 Poster: A snowHead
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I’m 5’10”, 70 kg and like the comfort and light weight of touring boots. Don’t need the complication and high price of touring bindings. What binding options are there that will take a touring boot (Scarpa Spirit 4).
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Salomon Warden MNC 11 or the Warden MNC 13. The 11 will be perfect for your stats. There's also the Tyrolia Attack 2 14 AT.
In theory the Marker Squire ID/Griffon ID/Jester ID are MNC compliant but their AFD's won't go low enough to accommodate that boot without having to grind a bit off the boot sole.
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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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@BertieG, I’ve used Wardens with my Scarpa Maestrales with no issues.
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+1 for tyrollia 2 14 at ....very good value for money
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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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The problem with putting touring boots in ordinary downhill bindings is with the sole of your boots. Touring boots are made for walking in and have a high friction vibram sole so you can grip when walking. Downhill boots have an anti-friction plate that fits under your toes so that your boot will slide off the bindings when you fall. If you wear touring boots in downhill bindings there is a danger that your boots won't come out of the bindings cleanly in the event of a fall.
Whether you're happy taking that risk is of course up to you, just telling you about it that's all.
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@OwenM, the bindings mentioned above are designed to take rockered touring soles into account, and are approved for their use (albeit occasionally you have to grind a little bit of sole off). The MNC = multi norm compatible (so happy with AT, downhill, WTR soles...).
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| @OwenM, the bindings mentioned above are designed to take rockered touring soles into account, and are approved for their use (albeit occasionally you have to grind a little bit of sole off). The MNC = multi norm compatible (so happy with AT, downhill, WTR soles...). |
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Thanks. Looks like the Warden 11 MNC is the one for me.
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Atomic Waymaker Carbon and change the sole to normal downhill binding.
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