Serious question - Why are you fine with that? One of those at the wrong time and place could be pretty consequential.

I agree with some of your post, but the onus isn't on the user base to redesign the Shift. Users provide anecdotal feedback on failure modes in the field, which the Salomon engineers can take into...

If a tech binding is so finicky that most shop techs can't even set it up correctly then this is a design flaw, not user error.

I had the exact same experience as detrusor, meter-man and kootenayskier. Wanted to love the Shifts but just couldn't solve the pre-release issues, even after making sure they were adjusted...

I couldn't solve my prerelease issues with Shifts, even with the aid of Lee Lau's very good troubleshooting guide and after much tinkering. Forward pressure was fine, AFD was fine; I even got them...

That was super helpful, thanks for writing it out clearly.