What is MONDO exactly

[Andy Mink]

I was told there is a limit to how much you can punch a toe box if it will interface and release properly with the toe binding.

This is true. Especially in the very front of the boot where a significant punch can interfere with forward pressure.

 

[Vincent_Diesel]

Very cool. I just did this and measured 25.5mm. My boot size? 25.5 Mondo,

I assume you meant centimeters...

 

[raytseng]

agreed, also keep in mind there are different shapes for different toe shapes.
Sometimes the boot is shaped where Big toe is longest point and the measurement is matched to that toe. Other boots or companies they think you have a stubby big toe and 2nd or middle toe is the longest toe. If you don't match up, you can be .5 to 1 cm off from the size that's actually the closest size choice for you.
You also cannot tell how much they take off for the littller toes

 

[Marker]

My wife's middle toe is the longest, she calls them goddess feet.

 

[James]

agreed, also keep in mind there are different shapes for different toe shapes.
Sometimes the boot is shaped where Big toe is longest point and the measurement is matched to that toe. Other boots or companies they think you have a stubby big toe and 2nd or middle toe is the longest toe. If you don't match up, you can be .5 to 1 cm off from the size that's actually the closest size choice for you.

What ski boots don't have the longest point in the middle?
Snowboard boots are shapes like feet, ski boots are shaped pointed in the middle. There's only so much you can go away from that and fit into an alpine binding.

 

[raytseng]

yes agree outer shell same middle is longest point , but my point is l in the liner or inner shell plastic did they make for bigtoe vs middle toe and all of this is the fine tuning of .5 or 1cm differences, these are things that a bootfitter can customizen but an off the shelf perfect fit is better than having to customize.
Or as a customer suffering through approx 3 days of a smashed and falling aleeping toe until liner wearmold and pack out the liner thst was designed for a stubby toe.

E.g. my thirtytwo snowboard boots are notorious for not being sized for big toe but for 2nd or middle toe and if you Google this you find results from lots of people saying smashed big toe saying pick another brand for bigtoe sized toebox