@cameron wrote:

Fitwell’s Mondo sizing is very different from any other Mondo sizing that I know of. I would go off of their chart as their Mondo sizing runs really small.

Just for reference… I’m usually a size 12US and my Fitwell BC size 305 mondo fit perfectly.

Cam

This really annoyed me. Mondo should be Mondo. Fitwell has no more prerogative to define the relationship between US shoe size and Mondo than a thermometer manufacturer gets to decide how Fahrenheit relates to centigrade. Anyway, I’m US 11.5 and should wear a Mondo 295, but following Fitwell’s conversion I got a 300, and that worked well.

So has anybody modded a pair of fitwells to work with a dynafit or similar toe piece?

Sizing help greatly appreciated, I wear size US10 DC T Rice model fairly lose fit well at least now they definitely stretched through the years. Most recently I purchased VANS boots softer ones for park riding and bought them fairly snug size US9 and I like them possibly the best fit yet. But trying to figure out Fitwell size is causing me a headache I went as fair as measuring insole lengths to help the choosing process but that’s not going all too well. My foot length is 268mm. Insoles on the VANS are 165 and they sit snug and the length on the DCs is 175 which explains the lose feel. I even had a retailer measure the insoles on the Fitwells and that lead me to think at I might need to order sizw 270 but that concerts to UK size 7 and US size 8 which can’t be right unless Fitwell really run big for their size.

I read this entire post and I don’t see anything that specifically explains how fitwells compare to US boots I’m somewhere between 270-285 that’s 4 possibilities I wish they translated boot size by actual foot size or insole length that would clear up a lot of guessing. If anyone has a pair of 270,275,280,280 and are willing to provide insole length or foot length to compare that would be greatly appreciated.

I have a massive differential in size between my feet – my left is a little under a UK 9.5, my right is bang on a UK 8. US sizes are usually one up from UK – so 10.5/9!

My friends 280 fitwells fit my right foot perfectly, and my left foot the toe just hits the end of the box, so I would be buying 285s.

So going by that the size conversion published here would seem to be pretty accurate. Just remember that’s UK not US sizes.

And for reference I fit 275 TLTs, and my summer walking boots are UK 9.5 Meindls that fit like a glove.

caphizi,

Really appreciate the info, that really helped narrow down the size on the Fitwells.

tomster wrote:

WHEEERRE di you get these pics. I want this so much. I was just given an old pair of those skis (what are they called in english btw?), complete with bindings, but they are really heavy (1.7 Kg each, like a normal alpine touring ski :O ). I’m thinking maybe I could save some weight by fiddling with the bindings, but I have no idea how.

BOA? Feels like a step backward to me.
I don’t understand high-quality, Italian hand-stitching (bomber) and mountaineering sole (bomber) with plastic knob (breakable) and non-field-repairable wire lacing.

I also have mixed feelings about the BOA system, and the sole of the Freeride doesn’t look as good for climbing as the one on the Backcountry.
However I’ve seen a lot of different models from Fitwell in the last 2 years (non-snowboarding boots) and so far all of them look bomber, top quality, so I’m curious to get my hands on one of these.

I would just like to say to barrows that your high if you think TLTs climb rock better than snowboard boots….

I USE tlt boots and the phantoms so I actually have some true input… I used to tour on burton ION and even thought they sucked with crampons on they absolutely crushed climbing rock ridges VS the tlt boots. TLTS have zero flex and are very clunky when on sharp rock. this is just my opinion and I have spent a few years on each setup. Lets just say the fitwells are more and more appealing the more they work on the design. the rearward articulation is something they need to figure out as that is the main reason I converted to hard boots. that and the fact that they transition quick, sidehill well, front point like i had crampons on and ski well when you just cant keep a snowboard moving. I have a friend who is on them currently and he loves them, he also has no problem climbing or booting in them, they do look pretty bomber but the price of all these back country products is just getting to be downright insane. but thats a whole other thread.

I dont give a shit what you ride as long as it doesn’t slow me down. LET GET SOME LAPS!!! whatever works for you.

shred on my friends!