Dynafit Low Tech Radical

[Prodigy]

I'd be willing to trade you for some Speed Radical heels - GregL

man, the plates would prolly make me pretty happy, but $170 is pretty darn steep for plates - that snow leopard face adds a lot of value to an item

It's a low volume, niche, product that's expensive to produce. Binding Freedom plates are still $120 and Jondrums a) doesn't have nearly as much overhead b) sells more volume (plate for plate) c) doesn't have rep commission or margin for retailers, etc.

[sfotex]

I just haven't read many (or maybe even any?) reports of races being cut short from binding failure. (By contrast once again, the only junior on the world championships team these past few days broke a ski during a race, then once a replacement ski had been located, he broke his boot also!)

Kilian Jornet broke his binding in the individual world championship last week and finished 3rd tele style.

[Jonathan S.]

^ I wonder if it was the first-generation two-hole Ultimate heel or the new three-hole version? That two-hole heel always looked kind of suspect. The toe though is absolutely brilliant.

[lowsparkco]

It's a low volume, niche, product that's expensive to produce. Binding Freedom plates are still $120 and Jondrums a) doesn't have nearly as much overhead b) sells more volume (plate for plate) c) doesn't have rep commission or margin for retailers, etc.

There have been a lot of swap plates produced and sold for under $75 - bombers, b & d's, old 22 designs, etc. You're leaving out a big X factor which is profit margin. It's really not that big of a deal - if I don't like them then t I'll sell them when the race is over.