Comments on: Dynafit ZZeus Boot Fit & Performance

By: Kent

Kent — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:41:00 +0000

This is what Dynafit had to say about Zzeus liner sizing:

“The shell for the ZZeus 27.0 and 27.5 is the same. The liner for the ZZeus 27.0 and 27.5 are different, both in the foot bed and the inner boot. You should be able to work with the 27.0 you have to make it fit like the 27.5 you originally tried on. I would recommend going to a high class, experienced boot fitter for this molding. Note they can’t be put into ovens, only towers.

There is a chance we will have the ZZeus liners in early December if you prefer to get a new liner completely.”

Cheeers

By: Kent

Kent — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:53:14 +0000

Thanks Lou. I did think of a visual comparison, but the shop near me doesn’t have a size 27.5 Zzeus in stock. I reread the piece Paul Parker wrote a while back on Radiums, and he mentions full and 1/2 size Radiums using the same liners with different thickness insoles. Makes sense to me that other manufacturers (like Dynafit) might do something similar. Cheers.

By: Lou

Lou — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:27:40 +0000

Kent, I wouldn’t be surprised if the 1/2 sizes were created by molding, but I’m not sure. You could find out by simply visually comparing liners in a shop.

By: Kent

Kent — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:43:21 +0000

Lou – thanks again for a great site. I tried on Zzeus boots in a local shop last year and concluded that I’m a size 27.5. I have other good boots so I didn’t buy them. But I recently got offered a killer deal on a pair of size 27s. A guy at a local shop told me the liner on the 27 and 27.5 are the same, but molded differently at the factory with different foot beds. I bought the boots and my toes are right up against the end of the inner boot. I don’t recall that being the case with the 27.5s I tried on, but I think that heat molding might fix it. I’m curious though – do you now anything about the inner boots being the same for the whole and half sizes. Cheers.

By: Lou

Lou — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:17:11 +0000

George, other than just blasting any moving parts with silicon spray, you need to figure out where that squeak is coming from before you can fix it with any mechanical mods. If you can get the boot to squeak at home, try spraying water on various moving parts, one area at a time. The water will act as a temporary lubricant and if the squeak goes away then you’ve got the location and can proceed with more permanent lube or mod. Quiet bindings and boots are nice!

By: Lou

Lou — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:10:06 +0000

Frode, sounds like the 26.5 if your baby. Interesting that one shop tried to sell you a 27 even without a 26.5 to try… And yeah, they do try to mold the liners at the factory with a last that’ll at least fit some percentage of the population, so there is always a chance you can use the boot without a shop molding. Properly done molding won’t make the boot larger than IT SHOULD BE, though if you have a really tight fit before molding, it’ll make more room.