 Poster: A snowHead
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As above, my friend has just bought new Salomon Gripwalk boots to use with his Axial3 (non-sliding AFD) bindings and was told by the "experts" at Intersport they'll be fine with his bindings......
I haven't seen/checked if the clearance is OK between the boot sole and AFD, my gut tells me probably not, anyone tried/tested this combo please?
He's 72 and broke his leg at the start of the season and would hate for him to suffer another injury!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Presence or absence of a sliding AFD doesn’t matter - e.g. Salomon MNC bindings don’t have it. As long as there's clearance between the rockered boot sole (just behind the toe) and the ski/rail they'll be fine, assuming everything else is set up properly (toe height, forward pressure).
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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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If they're the Dual WTR Axial 3's then yes, they're GW approved when set to the alpine setting.
If they pre-date the Dual WTR version then they'll have a flat topped AFD designed for alpine boot soles only and, in theory, are not GW compliant. However, if no other part of the boots toe sole touched/dragged on any part of the binding (contact is usually on the heel side of the AFD) then they'd be fine. That's difficult to achieve with many bindings but there are a few that pass.
If they do touch/drag then Look did make a some replacement Dual WTR AFD's (part no. FCEF003) and some GW AFD's (part no. FCHF004) to retrofit to older bindings with 'full action' toe design with an alpine only AFD. I bought a big box of each but I'm now sold out are so are Look and they're not making any more so you'd have to find a retailer that still has a pair of the shelf.
Look also did the same aftermarket AFD's for the Pivot 15/18 toes and they're also sold out of them both and they're not making anymore. I'm sold out of the WTR ones but I currently have 3 pairs of the GW AFD's left.
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| telford_mike wrote: |
| Presence or absence of a sliding AFD doesn’t matter - e.g. Salomon MNC bindings don’t have it. As long as there's clearance between the rockered boot sole (just behind the toe) and the ski/rail they'll be fine, assuming everything else is set up properly (toe height, forward pressure). |
You're correct that fixed/sliding AFD isn't the issue but you're incorrect re Salomon MNC bindings. A sliding AFD is a requirement to be touring sole compliant and all Salomon MNC bindings have them.
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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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@spyderjon, As I thought, without looking at the interface to see if the white plastic bit on the GW sole is sitting correctly on the AFD I can't tell yet....
Thanks for the replies!
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@KenX, if they are not compliant and they don't want to buy new skis/bindings just yet the easy (for the time being) work around is to get an alpine sole for the boot, for the most part these are still available for now
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@CEM, thanks, they're Salomon S-Pro 100, are plain soles available for those?
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| KenX wrote: |
| @CEM, thanks, they're Salomon S-Pro 100, are plain soles available for those? |
yes, ISO 5355 soles definitely available for them
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@CEM, cheers!
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