sounds like a manufacturer's defect, just contact the shop you bought them at, or contact the co. directly, and theyll work it out for you, you jsut have to prove it wasnt from misuse and they should replace it, good luck man
my brother had the mo2's or w.e elan made, they had the metal plate on the base, and he had some seriously negative feedback from a true skiing perspective. he switched to volkl. elan came up a few yrs ago in the race industry and just slapped some tails on the end of some skis. i have no info...
this isnt a hate post, but i dont understand how people get so into ladytron. ive heard lots of good things, so i acquired a bunch of songs, and just wasnt feeling it at all. maybe i got the wrong album?