Radar boot liners

[cragginshred]

My last pair of strada boot liners are worn out. I got a replacement pair from the vapor line. The foot bed insert can either go in the liner or in the shell with velcro to keep it in there. Who wears theirs inside the liner? This way seems the way it is designed but up until now I had velcro'd the footbed insert into the shell as it was easier to mess with if the liner came out.

[A_B]

I put mine in the boot first, and can't remember the last time they came out. I don't think the liner would fit right if I put it in the liner.

[skibumsam]

In the liner!? How can you feel the insert through the bottom of the liner? Definitely designed to have foot bed inside. Although if it works well to have the foot bed in the shell maybe I will try this sometime.

[JWebSki]

I put the footbed in the shell not in the liner. I have not needed to put velcro it stays in the shell even if the liner comes out in a crash.

[cragginshred]

When i initially got the boot set up I would crash and both would come out and it was a pain swimming after them then putting it all back together. Then someone suggested putting velcro in the boot shell and you actually feel the inserts through the liners. However, the new liners feel really comfy with the inserts in them! May try it!

[SkiJay]

I'm Zapz insoles in the shell first then liners. The Zapz fit Stratas like they are made for them. They're not zip tied in and have never come out in 1,500 sets, and release just fine.

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[wtrskior]

I have rs1 boots with footbeds in them. I heat molded them with the footbeds so they've expanded to the extra space needed. Can't see the benefit of using the footbeds in the shells vs the liners either, I'm an 8.5 foot in 9 RS1s.

[The_Krista]

I wear my foot bed inserts inside my liners (against my foot) and leave the inserts in the bindings...Theyve never come out. Every now and again I have to adjust before sticking my foot in, but not often. I like them :)

[Chef23]

I don't understand putting the footbed in the shell and not in the liners it just doesn't make sense to me. You generally want corrections like a footbed as close to the foot as possible.

[skibumsam]

@Chef23 that's what I was thinking too. The bottom of my strada liner is pretty thick too so I wouldn't think you could feel a footbed though it.

[Zman]

I only use the insole in one boot because it seemed to fit a little looser. I put it inside the liner, against my foot. Was curious if anyone felt (or knows) if insole in shell or insole in liner releases any better than the other? I think the liner I use without an insole goes in the shell just slightly easier. Probably just one of those situations, whatever your preference - both ways work fine.

[rawly]

I put the insoles in my liners , and cut a .015 " piece of plastic shim stock that I put between the insert and the shell. The shim is the shape of the footbed. The shim protects the liners from getting torn up by the bosses that encase the threaded inserts that attach the shell to the plate.

[RadarWiedmer]

I use mine inside the liner, not sure if you are heat molding the liners or not but I molded mine and they fit very comfortable inside the liner.

 

@Zman if you are talking about releasing in a crash, I have never had a problem with mine, they have released when I needed them too so far.

 

And just a side note to all, I found that the shell on the inside can sometimes fold over and be folded over more when inserting the liner to the shell, I always do a check to make sure the shell is in the right position.

Hope this helps!

[A_B]

What is the official design on this @eddie_roberts_jr‌ ? In or out?

[LZywicki1]

Just opened a box of 2012 strada that I picked up over last winter and both had the factory insoles inside the liners. The two pair of RS-1's that I had before, put super feet insoles inside the liners without any problems.

[Lieutenant Dan]

For what its worth, the instructions that come with the bindings specifically call out putting the "insole into the boot liner" after heating the liners for "custom molding".

[eddie_roberts_jr]

The boots were designed to have the insoles in the liners after heat molding.

[tbrenchley]

I don't use the inserts at all...I just took them out and only use the liner but that's just me.