Topic: has anyone tried?....

[Dark Knight]

I'm working on a way to quickly locking and unlocking your normal shoe in place without needing straps. It is based on a variation of a ski lock I've seen.

Has you pointed out have a shoe strapped to the stilt means you have to carry another pair of shoes and if your moving about where to put them while bocking.

[JT]

I just zip tied a pair of old shoes at the back through the loop of the shoes, they stay in under the snowboard bindings but im debating keeping them on doe to how i have to take off my street shoes to get in my risers

[Smurf]

well? where's your report then??

[MrDimmu]

no harm in trying the blades though as logn as dont cut them

[Smurf]

still think you should just get a cheap set of snowboarding boots instead......

[MrDimmu]

Im going to try taking my chassis of my K2 Nemisis roller blades to have a boot i can leave on there as got lots of foot support and comfy as hell il let you no how goes and how much i fall i think weight wont be issue maybe bulkyness might have to get a hack saw to them as they got big back plate!

[Smurf]

I'm still considering using snowboarding boots - having been out on my risers for the first time today - I used my quiksilver shoes but could feel my feet moving around in my shoes. I ended up having my laces tied so tight that it hurt my feet after a while.

If I can find a cheap set on ebay I'll give it a try......

[zackiz]

I use army style boots when I bounce and it works better the with ordinary shoes;)

[marlee]

i tried snow board boots once it was a lot of stabilty but also a lot of work in the end it wasnt worth it

[Lukey]

I just use bindings and havent felt the need for stomp plate or increased ankle covering etc.

[Smurf]

yeah I've seen that - that is what made me think of using snowboarding boots to start with...

[XarnuSonci]

get the smallest ones they have, and wear big shoes. I think bill C has a method for making small shoes fit into the straps on powerbockresources.com

[Smurf]

well, I HAVE size 5 feet, so what size should I go for to just use the straps??

[XarnuSonci]

another reason that wouldn't work is you'd have to get much longer straps.  The straps that i got for my risers are off a kids binding for someone with size 5 feet.  and a size 5 snowboard boot binding fits my size 12 shoes perfectly so i'd have to get much longer straps to go around my size 12 snowboard boots

[Smurf]

yeah i've already PM'd Dom and said that I want a set if he gets anymore, just wondered if there was a reason that no-one seemed to use the boots, but the bulkyness makes sense....