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    General use. Sometimes that involves stepping in...

    General use. Sometimes that involves stepping in and wiggling the toe piece into the binding hard to get the binding to engage. It doesn't negatively affect release or entry so I haven't been...
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    That was a good discussion. Brian's review of...

    That was a good discussion. Brian's review of the Vipec was really strong.

    Tone I love the Vipec too but Ive busted the black stepin guides off the toepiece and levered off the black highest heel...
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    I reviewed the Beast for TGR but the website...

    I reviewed the Beast for TGR but the website hosting for frontpage is such dogcrap it killed the pics so here's the lowdown

    - Kingpin is prob OK for you as you're not a porker
    - Vipec is cheaper...
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    I use a voile strap which has a blunt metal hook....

    I use a voile strap which has a blunt metal hook. I always carry a couple anyhow and find it good/useful for clearing out ice in various parts
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    Does not per Jon's post. FYI I used some flat...

    Does not per Jon's post. FYI I used some flat head screws for the side lateral screw mounts of the Beast inserts so nothing got in the way.
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    Jodo - I used the Beast fitting on my Cochise and...

    Jodo - I used the Beast fitting on my Cochise and Vulcan and now on the new Tecnica ZeroG without issue in Kingpin and without dremelling. But then I am light



    FYI both my wife and I have...
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    Looks like the old ones from Mr Radgnar. Doesn't...

    Looks like the old ones from Mr Radgnar. Doesn't have the protruding pins. Made me all paranoid and inspected the Kingpins again
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    That sucks. Just checked mine again and look...

    That sucks. Just checked mine again and look fine but still going to keep checking



    Talked to my wife who's had more days on the Kingpins and she feels the same way about those bindings as she...
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    With groomers or touring? I've only used this...

    With groomers or touring? I've only used this touring. 9 days so far. No issues once I got the new toes with the reliable pins. Had 2 days on the old toes and stopped using them when I saw the...
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    Nope. I used a boot with Beast Heel on it...

    Nope. I used a boot with Beast Heel on it (Cochise and Vulcan.
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    Raynord like gregl I don't have Backlands on hand...

    Raynord like gregl I don't have Backlands on hand to confirm. When I get productions and can put them into the Kingpins I have then I can confirm.

    I can only speak to boots I have that I used...
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    Correct

    Correct
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    Mercuries, Vulcans - any boot with a prominent...

    Mercuries, Vulcans - any boot with a prominent heel ledge fits on Kingpins. The same boots fit into other tech bindings with the adapter in place
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    hmmm just checked my test pair. 12 or so uses. ...

    hmmm just checked my test pair. 12 or so uses. Some inbounds but mostly touring. Mounted to Blizzard ZeroG95s. 78 kg 165lb skier. One thing I noticed was that this binding was sticky and was...
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    Well... it should be repeated again and again.

    Well... it should be repeated again and again.
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    Maybe I'm on honesty crack. Or maybe Im just not...

    Maybe I'm on honesty crack. Or maybe Im just not particularly sensitive to all this spring tension toe doodad. But as one of the few people who've skied King Vipec Beast Vertical Comfort Ion and...
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    ah if you did Plums then you have lots of...

    ah if you did Plums then you have lots of experience with sketchy tech bindings! Thanks for the context
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    Perhaps dumb question but were the Speeds your...

    Perhaps dumb question but were the Speeds your experiences with tech bindings?
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    Nice write up from SkisinTrees. While I'm...

    Nice write up from SkisinTrees. While I'm admittedly a Dynafit fanboy the Beast's one heel riser position while in touring mode is actually halfway between the Speed/Vertical/Comfort's flat mode and...
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    Fine

    Fine
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    By pushing or pulling the faux carbon piece back...

    By pushing or pulling the faux carbon piece back and forth
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    Not easily but yes

    Not easily but yes
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    What suggestions? So far I have - More of a...

    What suggestions?

    So far I have

    - More of a lip at the toe lever and at the walk lever so it can be engaged with a polr
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    ' Looking at my pair it looks like pressfit. ...

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    Looking at my pair it looks like pressfit. That isn't necessarily bad except yeah fixing would be hard. Press-fit usually works well. After 4 days my pair looks fine but yeah - definitely...
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    Oh shit. Just saw this. Mine look fine but whoaa

    Oh shit. Just saw this. Mine look fine but whoaa
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    Lou had that metal piece/shelf because he was...

    Lou had that metal piece/shelf because he was running a boot without a substantial enough heel (TLT5 or TLT6 I believe) for the Kingpin heel on which to clamp.
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    Same reason as nickel What a strange so...

    Same reason as nickel



    What a strange so typically TGR angst ridden thing to say. I can't do it (put skins on without taking skis off). Don't really think that it saves much energy but I...
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    I've not used the Duke but yeah, can confirm the...

    I've not used the Duke but yeah, can confirm the last part is the case
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    You're correct that the lever must be moved by...

    You're correct that the lever must be moved by hand and that'll be a suggestion to put in a lip so it can be actuated by pole tip.

    Even so moving the lever by hand isn't a problem. Take off the...
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    As for sentence 1. Yes. As to sentence 2. ...

    As for sentence 1. Yes.

    As to sentence 2. No acrobatics or contortions or ski removal needed for tour to ski. I'll see if its possible to do the same for ski to tour
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    Perhaps. No issue with a 304 and 310 bsl

    Perhaps. No issue with a 304 and 310 bsl
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    Forgot to answer this. Yup they will. No issues...

    Forgot to answer this. Yup they will. No issues there at all
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    Yup comparable to Beast. And that's saying a...

    Yup comparable to Beast. And that's saying a lot. I'm skiing DIN 9 on Beast and Kingpins and Vipec fwiw as am pinner. That's my alpine DIN. On Verticals/Comforts I go to DIN 10 just because of...
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    Honestly I couldn't resist. It's the most...

    Honestly I couldn't resist. It's the most finished prototype thing I've seen. And I did try the Beast in its prototype year and the Ion in its prototype year. Testing will be inbounds or on...
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    So far; yah. More elastic than older Dynafits...

    So far; yah. More elastic than older Dynafits for sure



    Heel is super nice so far. Just fyi I can use it with a Beast heel fitting and so far tried it with Vulcans and with Cochise 120,
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    https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-...

    https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t31.0-8/1939419_557012637768045_222704695422531658_o.jpg

    Just two days on them so far. More to come this week. Plug for Escape Route of...
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    aye that makes sense. That's a Vertical fyi. ...

    aye that makes sense. That's a Vertical fyi. It's the genre of Dynafit's which are about as inelastic as possible. The rotating toepiece seems to solve a lot of that issue
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    Half the touring days and pretty close to full...

    Half the touring days and pretty close to full time inbounds on Beasts. Others had the same impression as me. The bindings haven't developed play as yet

    I've pre-released from Dynafit Verticals...
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    Kingpin is pretty much a prototype release this...

    Kingpin is pretty much a prototype release this year. I would recommend caution as always with any first gen product.

    Can you point to the WIldsnow video in re Dynafiddle pre-release? I would...
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    Music is exactly what I would have picked just to...

    Music is exactly what I would have picked just to annoy everyone!! Good animation
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    I had them inbounds and in meadowskip terrain.!! ...

    I had them inbounds and in meadowskip terrain.!! No way I was going to take them further than a 100m from a ski lift. Learned my lesson with the POS Onyx beta testing ice-skating Fitzsimmons. ...
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    Needs to be repeated again and again and again

    Needs to be repeated again and again and again
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