Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:51 am
thexcat,
I'll give my endorsement for the Dynafit Vertical TLT's.
I'd been resort skiing for over 30 years. Last winter I was my first season on my new A/T equipment. While I was researching what to buy, I was leaning toward the Marker Dukes becuase of their reputation of being the most burly A/T binding and being able to take the abuse of hard downhill skiing. But since I wasn't going to be hucking any cliffs, I decided the advantage of lighter weight was more inportant than having uber-burliness. The Dynafit system makes so much sense because the rigid sole of the boot acts as the plate giving the Dynafit a huge weight saving advantage over the other A/T bindings. The Dynafits are about half the weight of the Markers. I think the weight of the Fritchis is somewhere in between. Another advantage of the Dynafit is that since there'e no base plate, the boot and your foot are positioned closer the ski, with a lower center of gravity and closer to the axis of rotation for initiating turns.
After taking a couple of hard falls skiing down Shasta last year I have no doubt about the performance of the Dynafit release function.
I'll give my endorsement for the Dynafit Vertical TLT's.
I'd been resort skiing for over 30 years. Last winter I was my first season on my new A/T equipment. While I was researching what to buy, I was leaning toward the Marker Dukes becuase of their reputation of being the most burly A/T binding and being able to take the abuse of hard downhill skiing. But since I wasn't going to be hucking any cliffs, I decided the advantage of lighter weight was more inportant than having uber-burliness. The Dynafit system makes so much sense because the rigid sole of the boot acts as the plate giving the Dynafit a huge weight saving advantage over the other A/T bindings. The Dynafits are about half the weight of the Markers. I think the weight of the Fritchis is somewhere in between. Another advantage of the Dynafit is that since there'e no base plate, the boot and your foot are positioned closer the ski, with a lower center of gravity and closer to the axis of rotation for initiating turns.
After taking a couple of hard falls skiing down Shasta last year I have no doubt about the performance of the Dynafit release function.