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ShredTheGnar wrote:
Fritschi Freeride vs. The new Naxo Bindings

Both of these bindings claim to be thrashable downhill bindings in
addition to the touring capabilities. I don't know which pair to buy.
Any help would be appreciated. The naxo has a front toe piece that
releases like normal downhill bindings.

_ So does the Fritschi. I don't think release is a factor.

Both of these bindings have
lightweight plastic, do they perform on downhill.


_ I skied the Naxo last winter and it performs very well as
a downhill binding. I think it's pretty much a toss-up between
the two at this point, if you stick with the Fritschi 3 binding[1].
The Fritschi has a longer history and probably has more bugs
worked out, but I had no problems with the Naxo's. I did hear
some grumblings about the heel lifter parts breaking last winter.
The Naxo is more pleasant for low angles, but people claim it
gets wonky on very steep climbs[2]. You should check out Lou
Dawson's site for more info on both bindings.

http://www.wildsnow.com/

_ I'm sold, I don't see any reason to buy another pair of regular
alpine bindings again, at least for the kind of skiing at a
resort that I do ( mostly steeps, powder). If you really want
to bash moguls all day then you might want to consider a regular
alpine binding.

_ Booker C. Bense

[1]- You'll see older versions (1,2) of this binding around for
very cheap. There's a reason, they had known reliabilty
problems.

[2]- I get wonky on steep climbs well before my bindings do.

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