Thanks for the feedback. Narrow 99 is good, higher instep might be an issue, but now I know to pay extra attention to that part. According to what I’ve been told and am reading, the Dalbello Chakra has a 98 last. Was the Kryzma even narrower? Did the Chakra replace it? Just curious.@Jenny
I ski in the Roxa R3w 105 T.I. (The T.I. stands for “tech inserts”, not titanium)! It is indeed the grilamid plastic. I LOVE this boot! My feet are narrow at the heel, but wide-ish across the toes in a bony kind of way, ha. Instep is moderately high, too high for the Tecnica Mach1’s I previously had. Formally, I have about a 97 last foot, but the Roxa’s are a narrow 99 and I have done well with them this entire season.
I ski the Roxa in the “soft” setting and have honestly never tried the “stiff” setting. They are definitely softer than my Tecnicas, but laterally stiff. It took a few runs to get used to the springier feel of the cabrio style, but now I am hooked.
These boots are very comfortable for me with just the liner molded...no other work was done. I do wear 5-toe Injinji ski socks to keep my toes spread apart. The instep buckle is great for locking in my narrow heel. The boots are very light, and I swear I can ski a much longer day because of that. I am not currently taking advantage of their tech inserts, but it would be fun to have a touring setup with them.
FWIW, I got them with a regular DIN sole, not the GripWalk sole, because I have 2 pairs of skis with standard bindings. However, I can easily switch to a GripWalk sole if needed.
Glen Plake skis the men’s version....I figure then the women’s version is good enough for me.
I thought your fitter spent the winters in Whistler - I should have mentioned it, I guess. Anytime there’s a group of divas there’s a lot of collective info - missed my chance!
We spent some time talking to him already! Tried on one, talked about others. Planning to go back in the fall.
The Kryzma was a VERY stiff boot. I had it and had to remove the doo hickey (I really don't know what it's called) that increased the stiffness. It was a plastic piece that had 3 stiffness levels from around 90 -110. I also had the original Chakra and although the shell shape was the same, it WAS a much lesser boot. The intuition liner was not the top of the line one that was in the Kryzma and it wasn't even heat moldable. The buckles were not nearly as good, etc. My son's GF used my Chakras as a beginner boot and has had no problem with learning to ski using them - at the softest setting. She is very athletic though. I am not saying they were a beginner boot, just that the flex range made them super user friendly.
No the last was identical with the two boots. The Chakra was considerably softer in it's range. I found the stiffest Chakra setting to be the same as the softest Kryzma setting. Why I had both is a whole other story. The new model of Chakra is much higher end than the original Chakra and does seem to be more of a compromise between the two original models.
So, this is a plus in the Reasons to go to Mammoth list, then . . .
