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Pete42074 Posts : 6 ONLINE	Posted on Jan 25, 2009 I am in my third season riding and bought a pair of atomic deed boots (about $165) when I started, I ride about 15 times a season and am an aggressive freerider and am thinking my boots may have had it. How long do you find your boots last? Any suggestions for a slightly stiffer boot in the 170 - 225 dollar range would be great.

snurfer Posts : 380 ONLINE	Posted on Jan 25, 2009 probably heel lift and too much flex in the shell...but I'm no expert if it's just heel lift, you can put in some aftermarket insoles with a wedged up heel and arch to maybe extend the life of the boot a bit
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WALOVE Posts : 265 ONLINE	Posted on Jan 25, 2009 50 to 100 days depending on the boot. Lace it up with out your foot in it and bend it in half, if this is easy then they are toast.
	165 mullet btx SHRED HAPPENS

Oddity Posts : 2732 OFFLINE	Posted on Jan 25, 2009 typically there's an entry hole on one side and an exit hole on the other.
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snurfer Posts : 380 ONLINE	Posted on Jan 25, 2009 lol
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hikingwithdogs Posts : 125 ONLINE	Posted on Feb 06, 2009 Hell my Soloman's are from 03 and their still gong strong with 200+ days of riding, I just have to keep replacing laces and some of cosmetics have fallen apart\off which I could care aless about. I am growing tird of laces though, my next pair of boots will definetly have e twist lock boa deal. EDIT: Like snurfer said above I did have to invest in a pair of 6$ heal lift partial short insoles from target to eliminate heal lift, shit at that price I can buy a couple a season if necessary. [Edited by hikingwithdogs on 2/6/2009 at 2:30 PM]
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ek3 Posts : 2 ONLINE	Posted on Feb 07, 2009 Posted by hikingwithdogs EDIT: Like snurfer said above I did have to invest in a pair of 6$ heal lift partial short insoles from target to eliminate heal lift, shit at that price I can buy a couple a season if necessary. [Edited by hikingwithdogs on 2/6/2009 at 2:30 PM] Did you find the short insoles? If so, what are they called? I have really thin heels so no matter what boot I try, I get heal lift.

murray_p Posts : 73 OFFLINE	Posted on Feb 08, 2009 if your shell is still good and just your liner is shot you can usually get a new liner from the company that will fit in your boot. like if the models havent changed drastically they will still use the same shape of liner. my malamutes are 5 years old, the shell is still in good shape but i have changed the pro-fit liner 2 years ago and that made them brand new again. if you love your boots use them until they cant be used anymore.

Dave_L Posts : 30 ONLINE	Posted on Feb 10, 2009 murray_p, I have Malamutes as well, I have riden with them for about 40 days total this year and last. I have noticed that they have packed out a small amount. How long did you go before getting the new liners?

jblaski Posts : 443 ONLINE	Posted on Feb 23, 2009 When you've owned them for 1.5 months and they look like this... Yep, 1.5 months old, and I'm still using them. (New boots are in the mail)
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NinjaOG Posts : 483 ONLINE	Posted on Feb 24, 2009 ^^how did you manage to do that?

Agent-G Posts : 3154 ONLINE	Posted on Feb 24, 2009 gasp 32's! I would never think that those boots would fall apart.
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elsnowboardo "Helpful Post Whore" Posts : 14671 ONLINE	Posted on Feb 24, 2009 Most typical 32 problem ever. 32 runs they're done.
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WALOVE Posts : 265 ONLINE	Posted on Feb 24, 2009 50+ days on this years 32's with no problems new record for me primes iyw
	165 mullet btx SHRED HAPPENS

jblaski Posts : 443 ONLINE	Posted on Feb 26, 2009 Posted by NinjaOG ^^how did you manage to do that? working as a terrain park manager. I'm in my boots 10-12 hours a day, 7 days a week. Spending a lot of time walking around shoveling and what not. Just last weekend I went 33 hours straight without taking my boots off.
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murray_p Posts : 73 OFFLINE	Posted on Mar 01, 2009 Posted by jblaski When you've owned them for 1.5 months and they look like this... Yep, 1.5 months old, and I'm still using them. (New boots are in the mail) that is what happened to my peter lines. 32 boots are shit. mine packed out 3 sizes and exploded in that same fashion in about 2 months of riding everyday. [Edited by murray_p on 3/1/2009 at 10:15 AM]

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