I toe punched Vulcans with Gen 1 Vipecs. Also saw a touring partner toe punch their Backlands.

New gen toe pieces, no problem

I agree

What is it you want to ski? You just back off the length adjust screw moving it back on the plate, take it off, and put the other one on.

I've been swapping Tecton and Vipec heels since the Tecton...

Depends on if your at the hut or at home ;)

I've used a lighter to "unpunch" someone's pair of atomic backlands that had fully indented toe punches from their tectons that occurred 1 mi from...

a lighter, some super glue, and keep on truckin

Well what about running these with the heel adjusted 1-1.5cm back past the "stop" on the adjustment track? The heel piece worm gear is fully engaged on the rack on the plate... I mean I don't have a...

Good point.

I think it is truly praisworthy what Fritchi/BD (Vipec/Tecton) and Salomon (Shift) have created plus the well intentioned efforts of La Sportiva (TR2).

Anyone ever have an issue where you step into the heel and it engages without grabbing the boot? It's like the binding pushes back in the track. This happens sometimes, have to reset and step in...

Setting this is key

I figured the purpose of brakes in pow was to make the ski drag a bit so it flips over tumbles and buries the tip to stop.

I ran brakeless on L138s with Vipecs. I added brakes when I swapped to...

So race coaches and park skiers should avoid Tectons... Everyone else is gonna have poles.

they are the same :)

whoops I don't know what I was thinking when I posted that!

I actually really enjoy the ability to switch INTO tour mode without removing my skis... can make crossing flats much easier.

That is something Dynafit never did well (you could finagle the old...

Nope. Just try. Tecton is sloppy on Vipec track. Vipec won't even go on the Tecton track.

Confirmed that Tectons/Vipecs can not interchange heel plates (unless Vipec Evo is revised to share a plate with Tecton)

130mm slightly bent fit Lotus 138s

yes I bought them from REI online a couple months ago... only place I could find them

TLT5 works with my Tectons for meadowskipping... but I did buy some of those kingpin things that I was gonna throw on

I need new boots...

Are you suggesting adjusting the DIN each mode transition??

Exactly... spend enough days trying to stick to a sketchy skin track and you will have a knee fall.

The amount of intrusion could definitely give someone some black toenails in addition to...

Yes. Saves you very little weight and unlike dynafit it doesn't make it easier to operate the binding. But if you are rocking DPS Spoons and the brakes won't fit, sure!

FYI you cannot put a Tecton heel on a Vipec heel track. You can get a Vipec heel on a Tecton track, but it will have a slight play... not advised.

100mm on a DPS Wailer 106 is fine
110mm on a DPS Wailer 112 is fine (will try the 100)

No release
Did a tour
Skies nice operates easy with poles, although slightly less than viper... Only slightly

Inspires confidence

I'm wondering this... wife has backland and I still have a TLT5... I wonder if the marker kingpin din adapters would work for the tecton?

I can see how the elasticity in the heel will give a little more alpine feel than the Vipec.

I can see how the heel might transmit power a little better than the Vipec.

I don't see much in the...

ELECTRO SKINS!

Helium purged voids for buoyancy!

Any hints?

My 1st gen vipecs have held up nicely. Only problem is how fidly they are to get in the toe... but that has since been fixed.

very interesting