I dunno I shell fit these and my forefoot was basically touching either side at the metatarsal heads. They didn't seem crazy wide up there. I was told they would be difficult to punch but it sounds...

Thanks! I will try this. It's been really annoying to chip at ice every transition.

Question for those with the 2-piece freeride spacer (AL09 or AL13):

Do you get icing on the spacers pushing into your boot? On a few occasions I've gotten ice build up on the sliders, probably...

Interested in the radical liners. Do you know how the toebox fits? Is it more mesh like atomic liners or more foam like intuition?

Size on boots?

@Consigliere

I've been geeking out on this lately. He's referring to ramp and forward lean, which affect your fore/aft balance. Most bootfitting resources don't talk a lot about this, and when...

Petrone's group is doing this. This is the hottest new freetouring setup:

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https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/2/836

@onenerdykid: Can I get a job with you guys testing and building...

The 2013 Petrone paper says -5 deg to 15 degree should cover the range of actual skiing. The buckle closure paper (Petrone 2014) saw a maximum shell-tibia angle at 10 degrees during slalom style...

The buckling closure paper measured to deeper flexes than skialper, but their torque at 10 degrees is well within the range of the boots that ski-alper tested. They were using an 80-flex Head Edge in...

They measured 2 angles: Cuff to Tibia and Cuff to Lower Shell. The Tibia vs Shell angle is the sum of those two, supposed to represent how much the skier is actually moving their lower leg with...

I think this is wrong. I see where this comes from, because a liner by itself is soft and has negligible flex compared to a shell. But under compression in a shell, its behavior could be totally...

Yeah also explains why the numbers were an order of magnitude less than expected!

Yeah, he cites the data as claiming that the Roxa is an outlier in stiffness as measured by Nm/degree. But this is in walk mode where that's clearly shitty! In terms of ski-mode stiffness this data...

Hard to see the colors in that photo. Any chance you could upload a clearer version?

Interesting that there's one boot with severe stiction problems while bending forward, though most look pretty...

Might have to move to Prince George. Not really the ideal ski location, but how bummed will I be there? I'm ok with mostly touring...

I tried the brake version for a few days. Brakeless is definitely the way to go. The brakes that come with these are very flimsy and extremely annoying to lock/unlock.

My other complaint is that...

I think I roughly agree with this, so my thought is to fix it mostly with forward lean, as long as I still have ankle range of motion. If I have to use so much forward lean adjustment that I run out...

Thanks! I tried putting 5mm foam under the heels on my Maestrales, and it put me right on the edge of being able to balance in parallel squat. Separately, I also tried 10mm foam as a spoiler and that...

Unless you have some stiletto heel delta, you will not be able to tell the difference between those two ramp angle formulas.

I don't think so. My lower buckles are usually somewhere mid range. A little looser on XT3s with zipfits. Sometimes I crank them on the Maestrales with thin liners when skiing steeps. I don't feel...

yeah, easily in tennis shoes, barefoot, or ski boots if I leave the buckles wide open.

Is this something others can do in ski boots?

Who said anything about randomly guessing? Anyway, I've tested carpet skiing with multiple bindings. If you have skis you can always keep yourself upright with leverage. Testing off ski makes it more...

I'm really curious about correct fore/aft balance and where most people fall on this. I was trying to figure out some forward lean and ramp angle settings. This chart implies that in deep flexion a...

I haven't tried it, but according to Blister, the Backland XTD 120 is the same last as the Hawx Prime XTD. So probably start there?

If the best coverage anyone has seen here in ~50 years didn't get you to tour, not sure what you're expecting

The ATK freeride spacers are adjustable such that they just barely contact the heel of your boot. Also they are on sliders. I doubt they affect the release though it's not like I have a standardized...

PMed on katanas. I fucked up last time, want to right my wrongs.

I have some barely skiied Griffon demos I would trade for those.

What are the other ATK bindings and toe pieces?

I have a pair I would part with maybe. 3 lenses but the two low light ones are pretty scratched. They're my only goggles right now though so I gotta find something else.

Yes. The plastic on the C Raiders is pretty soft and can be damaged easily. Also you have to use a different hole pattern so binding swaps are harder.

Pivots pictured. 95mm brakes.

Any updates on this setup? I'm thinking about trying it.

Really don't know how to price these so lmk if I'm off:

1 pair of well-used older Look Pivot 14s. White, with brakes that comfortably fit a 94mm ski. These have the alpine-only style AFD plate -...

I broke a toe piece and need a replacement faster than the warranty will process! My beloved vwerks katanas are drilled a bunch already, so I would like to find either a c-raider or raider toe piece...

Happened to me today:
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Going to see if they'll replace it. Pretty bummed!

In a similar boat in that I fit zipfit 27.5s, but have some 26.5 boots.

However, when I was able to get the zipfits (GFTs) into the boots, there was no way I could get them in with my foot in!...

This may have already been answered, but does anyone know if the AP brakes can mount to the non-AP older models?

No skiing involved. Hiking party descending on foot with crampons. A news outlet incorrectly reported them as skiers.

There had been intermittent storms the past few days. I would guess most of the precip came as rain at that elevation.

https://www.esavalanche.org/pro-obs/20230614-north-face-mt-hurd-avalanche-incident/

https://www.esavalanche.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230614_153119.jpg

I'm interested in the ATKs. Could you post pics?

snow

I'm using the freeride spacer. I haven't tried the ATKs without, but I can say they definitely ski well with them.

I didn't notice any drill bit wandering.

Skied them more and they seem fine....

I just mounted the c-raiders to some V-Werks Katanas that were already drilled 2x. The c-raider holes are very close to regular raider holes already drilled on the skis. So far 1 full day at a resort...

damn was out skiing and forgot to check this.

What is the spring strength on the Trofeo?

price drop

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Glad I get the opportunity to ask this:

Please post holes.


(Trying to figure out if I can mount the c-raiders to this)