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Vintage Backcountry Skiing Binding – 1993 Dynafit Tourlite Tech TLT
Got another binding set up in the museum yesterday. This time we honor venerable 1993 Dynafit Tourlite Tech (TLT), the grabber that started the revolution. Museum display here. Enjoy.
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| 1993 Dynafit Tourlite Tech TLT backcountry skiing binding. |
Posted by Lou on November 13, 2006 | Filed Under Binding Reviews
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- KDog: I've been visiting this site for few years now and one of the things I love...
- Bobby Miller: Jonathan I appoligize for speaking out of line, you are 100% correct, gett...
- edMac: Rob, Thanks much for the good input on both the TLT Z12 binding toe piece r...
- BigD: Rob, That prose has familiar ring to it. Randonee? Is that you?...
- Jonathan Shefftz: “change the [Dynafit] bsl just a little and you might need to re-drill” - ...
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- Lou: I rue the day I ever used the word "penalty." :biggrin:...
- Rob M: Hey edMac, My experience with the FT12 is all good, but on other Dynafit...
- jayson: The plastic tongue, the "ski booster" definately makes the flex stiffer, by...
- SB: "From my experience, any STRONG SKIER (somebody who can squat at least doub...
- Bobby Miller: IRT To holding open the Onyx binding while on side hill: the pressure requi...
- Greg Louie: Nice write up, Kirk, and nice race as well! It was a beautiful day for t...
- edMac: Thanks Rob for the great info on the Manaslu. I am new to AT from tele, ha...
- Lou: Rando, they did change some things with the toe jaws back in when the ST fi...
- Frank K: ete- "So the bottom line is? 1) There’s lots of room for improvement in AT ...
- Randonnee: My newer FT and ST Dynafit bindings and brakes work perfectly, no pre-rele...
- Rob: That brake catch looks like it was inspired by the tour/ski mode switch on ...
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Man, it looks so ridiculously simple and almost wimpy. The proof’s in the pudding, and Dynafit’s been whipping up some fine pudding!
Lou, Great addition to the museum. Wondering if you ever skied on the Emory Altitude LX? My first BC binding. Wish I still had them, I would send them right over to you!!! Thanks for many years of BC info! Ron
To be fair, even if it never reached production, the Ramer 2-pin system should get credit for starting the revolution. Paul had the concept ages before Dynafit came out. Given the article he wrote describing it and showing photos of the prototype, it’s likely that somebody in Europe noticed. After all, the Euros borrowed his heel elevator too.
Indeed, Ramer deserves a lot of cred.
I was poking around the Marmot Mountain shop (Seattle) and found some Dynafit Low Tech bindings- they are similar to the ones in your museum; but probably older- no adjustment base, the U-shaped rod has a round cross section, and a bigger nastier top plate.
I bought them, they weight more then the TLT’s, sit very low on the ski and the rotation is pretty rough- so probably won’t use them; but cool to look at. A question- do they only have a single spring in them? Mine were in pieces- so grabbed the regular springs; but tough to turn?
Rick, the rotation might be rough because they need a thimble bushing on the end of the spring. Most springs are double, one inside the other, but the binding works with a single spring, just ends up with a much lower release setting. ‘best, Lou
Hi, Lou.
I am wondering if you or any of your bloggers know of a place to get a replacement base for one of these TLT’s. I have a mid-90’s set-up with the neon green and have a hairline crack in one of the bases near a screw head. Is it possible to replace this part?
Great museum and overall website.
Paul, that’s a really common form of damage. I’d try Salewa/Dynafit USA
http://speedup.dynafit.us/
Please leave a blog comment and let us know how it goes.