"New" old Look Pivot heel

By Davee tried it Ranked #189 - Alpine Ski Bindings April 28, 2010

Jean Beyl, who founded the original Look binding company, probably turned in his grave when Rossignol (since the 90's owner of the ski binding section of Look) introduced the PX series of heels. Park skiers, extreme skiers and racers alike howled over the disappearance of the old Look turntable heel. Well, it's back, as the FX at Rossignol and the Pivot at Dynastar. I have never wanted to ski on anything else. It is the only binding on the market with a turntable which pivots under the heel, and hence under the tibia. It is better at preventing fracture and ligament injuries. Why did Rossignol stop making it? The newer fixed heel of the pasts three seasons is way cheaper to manufacture. The same reason Rossi replaced the beautiful, but expensive old Nevada pivot toe with a much cheaper toe from the German company Geze. It lives on in a different shape and with an added contact point or two in todays Rossi (and Look) tow. If you can afford these bindings, and they fit your skis, buy them now while you can. Where I live and ski, people buy clapped-out old skis with old turntable Looks on them just for the bindings. I have a stock of them in my ski workshop. Long live Look turntables!

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