WBW Alpine Bindings 22/23
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Indeminfication, releasability, flat ski binding, system ski binding, bindings for boots with Grip Walk or DIN soles. So much to know about the least sexy part or your ski package! Yet you depend on them for safety and performance every day on the slopes. In this week's What's ___ Wednesday video Ryan and Jon talk through how we make sure you know your connected for maximum protection and fun when you shop bindings at the Haus.
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I have mismatched feet, so I wear two different sized boots, which makes the adjustable sized boot length binding- the Look konect system for example, a godsend.
You know what would be actually a fantastic improvement in bindings? If the binding makers could come together with a standardized binding mount and eliminate drilling holes in skis forever. Some ski shops are great, but I am certainly not the only one who has had a ski shop screw it up, or bought new boots that were just enough different in length to need to be remounted, but not quite enough to have the required distance between drill holes.
In concept this would be fantastic. But it would limit the types of constructions available to ski manufacturers, giving us a limited amount of "feels" under our feet. It would also eliminate the creativity and offerings from craft brands that don't work with a binding company directly. Food for thought.
@@BillPaulsSporthausGrandRapids I think this would be more than offset by the ease of mounting and performance improvement. I've had a number of "system skis" with a variety of mounting systems like Look Konect. Unfortunately they are all single option systems. You want X ski you get X binding. It would be awesome if there were a universal base rail that you could use different bindings on that all ski makers could incorporate. I get why manufacturers don't want it, they all want to say that their binding or system has some magic secret sauce.
Heck, it would be a massive improvement if skis were pre-drilled and had threaded insets like snowboards. But again, that would require binding makers to establish a standard for hole patterns.
You might not agree with the manufacturer on the best place to mount the binding. They make integrated kits already and they end up in the intermediate space for a reason..
GW is a pain in the rear. Who's going to change their bindings on multiple pairs of skis when traditional boots are no longer available?
Check with your shop on the availability of din soles for your GW boots if you've got older bindings that aren't GW compatible. We've been provided soles for almost all our boots, some for free, some have a small cost to them to the customer. While not everyone is happy about the binding issue, it's hard to find an everyday skier, and even some of us performance skiers, who don't enjoy the control while walking that GW offers when not in the binders. And if you've had a chance to boot back sketchy traverses, those soles are money!!
You said "Tyrolia" did you mean "Head" or are they one and the same? That´s interesting as Tyrolia bindings from the 80´s had a swiveling heal release--I´ve not seen any other modern binding which release laterally from the heal. Back then, I heard that Look bindings were problematic in that regard but lately, i´ve asked around and that doesn´t seem to be the case.
They are the same. Tyrolia makes all the Head branded bindings now.
@@BillPaulsSporthausGrandRapids ah..ic. Makes sense. I think the releasing heel makes a lot of sense and if they're good enough for Lindsey... Thanks for the clarification. I'm trying the Solomon shift bindings this season since I'm mostly on-resort but plan to do a little "side country" skiing.
@@bigwave_dave8468 we think you'll enjoy the Shift. Quite a few of us use them for exactly the reason you mentioned, although a few of us have some serious climbing days on that binding and have found it pretty awesome all the way around. THINK SNOW!