Forgot, Alpina bring back the BC 2000 in Xplore, that was a great boot!

The Xplore is a great concept, can you bring us Xplore V2? Add easily transition from flexor to free pivot with a simple switch like a Voile switchback. Add a similar easy transition of flexor hardness. Add a cable option. Get a boot manufacturer to make an Xplore Excursion. With these ther would be...

If I had the funds and time, I’d find an old Excursion and buy the cheapest Xplore boot I could find. Then I’d rip the front sole off both boots and then bolt front half of the Xplore sole to the Excursion.

Pretty sure Voile uses Nylon, possibly with fiber reinforcement for most of their plastic parts.

Agree on Excursion as wider than T4/3. An intuition liner like posted above can be heat molded really thin. I think you would be way better off with an Excursion with a wide ski like Hoks. Also agree about turn ability of Hoks. I have its predecessor from Karhu and the permanent skin is really grabb...

Optimum quiver n+1

I think the Xplore is a good concept but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. As said above the pins could have been larger, the pivot maybe even a little further back. But the big thing for me is the process needed to change the flexor. With a hinge and a simple lock mechanism, one could easil...

It was all we had and we didn’t know any better. Why torture yourself?

The cheap weld wood contact cement sold at hardware stores actually works well on soling. It comes in handy small bottles also. Sometimes they even have a brush attached to the lid which is the best way to apply contact cement. But sometimes there is only a plastic stick on the lid. This is easily r...

Contact cement like barge is the standard glue for apply soling to shoes. Make sure to use a thin layer on both surfaces and allow adequate dry time and then pressure the two sides together. If it doesn’t stay together you can the resort to a flexible cyanoacrylate like Boot fix glue. Contact cement...