A Look Back at the Venerable Salomon SX Series of Ski Boots with SkiTalk.com and Jim Schaffner

Jim Schaffner joins Phil Pugliese in this throwback video, looking at the history of the Salomon SX series of ski boots including racing, ski movies and the following this boot still has today.
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0:00 - Intro
0:12 - Phil introduces Jim Schaffner
0:40 - Jim talks about the history of the Salomon SX ski boots starting with R&D
1:40 - Talk about how they started from the ground up and sizing the boots.
2:00 - Jim shares how Salomon addressed holding the heel in the heel pocket of the boot
2:30 - Measuring thousands of feet
2:50 - Heal instep perimeter addressed
2:53 - The Salomon Sizer developed
3:39 - Why did Salomon get away from it? (Phil asks)
3:53 - Jim answers from his perspective
4:20 - Other boot manufacturers realized Salomon was getting the market share because they built a better boot
4:40 - Jim explains the first patent that Salomon had in this development
4:46 - The Cable that runs up and over the instep is controlled by a lever on the back of the boot, under the pivot point of the cuff and the spoiler with had a perfect angle. By patenting no one else could circumvent the patent
6:10 - Phil thanks Lou Fliszar for loaning the Salomon Sizing device used in this video
6:20 - Chat about Salomon's 75th anniversary and their book
6:30 - Jim talks about George Salomon,(on the cover of the book) and his importance in team building, inventing and R&D
7:10 - Jim talks about the evolution of Salomon boots moving into 4 buckles, skis and nordic
7:35 - Phil talks about the evolution of the SX boots including Steve McKinney's SX 91.
8:15 - Recognition of the speed skiers who've succeeded in the SX 91 and SX 90 Equip ski boots, Steve McKinney, Mark Ghiradelli, Ross Anderson.
10:00 - Improvements came like forward lean, adjustments, boot board, and buckles
11:00 - How we measure feet now, with a branock and tape measure
14.30 - Discussion of the actual volume of a ski boot
15:15 - The last generation of the SX ski boots. SX92, SX82. SX93 and SX95. Notes most versatile with shims other tools.
16:48 - Jim expands upon the commercial aspect and retail aspect. One single real buckle that goes to the closure of the boot as well as the instep tightening. Previous versions had two separate cables/closures to accomplish this.
18:15 - the profit from the development of these boots generated enough profit to allow Salomon to build a ski factory to enter the modern ski market.
18:36 - Mike Foote Skied The Big at Big Sky on SX ski boots and inspired the thread SX in the wild where we have pictures of people still skiing SX ski boots today
19:10 - Discussion of the materials these boots were made with and how it translates to today
20:20 -Longevity of the boot because of materials and replaceable soles.
21:25 - Flex adjustments
22:06 - Phil asks Jim, If Salomon asked him to collaborate to build another SX. what would he keep and what would he change.
25:55 a sidebar on fun with the SX in the movies, Scot Schmidt, Glen Plake, Mike Hattrup, Blizzard of Ahhhs