I’ve just picked these boots up along with the mindbender 116c with kingpin 13s. It occurred to me since these are grip walk soles I could use them on my alpine skis (also grip walk) I clipped in to try it and they seem to lock in tight. Have you had any issues with these in alpine bindings? Thanks for the review!
Thanks for the great review! how do you think the boot skis downhill, between trees, or jumps with a hard and aggressive ski style? How much less stiff do you think it is compared to a true alpine 120 flex boot?
Yo! Yeah so I would say there’s virtually no difference between a true alpine 120 flex boot and this guy. You can ski just as aggressive and just as hard as you would in bounds but have the ability to walk up hill/through the parking lot better. Also, I believe that the flex rating is on the same scale as K2s true alpine boots as well but not sure about that.
Not sure if you said the size of the boot in the video, but what size are your boots and also what shoe size are you? I wear a 11-11.5 sneaker and I tried on the k2 mindbender 100 in a 27.5 and they fit but were pretty snug. Could barely wiggle my toes and when I took the boot off the liner came out with my foot. Overall comfort was good though. The shop didn’t have a 28.5 in stock.
Im a size 10.5-11.0 and I fit into a 27.5. When I tried the boots on they were snug but when you go to a ski shop they will heat up the shell of the boot and expand the inside of the boot just enough to make your toes roam freely. It was pretty impressive and highly recommend going into a shop and getting boot fitted.
@@DevynDuvall Gotcha. I think I’ll fit better in the 28.5 size. My current nordica boots are 28.5. Thanks for the info! They seem like a really versatile boot.
just got these, I notice some vids show an orange top clip vs blue? But anxious to try them out soon. Q? the forward lean bottom clip (you said gets filled with snow) I think you are able to flip it 180 degrees and inclease the lean, but my screws kept spinning? So i bailed on trying to take it out? Have you seen this? Seems the screws are pretty small so i hope they don't fail or fall out, may need to epoxy/glue them in place ?
I haven't tried to do anything with flipping this around. Maybe you should take it to your local shop and they may know how to flip it around. Sorry for not being able to help!
Thanks for the vid. Looking to buy the same boot/binding combo (vipec) as you've got and wondering how does the tech inserts work when toe is locked in? Do you have problem with friction like the other video on UA-cam?
I haven’t had an issue with any of that. They seem to work pretty flawlessly together and I really don’t have any complaints with the bindings or boots. Both have worked flawlessly for me!
Salut top vidéo continue juste tu n’as pas préciser la taille taille elle grand normale ou petit ( je fait du 43-44 et je prend du 280-285 mondopoint) mercii
Mine came with the grip walk sole, and I bought the alpine soles, but I noticed that I could click into my alpine bindings with the grip walk sole. Do you think it’s okay to do alpine skiing with the grip walk soles? Thanks!
The reason for this is my bindings allow for grip walk soles. These are the bindings I have and see how they allow gripwalk. Older bindings more than likely won’t accept these soles but majority of the new ones will. Hope this helps www.evo.com/outlet/alpine-ski-bindings/marker-griffon-13-id-2017?image=105843/683787/marker-griffon-13-id-ski-bindings-2020-.jpg&gclid=CjwKCAiAm7OMBhAQEiwArvGi3JB7GzsVzB3vp4rSyYugBYloz0myhTMx9PNHlt2yyZRKxbg84HcNRBoCUJQQAvD_BwE
I’ve just picked these boots up along with the mindbender 116c with kingpin 13s.
It occurred to me since these are grip walk soles I could use them on my alpine skis (also grip walk)
I clipped in to try it and they seem to lock in tight.
Have you had any issues with these in alpine bindings?
Thanks for the review!
Grip walk do.not fit alpine (flat) bindings. You need grip walk bindings or tech or mcn.
Thanks for the great review! how do you think the boot skis downhill, between trees, or jumps with a hard and aggressive ski style? How much less stiff do you think it is compared to a true alpine 120 flex boot?
Yo! Yeah so I would say there’s virtually no difference between a true alpine 120 flex boot and this guy. You can ski just as aggressive and just as hard as you would in bounds but have the ability to walk up hill/through the parking lot better. Also, I believe that the flex rating is on the same scale as K2s true alpine boots as well but not sure about that.
Not sure if you said the size of the boot in the video, but what size are your boots and also what shoe size are you? I wear a 11-11.5 sneaker and I tried on the k2 mindbender 100 in a 27.5 and they fit but were pretty snug. Could barely wiggle my toes and when I took the boot off the liner came out with my foot. Overall comfort was good though. The shop didn’t have a 28.5 in stock.
Im a size 10.5-11.0 and I fit into a 27.5. When I tried the boots on they were snug but when you go to a ski shop they will heat up the shell of the boot and expand the inside of the boot just enough to make your toes roam freely. It was pretty impressive and highly recommend going into a shop and getting boot fitted.
@@DevynDuvall Gotcha. I think I’ll fit better in the 28.5 size. My current nordica boots are 28.5. Thanks for the info! They seem like a really versatile boot.
just got these, I notice some vids show an orange top clip vs blue? But anxious to try them out soon. Q? the forward lean bottom clip (you said gets filled with snow) I think you are able to flip it 180 degrees and inclease the lean, but my screws kept spinning? So i bailed on trying to take it out? Have you seen this? Seems the screws are pretty small so i hope they don't fail or fall out, may need to epoxy/glue them in place ?
I haven't tried to do anything with flipping this around. Maybe you should take it to your local shop and they may know how to flip it around. Sorry for not being able to help!
Thanks for the vid. Looking to buy the same boot/binding combo (vipec) as you've got and wondering how does the tech inserts work when toe is locked in? Do you have problem with friction like the other video on UA-cam?
I haven’t had an issue with any of that. They seem to work pretty flawlessly together and I really don’t have any complaints with the bindings or boots. Both have worked flawlessly for me!
@@DevynDuvall thanks a lot. Hope mine will too! A little squeeky noise in my boots cuff while walking, but hope this will wear off after use.
Great review
Salut top vidéo continue juste tu n’as pas préciser la taille taille elle grand normale ou petit ( je fait du 43-44 et je prend du 280-285 mondopoint) mercii
Mine came with the grip walk sole, and I bought the alpine soles, but I noticed that I could click into my alpine bindings with the grip walk sole. Do you think it’s okay to do alpine skiing with the grip walk soles? Thanks!
The reason for this is my bindings allow for grip walk soles. These are the bindings I have and see how they allow gripwalk. Older bindings more than likely won’t accept these soles but majority of the new ones will. Hope this helps www.evo.com/outlet/alpine-ski-bindings/marker-griffon-13-id-2017?image=105843/683787/marker-griffon-13-id-ski-bindings-2020-.jpg&gclid=CjwKCAiAm7OMBhAQEiwArvGi3JB7GzsVzB3vp4rSyYugBYloz0myhTMx9PNHlt2yyZRKxbg84HcNRBoCUJQQAvD_BwE