As I am a quite happy owner of AF 600's (the last version from raichle. the newer ones just got better buckles) I just wanted to write how I feel about them and ask some questions.
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There is one very bad thing about the 600's (the suzuka doesnt have the prob any more). The buckles open themselfes on their own!!!! They onley stay closed when you close them as hard as possible. So after 3 hours of riding there isnt much blood left in me feet.
Even opening them on the gondola or chairlift doesnt improve to much.
As the second buckle from the bottom is to long to close with great pressure it opens itself up very often. I got new ones Size S and hope they will work. I can instantly notice a instability it the springs open.
Very hard to get in if cold.
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Otherwise they seem quite perfect to me. For my weight 68 Kg they are hard enough. No probs at all. I love the freeride setting if the snow is slushy or powder. As for the moment I haven't got an ACL in my left knee I use them on my freeride and on my freestyle board too.
Superb for jumping, I love jumping and boardercrossing on my Raceboard. The boots just make the landing effortless. (That was the reason why I ripped my Cruciate Ligament, after two weeks riding hard only and then shortly taking out me freestyle board and going above a big jump landing in the flat, as I had done on the race board often before my knee just crashed through
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What is the spring on the Indy /700 really for. What does it enchance? I asked at a Intersport Eybl, big chain in Austria and they told me they could order a spring upgrade for 40 Euros. Is it worth it?