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    I tried on my friends valos the other day and the length was perfect, but the width was tight in the arch. the other shell didn't have a liner in it and as i was inspecting it, i came across an idea for flat footed/small arched skaters. similar to toe cutting, but arch cutting the boot. seems possible, but i don't have a pair of valo's to experiment with this on my own. i envisioned cutting the arch out enough to fit comfortably and not cutting too high to limit loss of rigidity of the boot. sounds like a justinthursday kinda project. thoughts?

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    i think valo should re design their boots. not having the raised heel would make them really good skates.

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    Quote Originally Posted by * View Post
    i think valo should re design their boots. not having the raised heel would make them really good skates.
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    ive done exactly what you're talking about. I have an extremely flat foot and so I cut a big chunk from that area. I also heel and toe cut them and the perform incredibly although not as well as xsjados!

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    ^didn't have a problem with the toes and heels, just the arch. good to know. maybe i'll pick up some used valo's one day and try this out.

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    I, too, have flat feet and have to dremel the shit out of my Valo boots where my should-be arches are, effectively widening them, to fit me properly.
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