http://www.wildsnow.com/794/first-production-dynafit-binding-low-tech/ Backcountry Skiing Snowboard Telemark Snowsports Information News Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:34:48 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.wildsnow.com/794/first-production-dynafit-binding-low-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-13709 Feliu Izard Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:07:52 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=794#comment-13709 Quina xulada. Tanti auguri all'autore. Pura meravella de web ski munt. Quina xulada.
Tanti auguri all’autore.
Pura meravella de web ski munt.

]]> http://www.wildsnow.com/794/first-production-dynafit-binding-low-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-9317 Lou Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:31:37 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=794#comment-9317 They're for early boots with Dynafit fittings from 1980s. They’re for early boots with Dynafit fittings from 1980s.

]]> http://www.wildsnow.com/794/first-production-dynafit-binding-low-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-9315 Production Music Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:12:36 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=794#comment-9315 What kind of boots are these for? Looks odd. What kind of boots are these for? Looks odd.

]]> http://www.wildsnow.com/794/first-production-dynafit-binding-low-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-6416 Lou Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:27:10 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=794#comment-6416 Aaron, the boot thing was indeed a major deal. What they did was pick the lightest touring boot of the day, a red Dynafit model called the Tourlite which was popular in those days. Then they retrofitted the fittings. The toe fitting was a small steel cylinder with a cup at each end. They would drill a hole left/right in the toe of the boot and press the fitting in, then secure it by various means. Fritz told me the fitting would loosen, and working with a full size run of ski boots was incredibly expensive. So they worked with Dynafit and worked out a deal where Dynafit would mold the fittings into the boots while they were being made in the factory. Then Dynafit eventually bought the license to make the binding. (And of course Dynafit was later sold to a parent company but is still called Dynafit.) Aaron, the boot thing was indeed a major deal. What they did was pick the lightest touring boot of the day, a red Dynafit model called the Tourlite which was popular in those days. Then they retrofitted the fittings. The toe fitting was a small steel cylinder with a cup at each end. They would drill a hole left/right in the toe of the boot and press the fitting in, then secure it by various means. Fritz told me the fitting would loosen, and working with a full size run of ski boots was incredibly expensive. So they worked with Dynafit and worked out a deal where Dynafit would mold the fittings into the boots while they were being made in the factory. Then Dynafit eventually bought the license to make the binding. (And of course Dynafit was later sold to a parent company but is still called Dynafit.)

]]> http://www.wildsnow.com/794/first-production-dynafit-binding-low-tech/comment-page-1/#comment-6415 Aaron Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:20:15 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=794#comment-6415 Ok, sure, you can cobble together Dynafits in the basement - but what about the BOOTS? What were they using? Ok, sure, you can cobble together Dynafits in the basement – but what about the BOOTS? What were they using?

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