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evan25 · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:09 pm Post subject:

i alpine and tele and i get hurt more in the park on tele than alpine i think not because the skis dont release(cuz if u fall hard enough they will dont worry) but because when they come off the hit u inn the head. im not sure if its because they're to big for me or what. im 5'6 135 pounds and i ride 169 piste pipes

Telemarc-I · Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Switzerland

evan25 · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:22 pm Post subject:

does anyone know anything about a release date 4 the NTM and if it will be good for park or not?

critical-motion · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 123 Location: CO/WA

ummm... no one knows anything

ubertele · Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 142 Location: Park City

NTN will be availble in Europe next fall and here in the U.S. in fall of 07. No idea how they will ski park.

Nurse Ben · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:21 am Post subject: 7TM's

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Yunger_Entrale · Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 78 Location: Breck

I ride Linkins, and absolutely love them for skiing around, I've heard alot of dislike towards them, but I find them excellent except for one semi-major thing. To much pressure when dropping a knee, mostly switch tele-stance landings, and they pre-release. Good in a way, but highly annoying.
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evan25 · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:07 pm Post subject:

i've only been tele skiing 4 one season and i was wondering is easier to land switch in a tele turn or in alpine stance?

Yunger_Entrale · Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 78 Location: Breck

I'd say easier in an alpine stance, but in my opinion WAY stylier in a tele stance, and you don't see it too often, it blows minds.
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evan25 · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:03 pm Post subject:

haha
its way harder though i tried a few switch tele turns and i was like

F*** how am i supposed to do this

hummmanawho · Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 81 Location: durango colorado

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kneebanginandcartwheelin · Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 72 Location: Utah

these are all pretty old posts, so dont know if anyone will read this before purchases are already made.

anyhow, for park skiing a releasable is a no brainer. actually, i think it's a no brainer for any kind of skiing. while it's NOT a cure-all for knee injuries, it certainly doesn't hurt. "knowing how to fall" is all well and good, until you fall really hard. if you eat it that badly, no amount of "knowledge" is going to keep you from a free ride in the patrol sled.

i've done my BEST to break my new 7tm Power's and to no avail. i think the durability is up there with anything else on the market. it's not bullet proof...no tele binding is. i say its good enough.

as for performance...a huge leap over the old 7tm All Mountain.
the pushed back pivot point is great...similar in feel to a HH between 3 & 4. for landings, i esp like the bit of "dead band". by this i mean the 1/2" or so of play when raising the heel before the spring tension really kicks in. the lack of that "going of the handlebars" feeling is quite nice. on my old G3 i noticed a significant amount of "boot rocker"...the feeling of the binding always pulling your foot forward. the latter is typical of any side cartridge binding like the hardwire, R8, or Targa.

i really like the releasibility in the park as it gives me a little more confidence to try new things and not worry about twisting my foot around 360 degrees. weighting in at 205#, i ski the DIN setting at 7 or 8 depending on how locked in i want to be. i've had some pre-releases at 7 trying spins when i'd catch an edge on takeoff, but at 8, so far so good.

in repsonse to critical's comment:

Mcstiff · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 202 Location: CO

telemajik · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 92 Location: San Francisco

How about the BD 02's in the park (and for all around)? I ski R8s now, but I may need to buy some new bindings to fit the k2 pre-drills.