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Thread: Fritschi Vipec review thread
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01-31-2014, 07:01 PM #76
^^^absolutely. Ya, that makes sense, just like cell phone that craps out they will replace that toe wing and send it back out. The optimist in me wants to believe they had a robot skinner boot cycle like 100k straight on pins that were loctite d and one's that were just tight. Don't see how that ever happened with these to the degree needed.
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01-31-2014, 08:33 PM #77Registered User
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01-31-2014, 08:47 PM #78
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02-02-2014, 01:52 AM #79Registered User
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So far had a week of skiing and touring on these and no problem. I am in Europe so used Telemark P who were easily the cheapest but i have used them before and their techfolk seem to set things up well - increasingly grateful for this! The description of how to step in is exactly as described and you need to relearn how to step in vs the dynafit approach. Happy so far if somewhat nervous with the above tak!
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02-02-2014, 02:11 PM #80
updated my review. Another day of skiing on them with no issues.
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02-02-2014, 05:48 PM #81Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Natures peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn. - John Muir
"How long can it last? For fuck sake this isn't heroin -
suck it up princess" - XXX on getting off mj
“This is infinity here,” he said. “It could be infinity. We don’t really don’t know. But it could be. It has to be something — but it could be infinity, right?” - Trump, on the vastness of space, man
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02-03-2014, 06:47 AM #82Registered User
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Found this vid on the Diamir site. Different technique than the standard left-right tech-toewiggle. Place your heel against heelpiece align toes with toepiece, step in. Then step in the back.
Edit: http://youtu.be/Y1iZlhKZA6U
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02-03-2014, 08:18 AM #83
Looks fairly easy to me.
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02-03-2014, 10:01 AM #84
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02-03-2014, 01:37 PM #85
I honestly don't think its that bad. In deep snow I usually post hole my uphill foot, click my downhill ski in, then stand up to get the uphill on. I have been doing basically the same thing as the video someone just posted, and it works just fine. (I tried a few other methods that weren't so great first)
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02-04-2014, 12:14 PM #86
I'm definitely going to be watching this thread throughout the season. If these things stand up to some abuse (ie live up to the whole "tech alpine binding" label that fritschi markets them as), I will definitely pick a pair up next season.
I know they're not quite as beefy and only have a 12din max, but I'd like to see what people think of them compared to the beasts.
I have high hopes for these, the design looks solid (although it might be nice to see a beefed up and 16 din version in the future) thanks to everyone who took the risk and got a pair and is keeping us updated.
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02-19-2014, 05:24 PM #87
Anyone see SIA updates to these for next year?
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02-19-2014, 05:43 PM #88
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02-19-2014, 06:35 PM #89
^^^^no worries, mine were exchanged for fresh vector bc's with speed superlites - fritschi and specifically their R&D group can go pound salt - this kid aint signed up for their crash test dummy trial program....
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Natures peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn. - John Muir
"How long can it last? For fuck sake this isn't heroin -
suck it up princess" - XXX on getting off mj
“This is infinity here,” he said. “It could be infinity. We don’t really don’t know. But it could be. It has to be something — but it could be infinity, right?” - Trump, on the vastness of space, man
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02-19-2014, 07:26 PM #90
Another review - good one too
http://swissalpineadventure.blogspot...2-binding.html
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02-19-2014, 07:42 PM #91
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02-19-2014, 09:03 PM #92Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Natures peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn. - John Muir
"How long can it last? For fuck sake this isn't heroin -
suck it up princess" - XXX on getting off mj
“This is infinity here,” he said. “It could be infinity. We don’t really don’t know. But it could be. It has to be something — but it could be infinity, right?” - Trump, on the vastness of space, man
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02-19-2014, 10:12 PM #93
Rawj had no problems linking soft bouncy turns on that flat football field -
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Natures peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn. - John Muir
"How long can it last? For fuck sake this isn't heroin -
suck it up princess" - XXX on getting off mj
“This is infinity here,” he said. “It could be infinity. We don’t really don’t know. But it could be. It has to be something — but it could be infinity, right?” - Trump, on the vastness of space, man
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02-21-2014, 11:50 AM #94Registered User
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02-21-2014, 01:20 PM #95
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02-21-2014, 02:19 PM #96
Spoke with a guide yesterday who has 50 days on them with no issues. He also said they ski pretty much the same as Dynafits, but "maybe a little stronger on hard snow."
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02-22-2014, 09:12 AM #97
Dunno if it's been posted yet but the QK/BF screw spec for the Vipec is:
8no. 12mm pan heads
8no. 10mm csk flat heads
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02-24-2014, 03:30 PM #98
Had my first day on the Vipecs on Saturday. Was initially planning on hiking around a bit, but ended up skiing them inbounds. Step-in can be a bit fiddly, but other than that they were great. Felt like alpine bindings going down, apart from weighing half as much.
Initial adjustment of the toe pin was fairly straightforward, no issues with it so far. I applied Loctite 263 per the Fritschi bulletin.
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02-27-2014, 01:57 PM #99
Three more days on the Vipecs with no major issues. They tour well, switching modes and risers with a pole is very easy. No complaints about downhill performance. Getting used to the step-in now, but pins occasionally stick on step-out. Problem can be solved by wiggling your foot/pushing the lever down again
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02-27-2014, 06:09 PM #100
I've got a handful of days on mine now, both inbounds and out. I have released out of the toe piece a couple times mucking through thick trees on the exits of backcountry laps.
The step-in can be a little funky, but I think I've gotten kind of used to it. They tour and ski great. I've got them mounted on Soul 7s, and it is spooky how light yet capable this setup is.
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