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A top choice for ambitious skate skiers who want to move fast and maintain comfort.

For ambitious skate skiers, the Fischer RC5 Skate Boot represents a top choice for both performance and fit customization. This boot is dedicated to moving fast on the groomed track, but it isn't a podium chaser by default. Fischer makes two higher-end race boots for that (and those boots are designed entirely for speed, comfort be damned). The RC5 does share some traits with those boots, like a flex cuff, canting adjustment, and a Race Concept fit, but the RC5 also features a sole with a wide forefoot to give your toes room to move and a thermo fit that ensures near-heavenly comfort for long skate sessions. Consider this boot if your skate technique is already relatively dialed and you crave a little speed, but aren't prepared to submit your foot to a full-blown race boot.

Overall, the RC5's flex is stiff and its sole is medium-stiff. Coupled with the rigid external ankle cuff and the massive power strap around the ankle, this boot drives your power directly into your ski, just like its race-bred counterparts. The canting adjustment is a particularly useful option for skiers who may need to pay particular attention to lower leg or ankle alignment due to injury or basic body-angle geometry. 

  • Frame technology uses an injection process to combine a mesh of technical polyurethane material directly onto the upper to boost waterproof protection and long-term durability, which also keeps the boot's profile low and ensures predictable boot flex
  • R3 sole material includes a combination of rigid polyurethane and Pebax—Pebax offers the unique benefit of maintaining a consistent flex through a wide range of temperatures
  • Overall, the R3 sole features a medium-stiff flex that’s focused around balancing torsional stiffness with a wide forefoot platform—a torsionally stiff sole won’t torque or twist as much when you’re edging as you skate, so it allows you to predict exactly how your boot will feel underfoot so you can maintain balance and technique from kick to glide
  • Medium-stiff boot flex gives a skate skier the stiffness needed to transfer power during the kick and the flexibility needed to allow for proper balance and ski control during the glide
  • Hinged, external Carbon Flex Cuff supports the back and sides of your ankle to improve power transfer to the sole of the boot and into the ski—this Flex Cuff is embedded in a layer of EVA material that provides a layer of comfortable cushioning between your ankle and the rigid frame
  • Ankle cuff also features a canting adjustment that allows you to customize the internal cuff-angle lean of your boot to match the natural, internal angulation of your ankle—as a result, your lower leg, ankle, and foot can achieve a more natural position in this boot for improved balance
  • Speed Lock lacing system gives you simple and quick boot-lacing adjustment: just grab the front laces and pull, and the laces will tighten to secure the fit of the inner boot evenly across the top of your foot
  • External hook-and-loop power strap wraps around the ankle for support and to ensure the most contact between your shin and the tongue of this boot—increased shin-to-boot contact allows you to efficiently drive power to the front of your ski
  • Zipper closure is sealed to keep snow out of your boot, and the lace cover further eliminates the chance of moisture or snow finding its way inside
  • Easy entry loops give you a handhold so you can leverage your boot on your foot, making foot entry and exit easier than ever
  • Race Fit keeps this boot close to your foot but it has a wide forefoot to give your toes room, which offers maximum responsiveness in order to improve ski control and ski feeling without undue restriction
  • NIS and NNN binding compatibility means that this boot interfaces easily with bindings from most major brands
  • Fischer NIS bindings deliver a secure connection to the ski without screws, the NIS plate is bonded directly to the ski and uses a patented connection technique that ensures that the binding and ski can flex as one for the most natural feel underfoot, and the NIS binding can be adjusted on its mounting plate so you can move your binding fore or aft of the mounting point to achieve greater forward
  • For skate skiers looking for a ski at the higher end of the performance scale, the Fischer RCR Skating VASA Ski with Exercise Skate NIS Silver binding is an excellent choice, while those in the hunt for more of a sport/performance balance should consider the Fischer SCS Skating or CRS Skating Vasa Ski with Exercise Skate NIS Silver binding

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