Comments on: Delirium Strikes — Garmont Beef Boot is the Red Bombshell http://www.wildsnow.com/4882/garmont-delirium-boot-review/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:50:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Phil http://www.wildsnow.com/4882/garmont-delirium-boot-review/#comment-49714 Phil Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:14:51 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=4882#comment-49714 Has anybody had any problems with the rubber "water seal" on the front of the shell being cut into by the sharp plastic edge on the other side?. It seems to happen when the boot is in tour mode. Has anybody had any problems with the rubber “water seal” on the front of the shell being cut into by the sharp plastic edge on the other side?. It seems to happen when the boot is in tour mode.

]]> By: jake http://www.wildsnow.com/4882/garmont-delirium-boot-review/#comment-39048 jake Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:46:55 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=4882#comment-39048 Hmmm. That is interesting. I just got done putting Quadrants, Shoguns, Deliriums, Titans, and Mobes into a pair of FT 12s and was noticing the non-uniformity of the about of boot sole that makes contact with the lower portions of the toe wings adjacent to the springs. Some boots with less rubber (shoguns) make zero contact with the wings. The Mobes make a bit of contact at the bend in the metal leading up to the pins. The Quadrants and Titans have a bit more rubber making contact just below that metal bend. But the Deliriums rubber sole runs flush on the toe wings all the way down to the springs, maybe even a little past. A truly large disparity given the small differences between all the other boots. Plus it really does chew up the plastic above the fittings, and it is noticeably harder to release the toe. We are in the process of talking to Garmont to see what they say. But after our little test runs here we now have two pairs of Deliriums that will be hard to sell as "new" due to the gnarled plastic on the toe. As always Lou, thanks for being there to hear our concerns and lend your $.02 Hmmm. That is interesting. I just got done putting Quadrants, Shoguns, Deliriums, Titans, and Mobes into a pair of FT 12s and was noticing the non-uniformity of the about of boot sole that makes contact with the lower portions of the toe wings adjacent to the springs. Some boots with less rubber (shoguns) make zero contact with the wings. The Mobes make a bit of contact at the bend in the metal leading up to the pins. The Quadrants and Titans have a bit more rubber making contact just below that metal bend. But the Deliriums rubber sole runs flush on the toe wings all the way down to the springs, maybe even a little past. A truly large disparity given the small differences between all the other boots. Plus it really does chew up the plastic above the fittings, and it is noticeably harder to release the toe. We are in the process of talking to Garmont to see what they say. But after our little test runs here we now have two pairs of Deliriums that will be hard to sell as “new” due to the gnarled plastic on the toe.

As always Lou, thanks for being there to hear our concerns and lend your $.02

]]> By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/4882/garmont-delirium-boot-review/#comment-39046 Lou Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:08:21 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=4882#comment-39046 Jake, it is common to need to skive or shape the sole of some boots to be optimum for tech binding. Reason being that no sole shape or binding dimension standards exist for tech bindings. I don't recall having to do such for our test Deliriums, but we're so used to doing that sort of thing perhaps we left it out of the review. Lou Jake, it is common to need to skive or shape the sole of some boots to be optimum for tech binding. Reason being that no sole shape or binding dimension standards exist for tech bindings. I don’t recall having to do such for our test Deliriums, but we’re so used to doing that sort of thing perhaps we left it out of the review. Lou

]]> By: jake http://www.wildsnow.com/4882/garmont-delirium-boot-review/#comment-39044 jake Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:00:23 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=4882#comment-39044 Lou- We have the Deliriums in shop and have noticed a rather inconvenient problem getting the toe fittings into the dynafits (both rads and FTs, but more so rads). Visually the rubber on the sole of the boot is much thicker than other Garmont boots (radiums, shoguns) and a bit thicker than other beef boots (Titans, Mobes). With a hand it is very difficult to get the Delirium into the toe jaw, and it totally chews up the plastic just below the fittings. With a foot in the boot to toe-in on a ski it is easier, but still considerably harder than in a Shogun (shogun on left foot, Delirium on Right). Did you have any issues, any wear on the plastic of the toe, anything like what I am mentioning? Hoping to avoid sending all problem boots back to Garmont. Jake Lou-

We have the Deliriums in shop and have noticed a rather inconvenient problem getting the toe fittings into the dynafits (both rads and FTs, but more so rads). Visually the rubber on the sole of the boot is much thicker than other Garmont boots (radiums, shoguns) and a bit thicker than other beef boots (Titans, Mobes). With a hand it is very difficult to get the Delirium into the toe jaw, and it totally chews up the plastic just below the fittings. With a foot in the boot to toe-in on a ski it is easier, but still considerably harder than in a Shogun (shogun on left foot, Delirium on Right). Did you have any issues, any wear on the plastic of the toe, anything like what I am mentioning? Hoping to avoid sending all problem boots back to Garmont.

Jake

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