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MoonMan wrote:
Walt wrote: wrote: I recently purchased a pair of new Volant T3 Epics (180cm), undrilled and ready for mounting and tuning! I'm 5'10", 245lbs, an aggressive advanced to expert skier that likes the steeps, groomers, on & off-piste, powder and some of the bumps. I learned to ski in the east (ice) and have migrated to Colorado over the past few years. On average, I'll ski 30 days. So, here are my questions: 1 - Volant's aren't system ski's so any binding will do...or so I've been told. Therefore, I've been looking at the Salomon 912 TI, Look PX 12/14 TI and the Marker 1200 TI. At this point, all that differentiates them in my mind, is price. Anyone have any other thoughts? Differences: 1)The anti-friction-device (AFD). Marker and Look have an AFD that moves with your boot, Salomon's AFD is just a teflon pad that depends on a low co-efficient of friction between it and your boot - if your boots are worn or you stepped in bubble gum in the lodge, you ain't coming out of Salomons. Ask the shop to demonstrate the difference - you'll be able to see better than I can describe in words.] I'm still not convinced about this moving AFD theory, The teflon can't jam up, marker's moving platform can, and does! mind you I've only ever used rental marker bindings. most of my skis have Salomon Bindings execpt my Fischers which have Fischer Branded Bindings with a sort of rubber belt for an afd. Fischer bindings are Tyrolias and my Tyrolias have this rubber belt and seem to work fine. .. |
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To everyone that replied....thanks so much for all your knowledge and
insight. After reading all your posts, doing some additional research and talking with some ski patrollers in my area, I made the radical decision to mount Tyrolia SL12's. Or at least, I've bought those and will be getting them mounted in the next few days. I was leaning towards the Salmon 912's but at the last minute, the Tyrolia's struck my fancy and, well, I bought them. But, not that I wanted to leave Salomon out of my pocket, I also purchased a pair of Salomon Performa 2 7.5's that should do what I'm looking them to. Again, I was toying with the idea of Nordica Beast 10's and also the Lange RXX 70's but went with the Salomon's because of my high volume (read that massively fat) calves and wide feet. They just felt better. The flex was about the same (at least in the store) and the comfort level was slightly better on the Performa's plus, what I've read made the decision for me. OK, thanks to all and NO you can't have my wife...but thanks for asking. |
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VtSkier wrote:
Recently I switched to Dalbello Kryptons and have fallen in love all over again. LAL are you listening? Finally found your size? So: Does the Dalbello version fit like Flexons, or have they made tweeks? I have given them a slight glance in passing at the shop, using averted vision to avoid "I wantemitis," but have assiduously avoided trying them on (so far.) |
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lal_truckee wrote:
VtSkier wrote: Recently I switched to Dalbello Kryptons and have fallen in love all over again. LAL are you listening? Finally found your size? So: Does the Dalbello version fit like Flexons, or have they made tweeks? I have given them a slight glance in passing at the shop, using averted vision to avoid "I wantemitis," but have assiduously avoided trying them on (so far.) The best news is a higher volume than the flexons, which may or may not be of interest. The instep is a centimeter higher in the Dalbellos than in the Flexons. The only tweaks that were made were for the bunions on the outside of my feet. The calcium deposit on the top of my right instep hollers at me when (and only when) my feet are dangling off a lift. There doesn't seem to be much hope of a tweak here because the bottom buckle goes right across this area. The bottom buckle only functions to keep rain/snow out of the boot so it's mostly left open. The middle (of three) buckles sucks the heel back so well that people have been known to get a good day of skiing out of boots that are a couple of sizes too big. My boots fit right, so even the middle buckle only needs to be nominally tight. I like a top buckle and strap to be quite tight so that the cuff doesn't rub. Other than that, only moderate tightness is required. That middle buckle is still a cable affair (like the Flexon) but the cable and the buckle are much beefier then the Flexon cables/buckles. I can see wanting new boots before the Dalbello cable gives up the ghost. Forward flexing is good enough so that if they offered at walk/ski switch and a rockered vibram sole they'd be good AT boot. Also, the toe box is generous. I like a 28.5 mondo size in most boots. This means my big toe just brushes the end with my size 12 foot and the boot buckled up. My toe does not hit the end in the Dalbellos. BTW, I bought a pair of "demos" at a very friendly price. Your shops may be offering such a thing fairly soon. If it ever stops snowing. It never really got going here except for two feet in October which didn't last. RW |
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