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My touring boots and alpine boots are almost the same size, there's less than 5mm difference in foot sole length. A ski tech showed me how to adjust a pair of atomic bindings to take either boots.
I don't want heavy rental bindings but am looking for alpine bindings that allow me to use my touring boots and alpine boots on the same skis with a simple adjustment. So which bindings can be adjusted in this way?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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hmmm - generally not a great idea to use touring boots with alpine binding because the toe bale on touring boots is too high. i know salomon bindings have adjustable toe height and are probably the least worst for this sort of thing
edit: why not just use fritschi touring bindings which definitely accommodate downhill and touring boots?
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Mon 6-11-06 9:52; edited 1 time in total
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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DB, I've used Salomon bindings (S9-) with touring boots...but the best bet would be a beefy touring binding...the Fritschi Freeride should suit.
This is because the Freerides have a toepiece designed to suit touring boots, whereas Alpine bindings don't.. so although they will fit, the release won't work properly.
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Arno / Ski,
Forgot to say I have a pair of garmont Adrenalins with an interchangable sole (touring and Alpine). When travelling light taking just the touring boots would be an advantage. By fitting the alpine sole on the Garmonts and adjusting a couple of screws on the atomic alpine bindings I can use the touring boots on Alpine skis (and revert back to a full alpine setup when required).
I have two sets of Freerides but there are days when we are not skining up and an Alpine binding / ski would be preferable (plus putting freerides on every pair of skis get's expensive). There are other days when I'd just like to use Alpine boots on Alpine bindings. I know that with my atomic bindings using either set of boots is possible but this doesn't look possible with the Tyrolia freeflex bindings on the Bandits XX's.
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| DB wrote: |
When travelling light taking just the touring boots would be an advantage. By fitting the alpine sole on the Garmonts and adjusting a couple of screws on the atomic alpine bindings I can use the touring boots on Alpine skis (and revert back to a full alpine setup when required).
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don't quite understand this bit. if you're only taking skis with an alpine binding, why not just take your alpine boots?
my own solution to this conundrum is only to use touring boots on proper (ie full day and longer) tours. i'm happy to skin for an hour or so in alpine boots and there are no problems of compatibility with any bindings
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| Arno wrote: |
don't quite understand this bit. if you're only taking skis with an alpine binding, why not just take your alpine boots?
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I'd be taking touring and Alpine skis but only my touring boots (e.g. planing to go on long tours but a dump means I can get out the fat skis with alpine bindings for shorter tours). I also want to compare the performance of touring boots & alpine boots on he same ski with the same binding. With an adjustable binding I can always switch back to a full Alpine setup at a later date. Without the adjustment I always have to carry two sets of boots and two sets of skis.
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DB, It seems you have a very specific set of requirements ! If it was me, I'd go with the comparison using your Freeride mounted skis...cos they will fit both.
What is the problem with fitting the (alpine soled) Adrenalines to your Freeflexes ? There is no toeheight adjustment, so all you should need to do is adjust the length using the screw under the heelpiece ?
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| ski wrote: |
| What is the problem with fitting the (alpine soled) Adrenalines to your Freeflexes ? There is no toeheight adjustment, so all you should need to do is adjust the length using the screw under the heelpiece ? |
Until now I've always left binding adjustment to the ski technician.
This is my question, does every set of bindings have an ajustment screw on the heel piece that will enable me to alter the sole length by +/- 5mm.? The Atomic bindings have this but I can't find it on the Tyrolia bindings.
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DB, At the back of the heel piece you will find a small tab, which, when lifted, allows the heel piece to move. You will need to make sure that the 'foward pressure' is correct. I can't describe here how that's done, but a Ski Tech will be able to show you.
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ski,
Thanks. I found some sort of tab but wasn't sure what it was for and how too adjust it.
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