The other small issue is finding the narrow ski brake. Thus far I have found the 80 mm Pure ski stopper only at T-P.com at about 70 Euros including shipping to my home. The 90 mm stopper is what I have found in the US thus far for about $40. I suppose the 90 mm would work on her 70 mm waist ski, but the 80mm would be better.

Thanks.

http://www.backcountryworld.com/showthread.php?t=3686

The Spirit 4 is not as stiff as the Dynafit ZZero CF but still very stiff.

Thanks for the article Lou. Interesting stuff.

Apologies in advance for stating the obvious and things you probably know, but it all bears repeating. If you like to go fast and turn as little as possible, you are NOT a candidate for most AT gear out there. First, I’d forget about AT skis and just mount a good pair of alpine skis that you like for that style of skiing. Second, the Freeride Plus seems to work for your style, so I’d stick with it. Marker Duke is also an option. Third, the technology exists to mount vibram on alpine boots. If I wanted a rig for the kind of aggressive skiing you describe, I’d do that immediately and forget trying to mess around with AT boots.

No whining about the weight of this stuff. At your age and with the amount of days you get in, you’re plenty strong to carry all that.

And in a few years, as the fires of youth fade, perhaps Dynatization is still possible (grin).

Indeed, just leave the Dynafit stuff for guys like me so we can keep up with the young turks. Works great for that.

“advantage that Dynafit fans are loath to share”– I don’t know if that exists- fans of Apple products don’t have a thing on fans of Dynafit when it comes to trying to prove their beloved product line is better

“That said, I think you’re limiting your horizons. A skier as good as you should be able to thoroughly enjoy a boot such as Scarpa Spirit 4 combined with Dynafit, provided you give your neuromuscular system time to adjust to new timing and slightly different ergonomics.”– I am already doing that with my Adrenalins (not to mention too skinny, too light, BD Verdict skis), and i don’t like it one bit. I could adjust my skiing for some circa 1940 leather boots, too, but I don’t have any desire to do that either. I am not a large man by any means, but I blow right through the flex of an adrenaline, and then the boot blows up around the ankle and the boot gets sloppy and then the skiing gets sloppy. I don’t like to turn, I like to go fast, and I like to get air. You are right when you say that I’m not always dropping 40′ and going 60, but I want to be. If Dynafit bindings can truly accept bigger boots, then it’s time to make those boots dynafit compatible and see what happens.

Before the Adrenalin, there were no boots that came close to offering anything in terms of downhill performance, and I (and 95% of the people I ski with) toughed it out with alpine boots and Fritchis/Trekkers. What boot will I be in next year- not sure, but it will be much stiffer than the Adrenalin, for sure. Will I be “dynatized”? Odds are better that I will win the lottery, unless a Dynafit-compatible boot comes out that is much much stiffer than anything currently offered for dynafit comes out, and I can then try the dynafit binding and see if I like it.

Geez, it must be summer, I totally stirred the pot on purpose