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The Espresso Episode with ZipFit’s Jeff Colt

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All Photos of the production model Espresso are courtesy of ZipFit. I’m going to lead with this and then make a quick exit. This November, ZipFit will release a new touring-specific liner called the Espresso. Ok. The exit.  ZipFit: What does it stand for? And what is it good for? The easy part first. Evidently,…

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  1. Slim

    2 interesting thoughts come to mind after listening to this:

    1: Where is the optimum uphill/downhill balance to be found? Is it perhaps a lighter, more freer moving boot shell paired with a better fitting, more supportive inner boot like this Espresso? Or the other way around?
    One way to test this would be with boots like the Kilo/XTR and the Blacklight/Ridge, that are based of the same platform, but add a tongue (and perhaps other things).
    Or of course, with two very distinct shells, like the Zero G Peak and Tour.

    2: how to create a quiver of boots. In an earlier article you proposed a 2 boot (and ski) quiver. Perhaps an alternative could be a “mid category” boot like the Ridge, Skorpius or Backland XTR, with 2 liners: a lightweight, free moving foam liner for the little skis and long days, and an Espresso liner for the bigger skis.

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