Comments on: Pointe du Tsaté and broken bindings (10th Jan. 2008) http://snowslider.net/2008/01/16/pointe-du-tsate-and-broken-bindings-10th-jan-2008/ Blogging From the mountains by ise Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:15:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Emmanuel http://snowslider.net/2008/01/16/pointe-du-tsate-and-broken-bindings-10th-jan-2008/#comment-4161 Emmanuel Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:11:07 +0000 http://snowslider.net/2008/01/16/pointe-du-tsate-and-broken-bindings-10th-jan-2008/#comment-4161 Ciao Tutti, Actually, the heel piece may pop up if the spring loaded retaining bushing is worn out. The whole heel piece is secured through the DIN spring pushing on a bushing captured in the heel piece axis. The Dynafit TLT speed have not been developed to work with stoppers and the solution offered by Dynafit accelereate the wear on the bushing: the stopper assembly keeps pushing the heel piece upward when the heel piece is turned in the ascent position. Indeed Dynafit warns users of the TLT Speed, that the stoppers may impair function. Dynafit are reliable bindings and probably the most reliable of all, but require some attention and regular care, as any gear for mountaineering. I recommend to use the TLT Vertical, developed for freeride, with the appropriate stopper assembly. The same weight as TLT Speed + stoppers with an improved and safer design. Have a good day, Emmanuel. Ciao Tutti,

Actually, the heel piece may pop up if the spring loaded retaining bushing is worn out. The whole heel piece is secured through the DIN spring pushing on a bushing captured in the heel piece axis. The Dynafit TLT speed have not been developed to work with stoppers and the solution offered by Dynafit accelereate the wear on the bushing: the stopper assembly keeps pushing the heel piece upward when the heel piece is turned in the ascent position. Indeed Dynafit warns users of the TLT Speed, that the stoppers may impair function.

Dynafit are reliable bindings and probably the most reliable of all, but require some attention and regular care, as any gear for mountaineering. I recommend to use the TLT Vertical, developed for freeride, with the appropriate stopper assembly. The same weight as TLT Speed + stoppers with an improved and safer design.

Have a good day,

Emmanuel.

]]> By: ise http://snowslider.net/2008/01/16/pointe-du-tsate-and-broken-bindings-10th-jan-2008/#comment-3675 ise Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:29:08 +0000 http://snowslider.net/2008/01/16/pointe-du-tsate-and-broken-bindings-10th-jan-2008/#comment-3675 No I didn't diagnose it, I was going to ask you actually :-) My dynafits don't have stoppers and I've never really looked at any with stoppers on them, in touring mode the stopper seemed to lock down which places an upwards stress onto the heel piece, I don't know if that's normal or not or just on this pair. Like I said, if these were releasing with the toe locked out then, eliminating ice etc. in the toe insert, then there was something pretty wrong, a totally released rear DIN would explain how Ben got them to release. If Ben's reading this (I don't have his email address) he might check the other (surviving) ski and see what it's set at. A bad advert for dynafit, probably just caused by the store who fitted them not being quite on the ball, and I doubt you could persuade anyone who was there to use them now. For the record though I'm perfectly happy with mine and I'll probably switch to dyanfits on my BD voodoos sometime soon. No I didn’t diagnose it, I was going to ask you actually :-) My dynafits don’t have stoppers and I’ve never really looked at any with stoppers on them, in touring mode the stopper seemed to lock down which places an upwards stress onto the heel piece, I don’t know if that’s normal or not or just on this pair. Like I said, if these were releasing with the toe locked out then, eliminating ice etc. in the toe insert, then there was something pretty wrong, a totally released rear DIN would explain how Ben got them to release. If Ben’s reading this (I don’t have his email address) he might check the other (surviving) ski and see what it’s set at.

A bad advert for dynafit, probably just caused by the store who fitted them not being quite on the ball, and I doubt you could persuade anyone who was there to use them now. For the record though I’m perfectly happy with mine and I’ll probably switch to dyanfits on my BD voodoos sometime soon.

]]> By: David George http://snowslider.net/2008/01/16/pointe-du-tsate-and-broken-bindings-10th-jan-2008/#comment-3674 David George Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:16:41 +0000 http://snowslider.net/2008/01/16/pointe-du-tsate-and-broken-bindings-10th-jan-2008/#comment-3674 Interesting problem, did you diagnose what had happened exactly? The heel will come off the post if you undo the rear DIN setting screw (I think - from memory)... if this screw was not tightened to the correct value no-wonder he was releasing. Interesting problem, did you diagnose what had happened exactly? The heel will come off the post if you undo the rear DIN setting screw (I think - from memory)… if this screw was not tightened to the correct value no-wonder he was releasing.

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