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Anyone know of a test days or a decent shop that rents dynafit setups in Verbier or Chamonix? I get no response from the contact email address on their website and the dealer locator includes lots of shops, many of which I know don't have dynafit gear on test. Thanks in advance, Bob
ps if anyone is interested in Touring gear this site has some pretty comprehensive reviews www.wildsnow.com
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Dynafit rental bindings do exist but can't imagine they are common because most people looking to rent touring kit have their own boots already which probably aren't dynafit compatible
I'd say just go for it. Haven't met anyone who would go back to Fritschis or others once they have taken the plunge (I am assuming that you are getting these for something more than very occasional 30min walks in between mogul bashing and cliff drops!)
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Tks for the responses. There are ski tests at Zermatt and Saas Fee in Oct and Nov but none include Dynafit. I want to test Zzeus and Titan boots and as many as I can find of the Manaslu, Mustagha Ata, Nanga Parbat and Seven Summit skis. Ideally on one day. I've signed up for the short version of the Patrouille des Glaciers in April and my current touring setup - Dynastar Mythic Riders + Fritschi Freeride are a bit heavy. I also have Kuros with Dukes but touring for more than an hour on those is hell. I want to go Dynafit bindings with a light ski. So will also need Dynafit compatible boots. Not that impressed with downhill performance of my Endorphin MG's and a friend who moved from Garmont to ZZeus last year swears by them. I ski quite aggressive so also interested in Titans. But I really want to test at least the skis before buying. Surely somewhere must rent Dynafit?
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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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I think the shop in the Le Chable lift station does rent Dynafit gear.
They are certainly very well set up with rental touring stuff, and are Dynafit dealers.
Montagne Show is the name of the place.
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bobinch, remind me in the spring and I will stand you a beer at the finish.
I would say that 27km in 8 hrs with a near on 2 kilo boot would probably kill me and I would be looking at something lighter.
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Thanks Gorilla! You are probably right but I want a pair of boots that I can also drive the Kuros with and hopefully I can lose enough weight with the skis and bindings. Re the PdG, a little bit of sufferring never did anyone any harm 
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bobinch, What do you find wrong with the Endo's..?
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Just not stiff enough in challenging conditions. Keen to see if zzeus/Titan does a better job.
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Ellis Brigham are doing ZZeus and dynafit bindings this year. Dont know if there are any test pairs. Maybe give them a call.
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Hey bobinch, did you find a place where to rent Dynafits (especially Manaslus) in Switzerland? Would be very interested to test them!!
Thanks!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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What are the dynafits (bindings) like on the downhill? I'm currently using Marker Barons on Big Troubles, but they're just soooooo heavy on the up if you're going for any reasonable distance. Do dynafit bindings compromise much on downhill ability for the weight loss?
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clarky999, no. They are very torsionally rigid. The only issue I find skiing them is that they have a stack of ramp angle. You may find this an issue coming from the Barons.
Obviously there are a range of other considerations regarding faff factor, care and feeding etc. See http://www.wildsnow.com/articles/dynafit_faq/dynafit_faq1.html
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You know it makes sense.
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| .......The only issue I find skiing them is that they have a stack of ramp angle....... |
So just shim up the toe piece - using longer screws of course.
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OK, so maybe they take a little longer to get in to, but once you do it a few times, it's fast & easy.
clarky999, They ski great, I'm pretty happy hitting small kickers and will drop anything up to 10' with no worries (on old comforts, maxed out at 10).
There is no stack height and very very little slop which, IMO, makes them the best touring binding available - before you even get in to the weight advantage and the great tow pivot point.
The interface with the ski is very solid, it could be argued that it's too solid - there is no elasticity in it's retention.
The only other main difference with Dynafits & any other binding (AT or Alpine) is it has no true toe release value.
I can see myself only skiing on Dynafits in the next few years.
bobinch, sorry, I missed this the first time round. Did you get sorted? I'm pretty sure that Mountain Air rents Dynafits, but I don't think they had a great choice of (hire) boots. Also le Look Montagne in Martigny is an awesome shop for touring gear, can't remember what they have for rent.
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Poster: A snowHead
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bobinch, the shop rungsp mentioned, Montagne Show, are having a ski test next weekend in Bruson AFAIK.
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Thanks guys. Have gone for 183 Bros, Dynafit FT12's and Titans. First day on them tomorrow....
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Did a couple of runs on the Dynafit Stoke today, a little soft for my liking but awesome for a 105mm underfoot ski that's very light.
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So just shim up the toe piece - using longer screws of course.
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I'm considering this but am concerned about whether it will interfere with the crampon attachment.
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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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| gorilla wrote: |
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So just shim up the toe piece - using longer screws of course.
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I'm considering this but am concerned about whether it will interfere with the crampon attachment. |
Couldn't comment if there would be any interference as I've never seen the bindings with the crampons fitted. Ask the TGR guys.
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| gorilla wrote: |
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So just shim up the toe piece - using longer screws of course.
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I'm considering this but am concerned about whether it will interfere with the crampon attachment. |
ST10 or FT12? Do you already have the crampons?
I don't think it would matter too much - guess it depends on the height on the shim... You would use some effective use of the knives but nothing to worry about. Make sure the shim is cut to fit under the crampon attachment otherwise the leverage forces would tear it off the ski.
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ST10 - I've had a look at it and I reckon I would have to go up about 8-10mm to zero the delta. This is a lot and would possibly interfere with the effectiveness of the crampon. Maybe removing some of the heel lift in the boots and going for a smaller shim would be a good compromise.
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