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Thread: using 9523 boots in WTR bindings
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02-11-2021, 10:12 AM #1
using 9523 boots in WTR bindings
this has probably been discussed somewhere but i couldn't find a thread on it.
i've got some hoji frees and some older guardian 16 WTRs. i know it isn't recommended to use 9523 in WTR bindings but if the toe height is adjustable, can't it work? what are the consequences? altered release values?swing your fucking sword.
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02-11-2021, 10:17 AM #2
Non sliding AFD and a rubber boot sole will make for a harder lateral release. Especially in a forward twisting fall.
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02-11-2021, 10:19 AM #3
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02-11-2021, 10:29 AM #4Registered User
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Yer gonna die!
I did Maestrale RSs as well as Salomon MTN Labs in Look SPXs and then Salomon Wardens. The SPXs were WTR and didn't ever really feel right. The Wardens are fully adjustable and I was able to get the right height. I'm sure it's not perfect with the rubber soles but it feels and skis good enough. I haven't had a crash that might result in a release in the yet to verify, and hopefully it stays that way...
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02-11-2021, 10:30 AM #5
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02-11-2021, 10:44 AM #7
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02-11-2021, 10:44 AM #8Registered User
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02-11-2021, 10:48 AM #9Registered User
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02-11-2021, 10:50 AM #10
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02-11-2021, 10:54 AM #12
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02-11-2021, 11:03 AM #13Registered User
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I wouldn't do it if the afd doesn't slide. The rubber is going to grip way too well on the plastic compared to a plastic on plastic in my opinion. Injuries are way more expensive than new bindings not to mention a giant bummer. You do you tho.
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02-11-2021, 11:05 AM #14
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02-12-2021, 04:17 AM #15
My memory is sketchy.
Wasn't the Warden toe/sliding AFD leveraged from the Guardian?
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02-12-2021, 06:57 AM #16Registered User
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I believe 1st gen Guardians were WTR with fixed AFD and 2nd gen MNC with a sliding AFD.
Anyway I remember using some of those WTR ones with the rubber touring soles that came with the fluoro green Lupos (belive they were 9523, though they did have some nubs in a harder rubber). They did release and my tib/fibs are intact. Never did bench test them though.
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02-12-2021, 10:15 AM #17
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