by jbotti » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:45 am
Ray, in the first book ACBAES1, Harald gives an in depth description of Lateral vs. Rotary boots. Read this section and you will understand that what you will be looking for are Lateral boots. Rotary boots have lots of forward lean and a high ramp angle, and less lateral stiffness. Tecnica's recreational line is generally comprised of lateral boots. Higher end boots from Nordica, Salomon and Head are all Lateral boots.
At your weight, you will be shopping for higher end boots, so you will have less of an issue with seeing rotary boots.
Excessive forward lean is generally to be avoided. If you are tall, you can use more forwrad lean than someone shorter. Lange and tecnica are notorious for excessive froward lean in their recreational boots (even the high end ones), although in theri race lines it is less of an issue.
In general, Head boots have the least forward lean, followed by Nordica and then Salomon. JB.
Balance: Essential in skiing and in life!