Poster: A snowHead
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Recently switched over from 75mm to NTN. I usually attach the ski leash to the boots in resort but just realised the boots (Scarpa TX Pro) don't have D-rings. So just wondering if it is okay to put a ring/leash through the first buckle and attach from there to the ski? Would it mess up the boots it I crash? Or is it easy to rivet the D-rings onto the ski boots? Would be curious to see what people normally do? Ideally I don't want to wrap to ski leash round my boot - seem too cumbersome...
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One of the many benefits of ntn is that the ski has a traditional break so you no longer need a leash so not quite sure if I have the wrong end of the stick
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One of the many benefits of ntn is that the ski has a traditional break so you no longer need a leash so not quite sure if I have the wrong end of the stick
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Sorry talking about telemark here and they don't have ski brakes (unless they are rottefella bindings)
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euanovsky wrote: |
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One of the many benefits of ntn is that the ski has a traditional break so you no longer need a leash so not quite sure if I have the wrong end of the stick
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Sorry talking about telemark here and they don't have ski brakes (unless they are rottefella bindings) |
euanovsky, welcome to snowHeads!
I'm pretty certain the previous poster knew you were talking about telemark. I thought that Rottefella dominated the NTN bindings market (and as you say these have ski brakes). I see that some other manufacturers are also going to produce NTN bindings e.g US based TwentyTwo Designs (who previously made the Hammerhead binding)
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@euanovsky, Both Freeride and Freedom binding from Rottefella can have brakes -- so you don't have to have a leash. NTN boots tend not to have a D-ring to attach a leash to -- you can either use the front buckle or attach a keyring (a strong one ) to the buckle to make attaching the leash easier. My last 75mm boots had the d-ring on the same rivet as the buckle anyway.
I've gone to NTN this year - and the combination of almost a stepin and brakes makes putting your skis on a much less stressful experience.
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Thank you all (and sorry Charliee I somehow missed the ntn reference in your reply and thought you were talking about alpine skis).
I think I might have misled you a bit by not giving enough info. While I use ntn ski boots, the binding is TTS which doesn't come with ski brakes.
@Ski - do you think it's possible if I (or someone in the ski shop) will be able to add a d-ring to the same rivet as the buckle?
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My apologies, indeed I incorrectly assumed that you would be using Rottefella's NTN system - others may not incorporate a brake - as others have said its simple to add a ring by drilling out a buckle rivet and adding a ring.
I'm sure you will love the power and control that NTN offers - I love it but my legs still cry.
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My understanding is that if you clip the leash to any part of a boot buckle then a bad crash will be likely to rip the buckle off the boot. The buckle attachment is not designed to take the pressure in the direction that a leash would apply. I loop some thin strong cord under the tongue of my boots and clip to that.
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@euanovsky, Have a look at the front buckle of your Tx-Pro --- you'll find the D-ring there
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@ski I have a look tonight at my boots you're absolutely right. There's in fact a ring in the first buckle! It's not in the usual place (and it's definitely not d-shape) that's why I missed
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