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Black Diamond Fritschi Diamir Freeride Plus Binding

Black Diamond Fritschi Diamir Freeride Plus Binding

Rating for this product: 3 October 7, 2010

depending on what you're looking for, the FFR+ can do the job very well, or it can fail time and time again; it all depends on what you're asking it to do. If you are lightweight and/or aren't too aggressive, they are one of the best touring bindings out there (aside from dynafits). If you are a bigger, more powerful, and aggressive skier, you will find they fail more often than not when put to the test. They simply aren't made to take the pounding of a 200lb skier dropping even 15 footers. For me, at 200 lbs and running these w/ the dins cranked all the way up, i've had them release on perfect pow landings from 10 ft again and again. So long as you're not a huckanaut, or are a very small one, these should work out well for you. Touring/climbing wise they are great. If you're looking for something that can take a harder pounding and won't release as you land, go w/ the Marker Duke (16 din), however, those are much heavier and not as great for climbing. There's always a tradeoff.

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Black Diamond Fritschi Diamir Freeride Plus Binding

Black Diamond Fritschi Diamir Freeride Plus Binding

Rating for this product: 3 October 7, 2010

depending on what you're looking for, the FFR+ can do the job very well, or it can fail time and time again; it all depends on what you're asking it to do. If you are lightweight and/or aren't too aggressive, they are one of the best touring bindings out there (aside from dynafits). If you are a bigger, more powerful, and aggressive skier, you will find they fail more often than not when put to the test. They simply aren't made to take the pounding of a 200lb skier dropping even 15 footers. For me, at 200 lbs and running these w/ the dins cranked all the way up, i've had them release on perfect pow landings from 10 ft again and again. So long as you're not a huckanaut, or are a very small one, these should work out well for you. Touring/climbing wise they are great. If you're looking for something that can take a harder pounding and won't release as you land, go w/ the Marker Duke (16 din), however, those are much heavier and not as great for climbing. There's always a tradeoff.

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Black Diamond Fritschi Diamir Freeride Plus Binding

October 7, 2010

the stock breaks won't be wide enough for a 102mm ski, unless you bend them to fit, which is easy enough to do with only 7 additional mm's. Are your boots 28.5 or a 285mm bsl? The binding size goes by BSL (boot sole length) which varies widely between boot types.

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Scarpa Spirit 4 Alpine Touring Boot

October 7, 2010

Packing out, or punching a boot is exactly what you want to do to a boot that fits in length but not in volume. There's not much you can do to a boot thats too big, because the liner will eventually pack out on its own and your foot will be dangerously swimming inside a too large of boot. Mold the liners first and see if that accomodates your foot volume. You can do that yourself, in the oven, just find a tutorial vid on youtube or elsewhere on the web. Now punching a boot, or enlarging the volume of a shell should probably be left to a bootfitter, so you don't ruin the boot, but a heatgun and the back of a screwdriver should do the trick.

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Scarpa Spirit 4 Alpine Touring Boot

October 7, 2010

Yes, it's compatible w/ any AT binding including Dynafit. It is not compatible with standard DIN/ISO bindings, presumably because of the rockered sole. AT bindings allow you to adjust the hieght of the toe clamp, whereas alpine bindings do not.

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