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3 Pin with Cable or NNN BC for Karhu Pinnacle



 
 
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Old January 31st 05, 02:29 PM
cclarke
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Default 3 Pin with Cable or NNN BC for Karhu Pinnacle

I recently bought a used pair of Karhu Pinnacle skis (160:70/60/65)with
nnn bc bindings. I also have a pair of Karhu Sirius 75 mm boots. My
question is whether to buy a pair of NNN BC boots or mount 3 Pin
bindings on the skis. I was thinking of Voile 3 Pin with cable. Would
the 3 Pin with cable and Karhu Sirius be overkill for this ski?

I'm about 150 lbs so the ski may be a bit short. I want to use these
skis on hiking trails that turn and are sometimes steep as well as
occasional forays into the trees on moderate ground. Several miles of
flat terrain separate me from the hiking trails but I regard this as a
commute rather than an end unto itself. Of course, it's nice not to
struggle too much on the flats. I have heavier AT set ups for more
more downhill oriented skiing but no lighter rigs. Any thoughts on
this dilemma?

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Old January 31st 05, 07:08 PM
Booker C. Bense
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cclarke wrote:
I recently bought a used pair of Karhu Pinnacle skis (160:70/60/65)with
nnn bc bindings. I also have a pair of Karhu Sirius 75 mm boots. My
question is whether to buy a pair of NNN BC boots or mount 3 Pin
bindings on the skis. I was thinking of Voile 3 Pin with cable. Would
the 3 Pin with cable and Karhu Sirius be overkill for this ski?


_ For a ski of that width and camber the Pinnacle turns quite
well. I'm pretty happy with NNN/BC boots on mine with a stiffer
pair of bumpers that the default black ones. However if you have
boots you like and are comfortable with that trumps pretty much
every other consideration. The selection of NNN/BC boots is
fairly limited, especially when you start looking at the beefier
end of the spectrum. With light gear, having a well fitting
boot is really important getting the most turning performance
out of the ski.


I'm about 150 lbs so the ski may be a bit short. I want to use these
skis on hiking trails that turn and are sometimes steep as well as
occasional forays into the trees on moderate ground. Several miles of
flat terrain separate me from the hiking trails but I regard this as a
commute rather than an end unto itself. Of course, it's nice not to
struggle too much on the flats. I have heavier AT set ups for more
more downhill oriented skiing but no lighter rigs. Any thoughts on
this dilemma?



_ I don't think 3 pins with optional cable is overkill for those
skis. I have a friend that's very happy with that setup on his
Pinnacles. With skis that short, kick'n'glide performance is
going to suffer a bit anyway, so you might as well save some $$$,
use the boots you have and enjoy the extra control on the
downhills. I don't think NNN/BC would make enough of a difference
to be worthwhile.

_Frankly, if you were going to put some NNN style bindings on
this ski I would take a close look at some of the Combi Racing
boots now available, they offer much better ankle support than
most NNN/BC boots. All you give up is the weight of a lugged
rubber sole.

_ Booker C. Bense



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Old January 31st 05, 09:46 PM
cclarke
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Booker-

Thanks for the reply. I am assuming that I'll have no problems
removing the NNN/BC binding currently on the ski and mounting a Voile
3-Pin. I think I'll go that route and see how it goes.

-Chris

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Old February 1st 05, 09:48 AM
Peter Clinch
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Booker C. Bense wrote:

All you give up is the weight of a lugged rubber sole.


Though if you do have to take the skis off and walk over anything icy
and/or rocky, the soles on combi boots (or at least, mine and those I've
seen) are pretty hopeless. Not impossible, but they can be a liability
at times.

Pete.
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Old February 3rd 05, 07:04 PM
Booker C. Bense
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Peter Clinch wrote:
Booker C. Bense wrote:

All you give up is the weight of a lugged rubber sole.


Though if you do have to take the skis off and walk over anything icy
and/or rocky, the soles on combi boots (or at least, mine and those I've
seen) are pretty hopeless. Not impossible, but they can be a liability
at times.


_ I think with a section of 5.10 dot rubber and some barge cement
you could easily fix this. However, that kind of terrain and
the slopes I want to ski with Pinnacles don't seem occur together
very often.

_ Booker C. Bense

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