Comments on: Dynafit New And Improved – Part 1 – Skis

By: Michael Pike

Michael Pike — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:24:19 +0000

I have the foam core FR 10′s, from about 05. Perhaps the reason I haven’t had any problems is because I’ve been using the releasable 7TM tele bindings. Any big stressors were mitigated by the release.

By: Lou

Lou — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:15:04 +0000

Gwyn, at first I played around quite a bit with raising my heel up either inside the boot or by shimming binding. But as modern skis developed and required much less for/afte monkey business to get them to turn, I’ve found I ski fine with no adjustments. But like I said, the ankle does move a tiny amount and I do make sure my forward cuff lean is dialed right where I like it.

Modern alpine skiing can easily be done with almost no for/aft movement of the leg on the ankle joint. Perhaps you could give it a try, but you probably should expect a learning curve.

By: gwyn owens

gwyn owens — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:43:42 +0000

thanks for the feedback lou……just curious with your fused ankle if you have made any adaptations inside your boot or on your ski?

By: Lou

Lou — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:40:21 +0000

Gwyn, sorry to be off putting. I’ll shy away from the word ridiculous and just say don’t. There are plenty of skis out there that are light and ski well, but have nice commodious binding reinforcement areas. Look at BD Aspect for example, or K2 Wayback or Shesback. The reason why mounting tele on Dynafit is “unwise” (grin) is that they are not designed for it, so why do it? Sure, people do, but what’s the point? You end up with a weak mount that could result in binding pull-out.

BTW, my left ankle is fused. But it does have a bit of movement in the sub-talur (spelling) joint. So I guess I’m an adaptive skier as well, though I don’t need to tele.

Please drop by tomorrow for a ski review that encompasses the above skis.

By: gwyn owens

gwyn owens — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:25:41 +0000

i appreciate the feedback michael….i was a bit put off by the ‘ridiculous’ comment–i am an adaptive skier (left ankle has shortened achille tendon with no flexion) so i have to create knee flex by gettin on my toes or flexing from a tele boot….not ideal but allows me to ski…….tele gear is so darn heavy now……i am doing a 2-3 wk. sierra ski tour and am trying to figure out a lightweight setup…….i’d love to use the dynafit skis but am really unsure about putting a tele binding on them—hole patterns don’t match up to the plate and the drilling is all done on the wood of the ski….would love to switch to AT but it’s not really an option with the biomechanical issues i face……again, question is, would you put a 3 pin binding or axl pivot binding on a dynafit ski like seven summits, guide, or haute route plus, knowing you are not drilling into the plate?