Spring system: how soft?

[slayer]

I have one friend who rides like this and each time he tries to get low down, his body mass center travels to the back of the board to compensate the problem of not being able to bend his ankles... IMO it works against the smoothness..

This is me! my current RC10's don't let my back foot flex enough. I do have a spring system, but guess it isn't working for me.

[Abrax]

Hey, Show us a photo and we will manage this working for you!

[slayer]

Hey, Show us a photo and we will manage this working for you!

was that meant for me? sure, I could do a video to show that..

[Abrax]

Sure thing. Show us a video

[slayer]

Interesting topic indeed,
As Rob says: I prefer to rely on springs that I can adapt, modify to set the motion I want, rather to rely on plastic deformation which is too much related to outside temperature change..
What works perfectly on a -5°C will become a very stiff boot at -15/-20 and before I switched ( long ago now, like Rob ) to .900 it was either too stiff or too soft!,
I prefer to have a plastic that has smaller effect on flex.

Indeed ideal boot would be an temperature inert material, as well as a ankle movement that is totally controlled by custom springs adapted to weight and power of rider...ideal boot would be a two part .900 with the zone in between made with neoprene or soft insulating material.
Something like this maybe:

download/file.php?id=8964&mode=view

Nils

Hey Nils,
This video I found looks like a very close match to your diagram!


cheers,
Slayer

[fivat]

And 650 g is sooo light!

Patrice Fivat

[slayer]

Thought I already posted this, but I guess it didn't come through.

Came across these boots:

and they seem to be very similar to Nil's picture and description. The spring system is quite interesting.

cheers,
Slayer.