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by Gatvol
Wed Feb 05, 2025 4:33 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Bellows won't flex at all
Replies: 12
Views: 4610

Re: Bellows won't flex at all

Thanks. I'll keep my eyes peeled on those sites.
by Gatvol
Wed Feb 05, 2025 3:14 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Bellows won't flex at all
Replies: 12
Views: 4610

Re: Bellows won't flex at all

Should also mention that I'm not a very confident tele skier and still sometimes bail out of turns with a parallel turn. I ski almost exclusively on piste in the East. Sometimes, I go out to visit my daughter in Montana and ski Big Sky. But most of my skiing is in Ice Hampshire. Next time you are i...
by Gatvol
Wed Feb 05, 2025 10:02 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Bellows won't flex at all
Replies: 12
Views: 4610

Re: Bellows won't flex at all

Should also mention that I'm not a very confident tele skier and still sometimes bail out of turns with a parallel turn. I ski almost exclusively on piste in the East. Sometimes, I go out to visit my daughter in Montana and ski Big Sky. But most of my skiing is in Ice Hampshire.
by Gatvol
Wed Feb 05, 2025 10:00 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Bellows won't flex at all
Replies: 12
Views: 4610

Re: Bellows won't flex at all

Thanks for all the input. I talked to a local shop and they felt I may as well replace not only the boots but my 20 year old World Pistes and the Rot. cable bindings, with something more modern. It seems like a lot of sudden expense but I suppose the best bet would be used skis and bindings of recen...
by Gatvol
Tue Feb 04, 2025 7:49 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Bellows won't flex at all
Replies: 12
Views: 4610

Re: Bellows won't flex at all

The bellows on my Black Diamond Seekers has hardened and can barely be flexed. Someone told me it might help to heat it with a hair dryer. Anyone have any experience with this problem? My guess would be the only approach that might have any benefit would be some kind of chemical treatment but my gu...
by Gatvol
Mon Feb 03, 2025 4:17 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Bellows won't flex at all
Replies: 12
Views: 4610

Bellows won't flex at all

The bellows on my Black Diamond Seekers has hardened and can barely be flexed. Someone told me it might help to heat it with a hair dryer. Anyone have any experience with this problem?
by Gatvol
Mon Feb 03, 2025 11:04 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Bellows won’t flex
Replies: 0
Views: 1305

Bellows won’t flex

I haven’t used my tele boots in nearly ten years. They are Black Diamonds that I only used for two seasons. Pulled them from the shelf and grabbed my World Pistes. On the mountain the boots wouldn’t flex. I mean the bellows had nearly solidified. Had to stem down the hill. How do I loosen them up?