Comments on: B & D Toe Shim for Tech Bindings http://www.wildsnow.com/8185/b-d-toe-shim-tech-bindings-ramp/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:24:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John http://www.wildsnow.com/8185/b-d-toe-shim-tech-bindings-ramp/#comment-49801 John Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:37:40 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=8185#comment-49801 I have always felt that my Freeride +'s put me in the back seat so I removed the front plastic toepiece, reinstalled the binding and immediately felt that I had more control over my ski's. The problem at the end of the day was that there are now four bulges corresponding to the binding screws on the base of my Mt. Bakers. Should I have drilled the screw holes a little bit to account for the loss of the plastic piece or used a shorter screw? I want to remount the Freerides on my Verdicts (already mounted once so already drilled) but would like to avoid the screw bulges on my Baker's. Is there a better way equally easier way to get a litle more ramp angle. This quick mod really did make a huge difference in controlling my ski's. Thank for any help. I have always felt that my Freeride +’s put me in the back seat so I removed the front plastic toepiece, reinstalled the binding and immediately felt that I had more control over my ski’s. The problem at the end of the day was that there are now four bulges corresponding to the binding screws on the base of my Mt. Bakers. Should I have drilled the screw holes a little bit to account for the loss of the plastic piece or used a shorter screw? I want to remount the Freerides on my Verdicts (already mounted once so already drilled) but would like to avoid the screw bulges on my Baker’s. Is there a better way equally easier way to get a litle more ramp angle. This quick mod really did make a huge difference in controlling my ski’s. Thank for any help.

]]> By: Graham http://www.wildsnow.com/8185/b-d-toe-shim-tech-bindings-ramp/#comment-46940 Graham Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:01:35 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=8185#comment-46940 Update for this morning, Lou had it right all along. There was a misprint in some tech information, but the replacement spoiler will have an option of ~3 degrees less than the existing angle. Sorry for the confusion, and looking forward to getting a set of those myself to decrease the forward lean. Update for this morning, Lou had it right all along. There was a misprint in some tech information, but the replacement spoiler will have an option of ~3 degrees less than the existing angle. Sorry for the confusion, and looking forward to getting a set of those myself to decrease the forward lean.

]]> By: Lou Dawson http://www.wildsnow.com/8185/b-d-toe-shim-tech-bindings-ramp/#comment-46934 Lou Dawson Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:50:38 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=8185#comment-46934 Graham and all, this kind of confusion chaps my hide, not sure who this "someone at Dynafit" is, but they are wrong wrong wrong and should apologize. I just heard from customer support at Salewa NA, and yes, the new spoilers have a setting with LESS forward lean than the original ones that didn't adjust. They're pretty much the same thing as detailed in this blog post: http://www.wildsnow.com/7174/dynafit-tlt-5-cuff-lean-adjust/ This issue is incredibly important, as the extreme forward lean of last season's TLT 5 and so forth did cause knee problems for some folks, and the reduced lean is part of the cure for that. Lou Graham and all, this kind of confusion chaps my hide, not sure who this “someone at Dynafit” is, but they are wrong wrong wrong and should apologize.

I just heard from customer support at Salewa NA, and yes, the new spoilers have a setting with LESS forward lean than the original ones that didn’t adjust.

They’re pretty much the same thing as detailed in this blog post:

http://www.wildsnow.com/7174/dynafit-tlt-5-cuff-lean-adjust/

This issue is incredibly important, as the extreme forward lean of last season’s TLT 5 and so forth did cause knee problems for some folks, and the reduced lean is part of the cure for that.

Lou

]]> By: Lou Dawson http://www.wildsnow.com/8185/b-d-toe-shim-tech-bindings-ramp/#comment-46922 Lou Dawson Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:32:10 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=8185#comment-46922 Well, the ones I had most certainly reduced the TLT 5 angle and they were retail ready. We'd better get straight on this, sounds like the usual confusion. http://www.wildsnow.com/7174/dynafit-tlt-5-cuff-lean-adjust/ Well, the ones I had most certainly reduced the TLT 5 angle and they were retail ready. We’d better get straight on this, sounds like the usual confusion.

http://www.wildsnow.com/7174/dynafit-tlt-5-cuff-lean-adjust/

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