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01-08-2023, 11:42 PM #401Registered User
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I´ve found a good offer for a Xenic, but the shop also offers a newer version to a significantly higher price and I´m wondering whether the cheaper one is still affected by the toe lever issue since they look a bit different in that area. Could someone please comment on that?
Thanks.
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01-09-2023, 08:45 AM #402
I just bought the GF a pair of the new version xenics for $235 with free shipping. https://www.evo.com/outlet/alpine-to...tschi-xenic-10
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01-09-2023, 09:10 AM #403Registered User
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01-11-2023, 06:04 AM #404Registered User
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I just got a reply from Fritschi´s CS.
Accordingly to what they wrote, the (now) white button was redesigned to avoid the ski/walk lever to be locked by snow/ice.
They also sent a video showing the locked lever issue and how to solve it removing the snow and moving the (here still black) button a couple of times.
Further, some other parts seem to have been made somehow stronger.
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02-16-2023, 09:40 PM #405geoffski
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02-16-2023, 10:31 PM #406
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02-17-2023, 12:17 AM #407Registered User
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Hope it works:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nm7dhcn47m...t%202.mp4?dl=0
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02-17-2023, 08:24 AM #408geoffski
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Thanks for the video link; that worked. Hope the technique works too! .
(aside - I'm pretty fed up with Fritschi icing problems - I still struggle from time to time with the heel of my Vipec/Evos - I've been known to take them off the ski and put them under my clothes for 20 minutes to de-ice - hardly a fast transition!)
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02-23-2023, 08:22 PM #409Registered User
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FWIW, it took Black Diamond 3 weeks to respond to my warranty claim for fixing the toe levers. It has been 3 weeks since I sent my toe pieces in and they still haven’t confirmed what they will do or when I will get the toe pieces back.
Assuming I do eventually get the toe pieces back, anyone want to recommend a Xenic compatible crampon that will provide a close fit on a 100mm wide ski?
It looks like Skimo made a rather detailed crampon compatibility table. It looks like there are a lot of compatible options.
https://skimo.co/ski-crampon-compatibilityLast edited by Karl_H; 02-23-2023 at 08:51 PM.
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02-26-2023, 11:33 AM #410
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03-29-2023, 08:55 AM #411
For anyone out there running Xenic & Tecton toe inserts and swapping heels on and off fixed heel plate, are the plates identical or is the Xenic plate smaller?
Seems like a pretty ideal setup for a daily driver bc rig with some flexibility as a travel / side country ski.
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03-29-2023, 09:26 AM #412Registered User
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03-29-2023, 10:00 AM #413
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03-29-2023, 11:47 AM #414
Awesome - extra pair of plates means an excuse to set up an extra pair of skis.
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04-05-2023, 08:15 AM #415
Fritschi Xenic - 280g claimed weight tech binding
I was in a shop the other day looking at this and we found that the ATK, Xenic, and Dynafit crampons all fit well. Happy that I don’t have to buy new crampons just for these. Now I can afford brakes. Was considering just going with leashes but I’ll take the weight penalty.
Last edited by ~mikey b; 04-05-2023 at 08:55 AM.
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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04-05-2023, 08:51 AM #416
Tectons use a different crampon attachment so I assume you mean the Xenic ones? I'm in a crampons conundrum myself as ON3P really does mean exactly 110mm when they say 110mm width, might just have to jump to a 120mm ATK.
As for brakes, I'm pretty happy with my B&D leashes after seeing a friend's ski (with brakes) rocket down a hill several hundred yards before taking a jump and burying itself to toe piece like a lawn dart.
Of course, might be singing a different tune if I had instead watched her get domed by a leashed ski on the rebound instead...
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04-05-2023, 08:55 AM #417
Fritschi Xenic - 280g claimed weight tech binding
yeah my mistake
and yeah this is meant for a spring setup so leashes might be more appropriate - I’ve seen skis with brakes go a loooong way down the hill (and over a waterfall 🤣I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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04-05-2023, 10:37 AM #418
Yeah, if you haven't had a chance to try the B&D leashes, the length is clutch and the breakable fuse is a nice touch. Fixes the issues I have with standard leashes.
Some wrap it around their ankles but you'll get a lot more usability if you can clip it somewhere on the back of the boot.
I've been tempted to figure out a way to hotswap them between skis so I can run them as powder leashes inbounds too.
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04-12-2023, 11:46 AM #419
Fritschi Xenic - 280g claimed weight tech binding
where are you attaching the leash to the binding?
I might just make my own with stuff I have at home - I was thinking of using a zip tie to attach to the toe piece since it would give me some break ability like the B&DI didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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04-12-2023, 12:58 PM #420
If the toe piece is off, you can look underneath it and there'll be channel underneath around the front screws to hold a loop of wire. The official Fritschi leashes comes with a premade loop but assuming you don't have that, Home Depot sells 1/16" stainless steel wire by the foot which is the right diameter for it. In the same aisle they'll have the appropriate sized aluminum ferrules. No need for a special crimper, a pair of pliers or even a light tap with a hammer will get the job done.
You could add a ziptie fuse to that or kill two birds with one stone and add the fuse to the boot itself for an easier clipping target.
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04-12-2023, 01:02 PM #421
thanks
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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04-19-2023, 06:59 PM #422
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04-29-2023, 09:45 AM #423
Fritschi Xenic - 280g claimed weight tech binding
well that didn’t work
randomly kicked a shoe on some hard snow and went down hard
my hand crimped cable came apart so I got to watch my ski rocket off down the hill while I was sliding away from my dropped pole - I watched it until I saw it hit a fence near a lodge
I think I hit a chunk of chunder but I was surprised to come out - I had no problem in difficult wet spring glop last weekend - this was stiff but reasonably smooth snow and I’d already made a bunch of turns
anyway nursing some banged up ribs and shopping for proper leashes and turning my DIN up to 10I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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04-29-2023, 09:51 AM #424Rod9301
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Were you on the Xenix?
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04-29-2023, 02:02 PM #425
I had a couple mtn leash loop cables fray, so I'm using real small dyneema cord (1.5mm?) now. It's sold as bowfishing line which is a fun fact to tell people when they ask about it. I'll mail you some if you want to try it.
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