It has potential...

By Matthew Tabrys Ranked #6 - Alpine Ski Bindings February 3, 2009

I have the dukes and absolutely love them. I figured a lightweight, alpine version would be great as well. Well, they are. The binding transfers energy really well, but these (and their big brother, the jesters) are missing a crucial component that would makes these a great binding. They do not have a toe height adjustment. So what happens is there is a tiny gap and a little play in the toe piece. I'm sure this is not a problem with all boots, but it was with my Krypton pros. I skied these bindings for 5 days and release once or twice each day. It wssn't consistent either. Sometimes I released on cat track, and other times mid turn. I had the dins cranked up pretty high as well. Overall I was impressed with the binding and the feel. Unfortunately the lack of toe height adjustment was it's downfall.

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