Very comfortable boot.!

By NCThiker Ranked #503 - Cross Country Skiing February 19, 2008

I've used these boots a few times now and I'm impressed with their comfort and ankle support.
They tend to run slightly large in size, so if you fall in the middle in sizing, you might waant to go with the smaller size boot.
I'm a size 10.5 and went with a size 45 (11) and should have went with a 44 (10) being they run slightly larger in size.
The one negative is that you really need to lace these boots tightly in order to keep your foot tight to the boot, but this may also be in part that the boot is slightly big for me as well.
Also, there isn't much, if any at all support over the top of your foot, being the fabric tongue is lightweight vinyl and foam.
The plastic wrap around cuffs need to be deburred breaking all inner sharp edges too, otherwise they "might possibly" cut into the fabric portion of the boots. Sand paper or a stout nail file will work for this task.
I also replaced the thin laces that came with the boots with larger tubular laces.
All in all the 2050 Boot is a good match with the Fischer Rebound Skis that I also purchased for light duty BC adventures!

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