Worn Rotefella Boots

Dear All,
just back from an excellent trip to Norway. One problem, in heavy snow,
very difficult to turn in, I had a problem with my boots coming out of my
bindings. I use a pair of leather boots of I suspect traditional Norwegian
welt construction and traditional 3 pin Rotefella binding.
My question is, how can I tell if the 3 holes in the toe of the boot are
worn. The rubber part has been enlarged towards the tip of the shoe and the
metal part underneath seems to becoming elliptical. Could this be the
problem?
Tomorrow, I will see if I can clean out the holes. They may be trapping
dirt.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Neil

Neil wrote:
Dear All,
just back from an excellent trip to Norway. One problem, in heavy snow,
very difficult to turn in, I had a problem with my boots coming out of
my bindings. I use a pair of leather boots of I suspect traditional
Norwegian welt construction and traditional 3 pin Rotefella binding.
My question is, how can I tell if the 3 holes in the toe of the boot
are worn. The rubber part has been enlarged towards the tip of the shoe
and the metal part underneath seems to becoming elliptical. Could this
be the problem?

Yes indeed!

Normally it was sufficient to press the binding further down, i.e.
tighten it, as much as possible.

Tomorrow, I will see if I can clean out the holes. They may be trapping
dirt.
Any thoughts?

You're on the right track.

Replacing your setup with NNN-BC is probably a better idea for the long
run though. :-)

Terje

--
- Terje.Mathisen at tmsw.no
"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"

Thanks for the suggestion. Looking at the boot tip in the cold light of day,
the rubber is worn and the holes in the metal plate are becoming distinctly
worn done and elliptical. The boots are 20 years old.
"Terje Mathisen" "terje.mathisen at tmsw.no" wrote in message
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Neil wrote:
Dear All,
just back from an excellent trip to Norway. One problem, in heavy snow,
very difficult to turn in, I had a problem with my boots coming out of my
bindings. I use a pair of leather boots of I suspect traditional
Norwegian welt construction and traditional 3 pin Rotefella binding.
My question is, how can I tell if the 3 holes in the toe of the boot are
worn. The rubber part has been enlarged towards the tip of the shoe and
the metal part underneath seems to becoming elliptical. Could this be the
problem?

Yes indeed!

Normally it was sufficient to press the binding further down, i.e. tighten
it, as much as possible.

Tomorrow, I will see if I can clean out the holes. They may be trapping
dirt.
Any thoughts?

You're on the right track.

Replacing your setup with NNN-BC is probably a better idea for the long
run though. :-)

Terje

--
- Terje.Mathisen at tmsw.no
"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"