Adding Forward Lean

[FNG]

I'm looking to add some forward lean to my Dolomites, but I'd like to avoid paying Twin Cities prices for it at a shop. Anyone got the inside scoop on the do it yourself method?

And in case it helps, I've got the following tools for the job:
1 Screwdriver
2 Green peppers sans mold
1 Steak knife set
2 toe-nail clippers
1/2 a fifth of lemon vodka
7 boxes of jello (various flavores)
3 jars of penut butter

[splat]

I'm looking to add some forward lean to my Dolomites, but I'd like to avoid paying Twin Cities prices for it at a shop. Anyone got the inside scoop on the do it yourself method?

And in case it helps, I've got the following tools for the job:
1 Screwdriver
2 Green peppers sans mold
1 Steak knife set
2 toe-nail clippers
1/2 a fifth of lemon vodka
7 boxes of jello (various flavores)
3 jars of penut butter

Oh, Dooood, that's so easy.

1. Trim nails.
2. Drink all the vodka NOW
3. Trim ball of foot w/steak knife. (Bite down on peppers)
4. Pour jello into boot.
5. Smear foot w/ peanut butter.
6. Insert foot
7. Buckle boot tight (or until jello and peanut butter ooze up from cuff)
7. Run screw through top of boot and foot 1-1/2 inches behind toes.


then ski!

can't get much more custom than that........

[PNWbrit]

Oh, Dooood, that's so easy.

1. Trim nails.
2. Drink all the vodka NOW
3. Trim ball of foot w/steak knife. (Bite down on peppers)
4. Pour jello into boot.
5. Smear foot w/ peanut butter.
6. Insert foot
7. Buckle boot tight (or until jello and peanut butter ooze up from cuff)
7. Run screw through top of boot and foot 1-1/2 inches behind toes.


then ski!

can't get much more custom than that........

and the green peppers?

[FNG]

Seriously though, any suggestions?

[CaddyDaddy77]

How much more fwd. lean do you want?
What Dolomite boot?

You should be able to finagle some shims either from a shop or DIY, pretty easily.
The premade ones from various companies will probably work better as they are already tapered. You could put some foam in, the back and get a decent job done but the tapered shims will work better.

Ask a shop if they have an extra Technica or Lange fit kit laying around. Most shops have a drawer crammed full of them. Just look for a pre-drilled spot or add one in the cuff, and figure out with the shim where it's most comfortable and screw it in there. Might take a day or two on the hill adjusting it.

Help?

[72Twenty]

I used some Technica shims in my Lange's, then I came along a Lange set and switched to those. They both worked well. (sorry, the Technica ones are long gone or I'd send em to ya.)

[FNG]

Yeah, that helps. I've got the Sintesi 6.5, and the idea for adding more forward lean came after trying out a buddies Comp 120's for a few hours. I'm not sure how much of an increase in lean angle that is, but I was definitely more agressive and confident with the stance of tha Langes, although my feet were in excruciating pain after a few hours (feet are size 8.5 EE with matching bunions and wide instep area). I'll give the shims a shot. I'll be working in a shop back in Michigan for a month over winter break, and we used to be a Lange dealer so I'm sure there are some parts around still.

Thanks yo.

[Lynx]

would something simple like a heel lift help this problem?

when my boots were new, and not yet customized at all i was hating life. i tried adjusting the forward lean adjustment on the boot, but it didnt really make a difference, and then a bootfitter told me i shouldnt actually move that. in the beginning i put my previous custom footbeds in there along with their heel lifts and was again loving life. now i have cutsom footbeds and foam liners for those boots and didnt have to do anything to the forward lean. but i am no boot expert so i'd like to know more as well.

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"Heel lifts have many uses. They can increase forward lean by increasing your boot ramp angle, help stop heel lift, reposition the ankle bone......."