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Bindings and boots
I have been out of X-CountrySkiing for awhile and I'm getting back into
backcountry and off track touring/camping. My old boots are 75mm nn. I'm going to be modernizing my gear. Are the new style bar nnn's better or not. I find the old 75mm bindings and boots are rare. Thanks Bob |
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In article , Robert A. Kofford wrote: I have been out of X-CountrySkiing for awhile and I'm getting back into backcountry and off track touring/camping. My old boots are 75mm nn. I'm going to be modernizing my gear. Are the new style bar nnn's better or not. I find the old 75mm bindings and boots are rare. _ It depends on exactly what you want to do. If it's most touring and poking around in the woods, I think either NNN/BC or the Salomn BC version will work well for you. IMHO, much better than standard 3 pin. There are a lot of 75mm NN boots around, but they are all heavy plastic boots normally called "Telemark" boots. _ What you really need to start with is boots. Pick the boots you think will provide the right balance of support and lightness and that fit you very well. Then use the bindings that work with that boot. The big problem with NNN/BC is not the binding, but the lack of really beefy boots. You can get a fine setup for general touring, but if you're interested in learning to telemark or skiing steeper things, it's very difficult to find NNN/BC boots that will provide enough support. _ As far as skis go, I highly recommend any of the Fischer S-bounds series skis. If you want to stick with 3pin, then there are some very light touring appropriate boots now being made. Scarpa's T4 and Garmont's excursions are good examples. If you're going to be doing overnight winter stuff there's a lot of advantages to getting a plastic boot with a liner, particularly in really cold weather. Karhu still makes a combo leather/plastic 75mm NN touring style boot. _ Booker C. Bense -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBP+HXR2TWTAjn5N/lAQGPhAQAo2Nks3NlbwQ51X8E5LM9JPKzbZo9pqDC lqALo9OfjWuybNQkZ2qI7uqFuLaqnhjdJB+LNWYzFfvAYkA/RD5F93TvqLWGSExV brOyBgwNdrI0MkNq2vBgSNdP2z2fhzwskG1zFROsvhtXNkCOvU 6a9I5psmkqjsKm Uq2xigcjozw= =IIaf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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