NEW BOOTS

[DHS]

Hey guys. I am needing a new pair of ski boots this year. (My others are now 10 years old). Any advice on where the best place to buy them is? I don't want just any Joe fitting me up. Paul is probably the obvious choice, but I live in Warnnambool, and was hoping for somewhere in Ballarat, Geelong or Melbourne. Cheers!!

[Rednut]

I cann't vouch for their bootfitting as i haven't bought boots there, but Wetsports in Ballarat have a few brands of boots and a sidas footbed machine... ask for matt, he's a snowboarder but he seems to know what's what!

Geelong i've got no idea, but for melbourne... in alphabetical order of those i remember

Ajays - Ringwoodish
Altitude - City, Elizabeth St
Auski - City, Hardware Lane
Bumps - Elsternwick
EMC - Deepdene
Rider Plus - City & Ivanhoe

If i think of any others i'll put them up... but it's early in the year [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Azz]

No offense to Paul...................(have not met him yet, hope to soon)

D.H.S, take a holiday to Brisvegas and go see Greta. She should be back from Whistler soon.

[Paul Oberin]

Altitude in Elizabeth street if shopping in the city, ask for Mario.
Otherwise the others listed like Ajays see Robbie, EMC look for Doug and Bumps, see Peter or Andy, all have good boot fitting reputations.
Add in shops like Skiman at Hawthorn, and the Preston branch of skiers edge.

[Rednut]

skiman was the shop i couldn't think of... is box hill ski and skate still linked with skiman and selling boots?

[Paul Oberin]

Try to shop close to where you can get back to easilly as there is a good chance you will need adjustments along the way, so I don't suggest a trip to Brisbane, even though Greta is an excellent boot fitter.

[Paul Oberin]

Originally posted by Rednut:
skiman was the shop i couldn't think of... is box hill ski and skate still linked with skiman and selling boots?

Last I heard Box hill ski is now closed down.

[DHS]

Thanks guys. Bought my B1 bandits from Matt the rat in Ballarat. I will give him a try with my boots. I just wanted to make sure I got someone who knows what they are on about. After all, the boots are just as important as the skis!!

[Paul Oberin]

I have to ask as I have not heard of this Matt, how do you determine from the advice given above that "Matt the rat" is the best person to fit your boots, as that shop was not mentioned as being good at fitting boots, no offence to Matt, he may be a good fitter, then again he may not be.
Having a Sidas machine doesn't automatically mean that you have the expertise to use it and also have the many years of fitting experience to know how to fit boots, and has he done any advanced boot fitting clinics like Masterfit or the advanced sidas one, if so he may be alright.

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[BrumbyJack]

Rednut recommended him if you read the top posts