Just picked up a pair of 178 ZeroG 95s (thanks Dkla52 for the skis, and gregL for the rec) and now I need to choose some bindings for them. These will be for spring touring in the PNW.
Current touring skis are 191 Wailer112s with Alpinist 9s. I've been happy with the Alpinists, so I'm looking for something even lighter for the ZeroGs, and I'm okay sacrificing downhill quality for that. Because of that, I'm looking at bindings that are ~150g and ~200g.
Requirements:
- Not heavier than Alpinists (<245g)
- No brakes
- Release value 9ish
- Flat walk mode (no race flap with fixed heel)
- Ski crampon mount
- 2 riser heights would be nice, but I'd be okay with 1+flat. TBH I rarely even distinguish between the riser heights on my alpinists, I avoid rotating the heel whenever possible and just use whatever riser is there.
- Not worried about BSL adjustability, I like my Maestrale XTs right now and I'll probably get a lighter boot for these in the future but I wouldn't be concerned about drilling a second set of holes to make that work.
ATK Trofeo seems like a clear leader at 151g + 8g for the crampon holder. Kreuzspitze RS seems like a dark horse, looks like it's basically the same as the Trofeo with one less riser, for a savings of 30g?
Alternatives at 150g that I'm seeing are the Kreuzspitze RS-A, Plum Race 150, Dynafit Superlite 150, or moving up to ~200g there's the Kreuzspitze GT 2.0, ATK Kuluar 9, ATK Haute Route 10, Plum Oazo 8, Ski Trab Titan.
Seems like ATKs get a decent amount of love here, any reason not to pick the Trofeo? Any reason to choose a 200g binding over the 150g options?
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