Alpina NNN-BC Cuffed Boots

[bgregoire]

[quote="Lo-Fi"]
Tom, the Alpina 2500s are cool boots, but like I mentioned, all that support up in the cuff doesn't seem to transfer through to the lower part of the boot. I find the don't power my 10th Mountain skis much better than the Rossi BCX-6. I was really excited to get a hold of them, but I think they kind of reveal the limitations of the NNN BC boot binding system. Also, as someone alluded to in another thread, they seem to be spontaneously desintegrating (if you look carefully, you can see the welt cracking and the sole is delaminating:

Lol, maybe you can send them in for a refund?

I think I'm the one who commented on the synthetics boots of old. They just don't last. Those merrels are probably of the same era. Look at that leather! BETTER than new!

[athabascae]

Thanks Lo-Fi. Great information.

Ben, there is a pair of those old school Merrell leathers - size 44 - for sale in Montreal. I posted the link in the gear basket thread.

I have a pair coming from Seattle, can't wait for them to arrive.

Tom

[GEO]

The BC NNN (seeing I never had one) is looking increasingly sexy to me...
(yeah, I'm the guy that was posting all that nonsense about the NTN Freedom mounting).

It is always very nice (and lucky) to have heavy AND light gear. Ripping turns on NNN skate skis is pretty fun too, right?
I am kind of wondering what a pair of NNN bindings would feel like on by 10th mtn fishscales...

PS I came into a pair of BC NNN bindings... what to do?!

[MikeK]

I think that's what Lo-Fi was using in that vid: Alaska + NNN + 10th Mtn.

I was ripping around in a city park yesterday with my NNN gear. I looked like a fool I'm sure, but I sure would have looked a lot more silly with meidjos and BD skis!

Also I have to be honest, it was the most fun I had on skis this year I'm not sure if the snow was really fun or if it was the looks I was getting from people as I came soaring out of some scrub in long telemark arcs