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12-15-2019, 09:29 AM #2276
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12-15-2019, 09:33 AM #2277Registered User
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12-15-2019, 09:55 AM #2278Registered User
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Ok I just bought my second pair of shifts to mount on a new pair of skis I got this year.
I got my first set last year but didn’t get much time on them, 3 or 4 days and not any real aggressive skiing. Other then AFD adjustment issues which I think I sorted out I didn’t have any issue....that said I really have to stop reading this thread...it is getting in my head thinking I can’t trust the shifts...... I hope these are rare setup issues.....man I have to start thinking happy thoughts....
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12-15-2019, 10:27 AM #2279
Now this I agree with, ski more, read the interwebs less. Form your own - validated opinion!
They have their quirks but once dialed I feel the trade offs are worth it.
But that’s just it, there are always trade offs.
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12-15-2019, 01:20 PM #2280
I have loved mine since I fixed my AFD issues. Have them and will have them on every setup except GS skis and super-light touring skis until something really different/better comes out.
I actually did a 2,000m (6,500 ft) day on them last year. I wouldn’t recommend it to the faint of heart, but doable.
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12-16-2019, 11:41 AM #2281Registered User
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I'm sure it is in here somewhere, so apologies if it is. Does anyone know the hole overlap between a Dynafit Vertical ST (older binding) and the Shift? I'd love to swap the Dynafits off and replace with the Shift.
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12-16-2019, 02:43 PM #2282
He was very clear from the beginning that the Shift had a specific purpose - never once said it would be his binding of choice for long approaches / huge days.
At this point I don't plan to use the shift from a trailhead, basically ever. But it's great to have for side country 50/50 resort / backcountry days and on a general travel setup when you don't know where you may end up.
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12-16-2019, 11:43 PM #2283
Ding ding - the ability to travel and bring one ski and binder that will do most everything is key. Only do I tour from a trailhead with the shift when I want some extra training or if I hate myself otherwise Dynafiddles werk just fine for that.
That being said boy these AFDs are temperamental— swapped the soles out on my scarpas this weekend and spent the greater portion of the morning fiddle fucking with them, after 3 adjustments got em dialed but kept collapsing with an audible clunk the first 2 times occurred when landing off little hits (knowing the stair-step design helped me adjust until it was firmly seated on the proper “step”)
Work love to see Sally revamp the AFD in version 2 — sure it works but I suspect a lot of people are skiing them adjusted wrong.
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12-17-2019, 12:52 PM #2284Registered User
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In case anybody have not seen it, Cody adresses his thoughts on Shift vs MTN use pretty well in this bonus gear episode of The Fifty:
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12-17-2019, 02:30 PM #2285Rod9301
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12-17-2019, 03:01 PM #2286Registered User
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Give it a rest man. It is too bad if the Shift binding did not work out for you - and for those others of you where that is the case - yet it seems to work for a lot of people. That is just the way it goes sometime.
Anyway, if you are correct then this will be my last season. The number of Shifts in my quiver like indicates that doom is foregone conclusion. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.
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12-17-2019, 03:12 PM #2287Registered User
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Rod has an undying belief that the mtn is the greatest binding of all time and that basically anything else is lesser for touring.
Don't get me wrong, the mtn is a great binding. But there are lots of great touring bindings.
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12-17-2019, 03:33 PM #2288
I have had no issues with my shifts. I think I ski just as hard and aggressive inbounds and out on them as anyone else here and no issues. Once I fixed my afd they have been great.
Have done some big (touring) days on them: https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...light=pinnacle
Will I take my g3 ions on a week long hut trip yes but really like my shifts. People just like to complainwww.skevikskis.com Check em out!
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12-17-2019, 03:39 PM #2289Registered User
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too lazy to search the thread but
I assume these bindings ski fine on a DIN of 11.5, I have been using Guardians or STH 16s for a long time and checking in before replacing the Guardian bindings.
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12-17-2019, 05:38 PM #2290
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12-17-2019, 05:50 PM #2291
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12-17-2019, 11:55 PM #2292Rod9301
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12-18-2019, 08:39 AM #2293
For me the issue was how to get all the snow off of the interface when you just eaten shit and are standing waist deep in snow putting your ski back on. It became ski on, immediate pre release repeat
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12-18-2019, 08:55 AM #2294Registered User
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Zero issues on Shifts after 80-90 days last winter, most of those days inbounds on Bent Chetler 120s here at the 'ghee and Jackson. Swapped boots a few times throughout the season and zero prereleases as long as you know how to properly re-adjust the AFD and Forward Pressure. On one or 2 tours with real tight steep switchbacks I would occasionally step on the brake arm deploying it, probably more of an issue of touring on 120mm width skis.
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12-18-2019, 08:58 AM #2295Registered User
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12-18-2019, 09:08 AM #2296
People sure are making up a lot of shit about bindings these days.
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12-18-2019, 10:39 AM #2297
Waiting for all the Shift haters to get on those Marker abominations and have them report back.
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12-18-2019, 10:46 AM #2298
I'd recommend a demo first, they have some adjustability so maybe you can find a buddy with a pair to try for a few runs. Obviously they tour way better than a frame binding but it seems like I am in the minority here but I got rid of mine after lackluster inbounds performance. Stand with one ski over your other to hold it in place and rock your boot right and left, there shouldn't be any play, otherwise it's not adjusted right, but the flex of the toe wings is what I couldn't stand. From my personal experience this is more of a factor due to skier weight(beefcake), ski width(increased leverage), and ski style(more pronounced in skis with camber that need to be driven off the toe vs reverse camber skis with more forward mounts)
I broke my touring setup back up into a completely bc setup with Salomon mtns, which are super solid bindings, definitely the best skiing pin bindings I've ever had, and frame bindings (adrenalin 16s) on my big skis (117 underfoot) and I'm much happier now with setups I can trust for their intended purposes....tricks deserve applause, style deserves respect
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12-18-2019, 11:51 PM #2299I Like Snow
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lol at frame bindings skiing better than shifts.
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12-19-2019, 01:10 AM #2300
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