I'm considering buying these but I'm a little concerned about them being sturdy enough. I'd be mounting them on the 09 HellBents so there's the issue of the break width as well. Do they make a brake wide enouth for that ski (122mm under foot)? I switch between alpine and telemark but ski mostly telemark. This setup will be mostly for hard charging in-bounds and slackcountry. I'm 6' 190 lift weights just so I can ski harder, and I'm a little nervous that I'd have to tighten these enough to keep me in that they wouldn't release when they need to. It seems like most of the reviewers are of the "take it easy" type. I'm just wondering if anyone is charging hard with these and seeing the benefit of this binding.

Thanks.

Mark

I ski these hard at 4.5 out of 5 turns of the spring. To answer your question: I can only feel some slight movement when I ski bad, i.e. over-rotate in difficult wind-packed snow, etc. Keep your tips pointed downhill like you should be doing proper tele-style and you won`t notice any difference to the HH´s

Thanks for the great advice Jack! I'll check out the 22 Designs. Otherwise I'm thinking it will be the hammerheads. I definitely need something that will let me throw these big skis around. I'd love to do the NTN setup but that's going to be a big investment. Maybe next year...

Weak sauce. This binding has too much weakness in the sauce to throw those Hellbents around the way they need to be pushed. I would only suggest going with 22 Designs Axl (for touring/resort) or Hammerhead (for primarily resort.) 22 Designs bindings offer more control than any other binding on the market. They're affordable, reliable, and made in Teton Valley, USA. Great customer service, and great bindings. If you're looking for a releasable binding, you should look into the NTN from Rottefella. Voile bindings are ingeniously designed, lightweight, and also USA made with great customer service, however, I've never seen anyone or been able to myself, throw down and kill it. You're pretty much right, though, that these binders pretty much are bought by the "easy skiers." I can't say enough good about 22 Designs bindings. The hardest charging guys out there use them. 6 hole mount is better than 4. Fewer parts, means fewer parts to fail. Unchanged design means that it's perfect. PS: There was a guy in Mammoth making universal release kits for tele bindings...I'll see if I can find a link for that. Anyway, go for the Axl or Hammerhead.