Can u get rowdy in dynafits?

clarko

clarko

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Hey looking at getting first back country set up.

I've heard that the dynafit bindings are basically the best money has to offer. light and good performance.

however i haven't seen any posts about anyone saying you can jump off cliffs with them.

I don't get to crazy out there but i want something i can jump off 20 footers. if the marker is the touring binding i would get it. i am just not really sold on two little things holding my toe in place....

the only reason we walk up is to ski down, i hear the views are shitty.
 
Yes and No, it depends which model you get and how much you weigh/how big you are. The super minimalist bindings that dont even have brakes, I would terrified to ski anything but a groomer with. If you get something like the beast or even the radical you should be totally fine. I mean Hoji has been sending it on Dynafit for like 10 years so I am sure you will be fine
 
There's a few, mainly the Dynafit Radical ST/FT 2.0 and Marker Kingpin, where you will find that you can get burly on them.

The lighter ones too, but changing your ski style is part of the game there. Go with the above.
 
Check out the Dynafit Beast. Comes in a 14 and a 16 din, super burly. My buddy has been riding them this season and the mechanisms take getting used to but they are absolutely tank! Gonna grab a pair myself in the next few days.
 
From my experience you do not want dynafits. They tend to come off on firm snow if you are using a ski with a waist width bigger than 90. They are also insanely expensive. I think that you want marker Dukes. They work great, stay on your feet no matter what you do and are much cheaper. Dynafits are for people that enjoy going up more than they enjoy going down. Also most pro skiers who use them lock out the toes when skiing downhill which makes them non-releasable.
 
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From my experience you do not want dynafits. They tend to come off on firm snow if you are using a ski with a waist width bigger than 90. They are also insanely expensive. I think that you want marker Dukes. They work great, stay on your feet no matter what you do and are much cheaper. Dynafits are for people that enjoy going up more than they enjoy going down. Also most pro skiers who use them lock out the toes when skiing downhill which makes them non-releasable.
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do you knit ski hats or sumthin cause that kind of moronic misinformed jiberish shoudn't be coming from a (cough) industry name
 
13646928:SFBv420.0 said:
do you knit ski hats or sumthin cause that kind of moronic misinformed jiberish shoudn't be coming from a (cough) industry name
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If he's who I think he is, he photographed THall's ankles exploding.
 
Really happy with Beast 14's ability to hold up to my attempts at rowdyness... would Radical 2.0 or G3 Ion provide comparable performance with lower weight, or are these options a pretty significant step down in terms of retention/elasticity etc? Not happy with Radical ST 1.0 in rowdy skiing, so I guess I'm wondering if Rad 2.0 and Ion feel closer to that or something like the Beast 14.
 
I use to release ALL the time out of my radical FT when I used BD Factors.

After switching to Dynafit boots I never release, except when I should.

Only a few company's have dynafit approved tech inserts, Scarpa and one or two others.

That is why you pre-release
 
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Really happy with Beast 14's ability to hold up to my attempts at rowdyness... would Radical 2.0 or G3 Ion provide comparable performance with lower weight, or are these options a pretty significant step down in terms of retention/elasticity etc? Not happy with Radical ST 1.0 in rowdy skiing, so I guess I'm wondering if Rad 2.0 and Ion feel closer to that or something like the Beast 14.
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No actual time in the Beast 14, but I have time in the Speed Turn, Kingpin, and Ion.

Just the fact that you're asking on NS makes me immediately think Kingpins. They're just an easy recommendation, and I'm actually very keen on getting my own pair.

As far as the Ions, I'm on the old ones (fingers crossed the new ones are waiting at my house), but that shouldn't affect the skiing, just the touring.

I've had mine prerelease once, on a revert to switch in 18" of heavy snow, so not too surprising I guess.

Other than that, I've hit as big of cliffs as I've ever hit on alpine binders on them and been fine, even with a few stupid flat landings.

They feel a little different, and if you're a chunky skier that likes to break gear I wouldn't recommend them for hucking.

My hunch (no confirmation yet) is that the Rad 2.0 and Kingpin sit pretty close to the Beast as an "almost alpine binding" (Or as close as you're going to get) and the Ion sits a little more on the "Pinny uphill binding side of things, but is still burlier than the old Radicals.

Again, just a hunch that needs to be tested.
 
I ski on G3 Ion 12's with Dynafit boots, I have had zero issues with not being to push them. I've dropped cliffs, hit little side hits and aired rollers. I mean, I wouldn't build a back country booter and try and throw 5's and 7's on them, I have another pair of skis with the Cast system on it for that. But as others have said the idea that all tech bindings always pre release is more of an old wives tale. Companies have made pretty significant advances in the last few seasons with more reliable tech bindings. It's becoming more common to see folks mounting skis with bindings like the Beast, and Kingpin and using them daily both in and out of bounds.
 
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