Poster: A snowHead
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Ok, cost aside for one moment. Can anyone see any issues with combining the Beast 14 toe piece with the Kingpin heel? Not sure if the kingpin toe piece has lateral release like the beast / radical.
If anyone has got any experience with both the beast heel and kingpin heel they'd like to share that would be great.
Thanks all
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The Radical 2/Beast 14 toe binding, like all other tech toes (apart from the Fritschi) does not have a lateral release - the bindings have their lateral and vertical release in the heel.
What they do have which the others don't (as it's patented) is a rotary toe which removes the pre-release issue associated with fixed/inline toes & adds considerable elasticity/shock absorption etc.
I've played around with a good number of Frankentechbinding set-ups but I've not tested the a Rad 2/Beast 14 toe with a Kingpin heel for the sole reason that the Kingpin heel runs with true forward pressure like an alpine heel whereas tech heels don't (the Rad 2 heel has a 0.2mm gap and the Beast heel has a 0.2mm gap). Whilst I've not attempted to measure it, I'm assuming that the toe springs on a Kingpin toe are stronger to balance up the force of the forward pressure applied at the heel otherwise the toe would easily prerelease. If my assumption is correct then the Rad 2/Beast 14 toes would be 'under sprung' for use with the Kingpin heel.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Ah, thanks heaps @spyderjon, I was hoping you'll weigh in!
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@beenative, he know stuff!
Jon - awesome set up last weekend on mine, well chuffed thanks buddy.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@beenative, I'm running both the Beast 14 and the Kingpin13, my thoughts:
The Beast is a better free tour binding, and the Kingpin better for all-round touring.
The reasoning is the Beast heel, in conjunction with the rotating toe, has far better elasticity than the Kingpin and I feel offers better retention for the same DIN setting. I've tested both bindings on the bench and while the Kingpin heel is elastic, it's a bit sticky in comparison to the Beast.
The Kingpin however offers a flatter (approach) riser option and the heel risers are far easier to use than the Beast's.
So, my Kingpins are mounted on skis I'll use for a 2-3 hour hike, the Beasts on my powder skis, so if I need to hike in or out on a big pow day I can.
Bottom line:
The Beast is a nicer functioning binding from a retention/release point of view, but it's heel risers let it down, so for those without the luxury of 2 setups, the Kingpins wins
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@KenX, ....on the basis that you are primarily touring not free riding presumably?
I run a 16 set up (just onto a new pair after selling a perfectly good pair to a fellow SH because just wanted to use a second pair I’d bought but for no other reason). I never early released out of the old ones nor found them heavy, to the contrary I find them great in all conditions including short 1 hour hikes. If I was planning all day tours I’d maybe look at a kingpin but I’m not so if your into the down not the up I’d thoroughly recommend the Beasts.
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@Markymark29, yes, the recommendation was for general touring as opposed to free ride/touring in which case I would say the Beast is better, like you, in 3 seasons on the Beast 14 I've not pre-released once
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