being sold is not the same as what the WC athletes get.So, the boot that is in the picture above is the boot I tried on...
I don't think @Primoz and @Swede are talking about the difference between the WC and consumer versions. I have no insider info but am pretty sure that Holdener's boots are not made by Head, not least because her buckles look nowhere like Head. My hunch is that her skis might not be Head, either.@Primoz is saying that the boot in the pic is not what Wendy Holdener is skiing. I.e. what is being sold is not the same as what the WC athletes get.
So you tried on her boot, but the consumer version of it.
Ah...yeah. That could be too. Good point.
I'm not saying you are not World cup athlete caliber. We have never met, and I have absolutely no idea about your caliber level, even though I still think it would be pretty safe to say you are not, and neither am I.Are you saying that I'm not the caliber of a World Cup Athlete?
So, the boot that is in the picture above is the boot I tried on, and for the record, I said I tried it on, I didn't say that it fit nor did I say that I would ever attempt to ski it.
I am, after all, a mere mortal.
I'm not saying you are not World cup athlete caliber. We have never met, and I have absolutely no idea about your caliber level, even though I still think it would be pretty safe to say you are not, and neither am I.
I just said that I'm pretty sure you didn't try the boot Holdener (or any other WC skiers on Head) is skiing. Boots that are on display on trade shows or available in stores, have absolutely nothing in common with boots that are skied on WC... except for color and sticker design.
Not sure about first claim.... Maybe it's my English but when @Swiss Toni wrote:No one here is suggesting your WC skiers would use the boots that we mortals would use, nor that we mortals would be served well by using theirs. The divide is clear to all of us reading on this forum.
Spotted these today in the Kranjska Gora slalom - not the usual i.SL RD markings on Wendy’s skis... Something new?
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There has been a lot of discussion on this forum previously that many Head athletes (not only Holdener, but also Pintu, a few Swedes, etc.) use a white French boot whose name starts with "R"Whatever that boot is, it's not a retail head Raptor. The buckle setup is complete different, the hinge is not the same [salomon oversize pivot type], the studs on the spolier look odd too with that strange 'stripe'.
If I was glancing I would say it was a white Salomon or Atomic [parenthetically both Salomon and Head make boots in Hungary].
Yup, the Rossignol president made the accusation that Pinturault was using Rossignol boots. Assuming there was no secret deal with the Rossignol race department, doesn't this suggest that Pinturault was choosing to use the consumer Rossignol World Cup boots instead of what the Head Race Department could provide? Modified for sure, but modifications performed on an existing boot are going to limited compared to what you can do if you have access to actual production.There has been a lot of discussion on this forum previously that many Head athletes (not only Holdener, but also Pintu, a few Swedes, etc.) use a white French boot whose name starts with "R"
Whatever that boot is, it's not a retail head Raptor. The buckle setup is complete different, the hinge is not the same [salomon oversize pivot type], the studs on the spolier look odd too with that strange 'stripe'.
If I was glancing I would say it was a white Salomon or Atomic [parenthetically both Salomon and Head make boots in Hungary].
Are you saying that I'm not the caliber of a World Cup Athlete?
So, the boot that is in the picture above is the boot I tried on, and for the record, I said I tried it on, I didn't say that it fit nor did I say that I would ever attempt to ski it.
I am, after all, a mere mortal.
That being said, I understand that manufacturers have a "recreational" version of the real deal, so no surprises that something on the shelf at OR is not the real deal.
All I'm saying is, I was handed the boot in the picture in 24.5 (I measure a 24.5 but ski 23.5) and the 24.5 in that boot was tiiiiiiight.
Wendy Holdener
*And, BTW, no offense taken.
You do realize that I describe myself as an advanced female skier with an achievable skillset, right??