2013 Tour F10, bad idea?

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

found some 2013 F10s for sale on-line, "new" in-box from skiessentials.com; any red flags buying a binding 3+ years old?
I ride bindings older than that, just not super-savvy when it comes to bindings

[XXX-er]

Didn't The first year of the F10 break at the pivot when people "Knee'd out" in dips & hollows on the skin track?

I don't know what that year was

[1000-oaks]

The bad first year has rollers on the toe wings. No rollers = good binders.

[XXX-er]

https://www.wildsnow.com/3776/marker-tour-f-12-review/

so I found ^^ some feedback on the binding from 2010/2011 so its been around awhile, I never heard of any porbs after that 1st year, OP should poke around at wildsnow

[teledad]

Yeah, 2010-11 had the breakage. Haven't heard of issues with the replacements (aside from the usual rate of binding breakage). I still have a couple of the 2010-11 F10s in the fleet but they're just being used inbounds now.

2013 should be fine though you may not be able to get Marker to honor a warranty if it comes to that.

Here's the original thread: http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...-Major-Failure

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

....2013 should be fine though you may not be able to get Marker to honor a warranty if it comes to that.....

good point....ya, i read the consumer reviews, sounds like a good binder for what i have in mind (sidecountry, OB and short, local tours) ..... my major concern was buying a binding thats been sitting on the shelf for 3+ years, just makes me wonder

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

Good price...I'd go for it if I didn't already have a spare set of Baron's on my bench

[1000-oaks]

I wouldn't think twice about the age, maybe if they were 25 years old and were in the sun a lot. People still ski on plastic Soli 9xx bindings from ~1990.

Hell of a deal if you can use the large frame version.

[doebedoe]

At $150 shipped for new touring clamps they seem like a great option. My buddy has 100+ days on the F12 version with no complaints (although he is a skinny fuck.)

[TrueNorth]

These are now about $121 shipped with coupon DIBS. Size L only.

[cstefanic]

I think Marker honors a 5 year warranty? That seems to ring a bell...

[eskido]

Warranty for their frame binders blowing balls, I think not. truly redeemed themselves with the kingpin, don't waste your money on shite, save your pennies and buy something worth your dough... just my 2 cents

[Jstewss]

That binding is a piece of crap, regardless of how long it's been sitting on the shelf. Its basically a Squire, which is a mediocre choice for light women and big kids..

It's a good choice it you want to tour less than half a dozen times a year, pre-release anytime you hit a bump, and spend $121 on touring binding. I'm with the 'save up for a real binding' camp.