So far so good

By Ed Kessler Ranked #69 - Telemark Bindings October 13, 2009

Many people are complaining about these binding but I have only had two issues. One being that the cartridges loosen on their own, but this really is not that big a deal. Just reach down and tighten them...I live in AK, it's cold, and still it's not a big deal. The other issue is that, yes, when the snow gets wet and heavy you do get some icing under the free pivot mechanism. This prevent the toe piece from locking down (dangerous). It had really only happened once or twice and was remedied by blowing on the binding and scraping the ice out, no biggy. This took about 5 minutes to get it back to normal.

coming from Kilowatts mounted with barons I am loving this setup. People who call 01's "heavy" are spoiled featherweights. I have my 01's mounted on a pair of 09 Anti Pistes and the inserts are doing fine and I have no issue with lateral movement or undue stress on the skis.

So far, I love my BD 01's. They make touring steep slopes and deep snow so easy. So far so good.

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