Alpina Alaska 75 failure: again!

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Re: Alpina Alaska 75 failure: again!

Post by lowangle al » Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:56 am

That's a bummer Rod. Do you think switching to a non 3pin cable binding like a riva or chilli would prevent it?

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Re: Alpina Alaska 75 failure: again!

Post by Rodbelan » Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:10 pm

lowangle al wrote:
Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:56 am
That's a bummer Rod. Do you think switching to a non 3pin cable binding like a riva or chilli would prevent it?
It might be a solution... but my GF prefer Rotte ST or Voile (without cables)...
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Re: Alpina Alaska 75 failure: again!

Post by lowangle al » Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:06 pm

It's too bad when you have the boot that you like but there is a durability issue. My wife and I had that problem only one time with our 20 year old Merril Ultras. We booted up a steep section for a few hundred yards and when we got to the top all four of our boot soles had split at that spot.



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