Cross country skiing boots - size & model selection
Cross country skiing boots - size & model selection
The choice of skiing boots for skating is a very demanding task today due to the fact that the factory design of carbon reinforcements is very demanding in terms of the shape of the foot. Skating boots for experienced skiers are often lighter compared to beginner boots.
The lining is thinner and the boots have a stiffer heel, which gives even better power transmission. The reason for this is the different trajectory of the skating style, which is much different from the traditional skiing style.
In skating, the ankles are heavily loaded and that is why the ski boots are designed to be higher and stiffer in the ankle section. In addition, the boots for skating have a rigid base.
This allows you to kick at the bottom of the entire boot and get more power to your skating kicks.
SELECTION OF BOOT SIZE & MODEL
- First perform a foot analysis according to instructions of the CinderellaFIT webpage and cut out a footprint board that you will take with you to the shop.
- In the shop, select the size according to the foot gauge of the manufacturer in question and remove the insole and step on it with full weight. Make sure that there is a space of 4-8 mm at the end of the insole, so that the measurement is correct.
- Fit a boot without an insole where you can get a better idea on how your heel sinks into the cup position to the outside of the heel muscle split. If the pressure is strong then it easily leads to the choice of a larger size and in use it leads to bad abrasions on the foot. If at this point you feel pressure in the heel muscle then this boot model is too narrow. With the help of the CinderellaFIT reforming service, the base cup can also be modified to fit.
- Next, pay attention to the area of the inner edge of the carbon reinforcement, which is heavily pulled inwards in the boots of several manufacturers, so it requires a high arch of the foot, which is not very common nowadays. If you have a low foot arch, then mono reforming is the only option. Shaped insoles that turn the ankle to the outer edge give no help to this problem.
- Next, check the shape of the last on the scalp area, where it is easy to identify the press by squeezing the boot by hand from that point. If you feel the pressure by hand, then the point can be adjusted to the right shape. Excessive pressure at the scapula transfers pressure to the outer edge of the foot behind the toes.
- Now check the last from the outer edge of the foot, starting from the heel towards the toes, about 5-9 centimeters, where the last begins to become wider. If the last does not widen in the same proportion according to your footprint, then the last easily causes numbness of the foot over a long distance. Next, check the width of the last from the back of the small toe where actually several have too much pressure.
All of the above arrangements work just fine for choosing a traditional cross country skiing boot.
Once all these steps have been completed then the choice is near right. Now you can do trades and do a test of skiing.
After the ski test, take the shoes and socks off the foot and take pictures of the foot from front to back and from the side, so you can see
which point in the last of the boot requires personal adjustment.
You can also always contact us if you want to confirm your selection in advance.
Call +358 40 582 4814