 Poster: A snowHead
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I now need bindings for my Whitedot The One - suggestions?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I thought that's what you'd gone for from the description in the other thread.
Spyderjon's site recommends Vist Free with 92mm brakes.
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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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Marker Baron acts like a race plate for short radius turns
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musher, I couldn't resist the price! 
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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 have vists on my preachers. Work fine.
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I've still got my Vist/Storm 412's with wide brake.
Please see Gear for Sale.
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I've got Rossignol Axial2s on mine. Seems fine. I bought them 2nd hand with those mounted so I didn't really get a say.
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Something in Orange or white would be best 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Whatever Porters or Starthaus or Bobos/RMS have got on clearance with a wide enough brake.
Last edited by You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. on Tue 1-05-12 16:13; edited 1 time in total
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I'm currently contemplating this too. Have a pair that need mounting but not in any rush so any advice appreciated.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I've got Vist 412s on mine and they feel perfectly solid
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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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I had some vist 311s (I thinks) but the toepiece busted when the vertical release broke instead of releasing. I took them to a place galled the greenroom in Mayrhofen. The guy there said he's seen the same thing happen on a few paris of vist bindings before and basically said they weren't a brilliant freeride binding. I have since swapped them for some rossignol axial2 14 bindings which feel infinitely more solid and only cost me £120 which probably isn't far off what a set of 412s cost.
The only advantage (and it's not that significant) is that you can buy different covers for the vist bindings to make them any colour you want. I have to say though that orange and white don't look that great on the ones...black looks a lot better!
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| jbob wrote: |
| I have vists on my preachers. Work fine. |
Me too
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You know it makes sense.
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BiG_tYrOnE, that's interesting as I've sold hundreds of pairs of Vists, mostly on fat skis, & not had one failure. All Vist's bindings come from the factory with the vertical release block installed in the toe piece which, unless being used for high end racing & at the customer's request, MUST be removed prior to installation - sounds like that hadn't been done in your case.
In my experience the PX/Axials get pretty rattly pretty quickly & I replace broken toe piece on a fairly regular basis.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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| BiG_tYrOnE wrote: |
| ......The metal bracket inside which holds the spring in place had actually bent so the toe of my boot was able to move up and down...... |
That's impressive as that's a mighty tough component. What were the circumstances of the crash?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Still got a pair of BNIB Vist/Storm 412's for sale @ £100 posted. BARGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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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PX 
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spyderjon, was in the park, landed right on my tails and the front of my boot popped out (luckily before my shins did). I didn't really notice until I was skating along and noticed the toe of my boot moving.
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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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BiG_tYrOnE, Ouch! Pretty sure that type of impact has not been designed in to any binding.
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FAQ
. The DIN wasn't set too high, I guess it must have just been an awkward fall. Anyway I bought a new toepiece from them as it was cheaper than getting a new set of bindings.