Comments on: WildSnow Tech FAQ — Dynafit Manaslu Mounting

By: Lou

Lou — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:58:32 +0000

What Greg said.

Drill new holes if you need ‘em, but I’d recommend a pair of Comfort or ST or FT.

By: Greg Louie

Greg Louie — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Matt, it’s not the age of the bindings, it’s the model. You probably have the original TLT Speed/Classic, which has a very limited adjustment range. Heel pieces from the Comfort, ST or FT lines will work.

By: Matt W

Matt W — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:01:58 +0000

I bought some 169cm Manaslus last summer intending to transfer an old pair of dynafit bindings, although I’m not entirely sure which model, to my new skis. In addition I grabbed a new pair of the Garmont Radiums with a 305 bsl. Yet no matter what combination of the pre drilled holes I use on the Manaslus, I cant create a combination which fits the boot. Did Dynafit create a set up with a gap in compatible bsl, are the bindings too old (3 or 4 years), do I just screw it and drill my own holes, or am I just blind and missing something utterly obvious?
Thanks for any help you can provide.

By: Jonathan Shefftz

Jonathan Shefftz — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:15:21 +0000

and another datapoint (from another touring partner), just for future reference:
169cm ski + 301mm bsl Dynafit TLT4, etc boot + TLT etc bindings = success (using aft-biased holes for both)
So that means a 169cm ski and TLT etc bindings would also work for a 288mm and 314mm boot (based on Dynafit TLT4/Evo etc bsl measurement norms).

By: Jonathan Shefftz

Jonathan Shefftz — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:01 +0000

#s from my buddy:
178cm ski + 320mm bsl boot + TLT IV/Tech/Speed/Classic bindings = success!
Note that this was using the aft-biased holes for both toe and heel. (Would have also worked for the fore-biased holes for both toe and heel.)
So, I just measured the hole spacing on a pair of 169cm Mustagh Ata Superlight – assuming that the hole spacing is identical on the Manaslu (hard to tell on my already mounted pair), then a 178cm Manaslu would also luck out with a 307mm bsl (toes mounted aft, heels mounted fore) and a 333mm bsl (toes mounted fore, heels mounted aft).
But “real” bsl can vary among models for the same imprinted bsl, even more so with certain Scarpa models that have the Dynafit toe sockets set back. So these #s are valid only for boots whose bsl measuring methodology matches up exactly with the Garmont MegaRide/Dynamite/MegaLite . . . although with 6mm of fore/aft adjustment on the IV/Tech/Speed/Classic, there’s still a bit of leeway (although I don’t know in which direction, since I don’t know where exactly on the heel track his bindings are adjusted).
BTW, note that a IV/Tech/Speed/Classic mounted in the center of its track will match up with exactly the same bsl for a Comfort/Vertical. In other words, the extra adjustment range of the latter is evenly distributed between fore/aft (and hence the mounting jig is the same).

By: Jed Porter

Jed Porter — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:28:47 +0000

Thanks Lou and Jonathan both…
Lacking any further info, I think I’ll have to go with the ST’s. The excellent photos on the linked adjustment range page indicate that the ST heel post does appear to go at least a little bit further forward (relative to the screw holes) than the Speed. But I suppose it’s possible that the heel piece itself has different proportions, including the different pin length. Anyway, thanks guys, great info. Jonathan, if it comes up in conversation, let me know what dimensions your friend had…