Booker wrote:

I don't agree with everything they [thebackcountry.net] say, but they are
right next door to a shop with the Alpine testing equipment.
If it was a simple as you state you should be able to get
your AT skis tested at any shop with the equipment, yet most
places won't do this. It could just be that they are not
"trained/certified" on the binding or there could be some larger
issue. Does Backcountry.com get the same results with different
boots?

I contacted Backcountry.com/bcstore.com -- yes, it is that simple
according to them, and they use the standard alpine downhill torque
tester from Vermont Safety Research. They say the test results are
basically the same for alpine touring and alpine downhill: roughly
the same consistency, favoring neither one over the other.