Binges, some help is needed.
- Norway_ski
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Binges, some help is needed.
Hello all.
I Have been reading here for some time, but time to join and get some help.
I use a Alfa leather boot and Rottefella 3 pin binding on my Anses Ingstad skis.
I do travel a lot with a backpack or a pulk.
I like to do in to the mountains, putt up a camp and then do my best with Telemark turns.
Far away, less ppl to se me
But, the Rottefella 3 pin is not a stiff binding, I feel I might need something a bit stiffer.
What binding to go for?
I like to use a leather boot, offers more warmth than a plastic boot and maybe also more comfort on the longer trips inn.
Thanks for helping.
I Have been reading here for some time, but time to join and get some help.
I use a Alfa leather boot and Rottefella 3 pin binding on my Anses Ingstad skis.
I do travel a lot with a backpack or a pulk.
I like to do in to the mountains, putt up a camp and then do my best with Telemark turns.
Far away, less ppl to se me
But, the Rottefella 3 pin is not a stiff binding, I feel I might need something a bit stiffer.
What binding to go for?
I like to use a leather boot, offers more warmth than a plastic boot and maybe also more comfort on the longer trips inn.
Thanks for helping.
- lowangle al
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Re: Binges, some help is needed.
I would stick with the 3 pins. If you are a beginner the first thing you need to learn is how to get centered over your skis and I don't think a cable will help with this. It may help your performance by giving you more control over your rear ski but at the expense of being balanced for and aft.
- lilcliffy
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Re: Binges, some help is needed.
Hello Norway Ski!
I am not sure if I completely understand what you mean by "stiff binding"?
As far as a plain 3-pin 75mm binding- the Rottefella Super Telemark is by far my favourite- easiest to get into and provides the tightest clamp, especially with BC-XC boots that have a narrower duckbill.
I use the Voile 3-pin binding mostly- primarily because you can get it with the cable or hardwire.
https://www.voile.com/voile-3-pin-cable ... nding.html
https://www.voile.com/voile-3-pin-cable ... nding.html
https://www.voile.com/voile-hardwire-3- ... nding.html
Rottefella has recently started selling a Super Telemark with hardwire "cable":
https://rottefella.com/bindings-accesso ... lemark-835
I like downhill skiing with and without the heel cable- depends on the ski, the terrain, the snow and the trees!
Do you have any experience with a "cable" binding?
Back to the word "stiff"-
I am not aware of any Alfa 3-pin boots that are "stiff".
If you are wanting something "stiffer", are you sure the issue is the binding- perhaps you might want to try a stiffer leather Telemark boot?
Gareth
I am not sure if I completely understand what you mean by "stiff binding"?
As far as a plain 3-pin 75mm binding- the Rottefella Super Telemark is by far my favourite- easiest to get into and provides the tightest clamp, especially with BC-XC boots that have a narrower duckbill.
I use the Voile 3-pin binding mostly- primarily because you can get it with the cable or hardwire.
https://www.voile.com/voile-3-pin-cable ... nding.html
https://www.voile.com/voile-3-pin-cable ... nding.html
https://www.voile.com/voile-hardwire-3- ... nding.html
Rottefella has recently started selling a Super Telemark with hardwire "cable":
https://rottefella.com/bindings-accesso ... lemark-835
I like downhill skiing with and without the heel cable- depends on the ski, the terrain, the snow and the trees!
Do you have any experience with a "cable" binding?
Back to the word "stiff"-
I am not aware of any Alfa 3-pin boots that are "stiff".
If you are wanting something "stiffer", are you sure the issue is the binding- perhaps you might want to try a stiffer leather Telemark boot?
Gareth
Cross-country AND down-hill skiing in the backcountry.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.
- riel
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Re: Binges, some help is needed.
I have found that cable bindings do help with control of the ski.
Yesterday I was skiing down Livermore Trail in Waterville Valley, and found that once I tightened the cables on my (old, Riva 2) bindings a little more, I suddenly got good control over the skis. Driving them mostly through the toe piece did not give me even good control over the "roll" of the ski, but tightening the cables allowed me to plow through several inches of fresh powder (with a few crusts in places) with relative confidence.
This was with Fischer BCX675 boots, and old Asnes Sondre skis.
Yesterday I was skiing down Livermore Trail in Waterville Valley, and found that once I tightened the cables on my (old, Riva 2) bindings a little more, I suddenly got good control over the skis. Driving them mostly through the toe piece did not give me even good control over the "roll" of the ski, but tightening the cables allowed me to plow through several inches of fresh powder (with a few crusts in places) with relative confidence.
This was with Fischer BCX675 boots, and old Asnes Sondre skis.