Comments on: Dynafit 2011/12 — The new Bindings http://www.wildsnow.com/4309/dynafit-bindings-radical-2011/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:13:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tim K http://www.wildsnow.com/4309/dynafit-bindings-radical-2011/#comment-51551 Tim K Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:57:21 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=4309#comment-51551 Lou, new guy question / thought /problem /application...... lift serve for 30 years, on pretty stiff performance gear, reasonably acceptable skier... bigger guy 215lbs.... started BC here in the North East (Mt Washington area) a year ish ago... current boots are a set of modded Mercury's with a krypton tongue... a set of tonics, a set of drifts both with dynafits , and a set of backlash's with barrons... in firmer snow / lift serve/ typical new england bc stuff I can not ski the tonic/drifts .. I seem to be in the back all the time , getting a lot of crossed tail , not able to set an edge and generally out of control the backlashes perform like every other ski I've liked ... demo'd some other things this weekend in light powder @ a ski area... everything with dynafits sucked (BD Reverts, a G3 and a couple others I can't remember) .. when I got on anything that had a raised frame binding, everything was good (and some wider 104+ skis) ...... I really don't want to change to a marker or Frichie tour binding. swapped a set of dynfits onto my backlashes for a tour yesterday... a foot or so of fresh powder on a firmish base. They seemed to ski ok... (obviously not a controlled test) Does it sound like I might benifit from shim plating as mentioned above or playing with the toe height.. or might you have some other suggestion? BTW Mark Synnott said to say hello , I was skiing with him yesterday.... and the back ups you suggested for the g-friend are perfect .... Lou,

new guy question / thought /problem /application…… lift serve for 30 years, on pretty stiff performance gear, reasonably acceptable skier… bigger guy 215lbs…. started BC here in the North East (Mt Washington area) a year ish ago… current boots are a set of modded Mercury’s with a krypton tongue… a set of tonics, a set of drifts both with dynafits , and a set of backlash’s with barrons… in firmer snow / lift serve/ typical new england bc stuff I can not ski the tonic/drifts .. I seem to be in the back all the time , getting a lot of crossed tail , not able to set an edge and generally out of control the backlashes perform like every other ski I’ve liked … demo’d some other things this weekend in light powder @ a ski area… everything with dynafits sucked (BD Reverts, a G3 and a couple others I can’t remember) .. when I got on anything that had a raised frame binding, everything was good (and some wider 104+ skis) …… I really don’t want to change to a marker or Frichie tour binding. swapped a set of dynfits onto my backlashes for a tour yesterday… a foot or so of fresh powder on a firmish base. They seemed to ski ok… (obviously not a controlled test)

Does it sound like I might benifit from shim plating as mentioned above or playing with the toe height.. or might you have some other suggestion?

BTW Mark Synnott said to say hello , I was skiing with him yesterday…. and the back ups you suggested for the g-friend are perfect ….

]]> By: Lou Dawson http://www.wildsnow.com/4309/dynafit-bindings-radical-2011/#comment-51408 Lou Dawson Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:00:52 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=4309#comment-51408 Yeah, I usually chop all the plastic off and just have the metal hooks sticking out. The plastic is cosmetic, sadly. Yeah, I usually chop all the plastic off and just have the metal hooks sticking out. The plastic is cosmetic, sadly.

]]> By: Boll http://www.wildsnow.com/4309/dynafit-bindings-radical-2011/#comment-51407 Boll Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:26:51 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=4309#comment-51407 So, I chopped the plastic off and the slot now looks like last years radical and works well. So, I chopped the plastic off and the slot now looks like last years radical and works well.

]]> By: Boll http://www.wildsnow.com/4309/dynafit-bindings-radical-2011/#comment-51363 Boll Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:34:43 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=4309#comment-51363 Hi, Have a pair of last years radical and just picked up a new pair of this years'. Noticed that the crampon slot had recieved another "wave" of plastic (between the two metal hooks pointing towards the tip, if you see what I mean), that isn't there on the last years model. Weird because this plastic hinders the crampon of sliding in the slot.. Actually to the point of where I chipped some plastic off by forcing it lightly... Thought I had read/ heard everything about these bindings, but must have missed this. Thoughts on why? I guess I'll start grinding.. Hi,

Have a pair of last years radical and just picked up a new pair of this years’. Noticed that the crampon slot had recieved another “wave” of plastic (between the two metal hooks pointing towards the tip, if you see what I mean), that isn’t there on the last years model.

Weird because this plastic hinders the crampon of sliding in the slot.. Actually to the point of where I chipped some plastic off by forcing it lightly…

Thought I had read/ heard everything about these bindings, but must have missed this. Thoughts on why? I guess I’ll start grinding..

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