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01-18-2022, 01:43 PM #117690% of skiing is just looking cool
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01-24-2022, 11:31 AM #1177Watch out for sticks.
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01-24-2022, 12:23 PM #1178"Poop is funny" - Frank Reynolds
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01-24-2022, 02:14 PM #1179Registered User
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the only thing it can affect is the forward release, and that is easy to test - just turn the din down low and try to simulate a forward fall.
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01-24-2022, 02:45 PM #1180
So I knew there were issues with early gen vipec toes and knee fall boot damage but thought it’d been resolved by the time Tecton came to be?
Not the case for this guy. This happened day 3 of a hut trip at Battle Abbey last week!
Adios Vulcans
So lucky a friend had brought his old boots as backup that were exact same size and last but softer (dynafit px ones) that I was able to use the Vulcan tongues to beef up and save my trip
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01-24-2022, 03:18 PM #1181Watch out for sticks.
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01-24-2022, 04:06 PM #1183
a lighter, some super glue, and keep on truckin
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01-24-2022, 11:23 PM #1184Registered User
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Anyone know where I can buy demo plates?
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01-25-2022, 12:00 AM #1185"Poop is funny" - Frank Reynolds
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01-25-2022, 01:29 AM #1186Registered User
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01-25-2022, 01:44 AM #1187Registered User
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How much were they?
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01-25-2022, 02:30 AM #1188Registered User
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The first gen Tectons took whatever knee fall issues that were present in the first gens of the Vipecs and ramped them up to the umphteenth degree. Sadly. Sorry about them boots - perhaps BD will honor a warranty claim for them?
Contact Black Diamond if you are based in the US. They seem very receptive to facilitating warrenty replacements. While shit breaks, this is still the first time I have seen that part break. Hell, Fritschi might be keen to get it back for inspection. Worth a try at least.
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01-25-2022, 08:57 AM #1189
Depends on if your at the hut or at home
I've used a lighter to "unpunch" someone's pair of atomic backlands that had fully indented toe punches from their tectons that occurred 1 mi from Eiseman Hut (long way in). They didn't crack though. Wouldn't get sendy in those green boots!Originally Posted by blurred
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01-25-2022, 09:47 AM #1190Registered User
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01-25-2022, 09:55 AM #1191Watch out for sticks.
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Yeah, I shot Fritschi an email and asked if I could just buy a single toe. The reply was a link to a BD warranty form. Pretty sure mine are out of the warranty window, so hopefully they'll just sell me a toe like I originally asked.
I found another example of a failure similar to this back on p.38 but it sounds like these bindings were considerably fresher when it happened:
Cocximus, how did the replacement process shake out for your buddy?
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01-25-2022, 10:36 AM #1192Registered User
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That happens when the toe is leaning forward and you try to open the binding. The release mechanism pushes that tab against the boot and with a bit of force it breaks. My buddy did it twice before we figured it out. He got them replaced under warranty both times. I was kinda surprised BD did not even ask why it happened.
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01-25-2022, 12:14 PM #1194Watch out for sticks.
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01-25-2022, 01:50 PM #1195
We actually did glue it back together but the crack that really worried me was the one running through the toe lug and over to the tech fitting. Last thing i wanted was to shear the toe off completely when over a mile and thousands of feet away from the hut.
While older i probably only had ~45 days on them. i think temp during impact played a role too. it was chilly but not frigid @ -10 Celsius
not gonna bother. i got them new on closeout for <$375 ages ago. lusting after new touring boots but couldn't justify given how good of shape they were in but looking forward to newer, more upright boots and no longer dicking around with a removeable tongue on transitions.
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01-25-2022, 02:05 PM #1196Registered User
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TLDR; Ski faster. Quit breathing. Don't crash.
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02-04-2022, 05:05 PM #1197Watch out for sticks.
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Pretty stoked with BD customer service.
Told them via email that my broken binding is way out of warranty and requested to purchase a replacement toe- new or used.
They asked me to fill out a warranty form anyway. 10 days go by and nothing, so I called CS just now.
Recording said 49 min wait, took about 15 mins.
Girl answers “Yeah, not surprised, those guys are backed up. I’m going to hang up and just go ask them if I can send you a new toe. If you don’t hear back from me it means I can’t help you and you’ll have to wait for your claim to be processed”.
Tracking number with memo “Replacement Tecton Toe” shows up in my inbox 10 mins later.
There really is something to be said for under promising and over delivering. Kind of like the Tecton does.
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02-11-2022, 03:35 PM #1198
So what's the hoopla about this new Carbon Tecton?
I presume different material, so is it lighter? Stronger? Does it just have SNG technology? (that's spiffy new graphics to the uninformed)
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