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Marker F10 Tour Binding
So far so good, with only 1 reservation
By Betsy
Ranked #446 - Alpine Touring Bindings
January 24, 2011
This is my first pair of AT bindings, and I've only skied on them once. I really like how light and solid they are. Very well made. The one surprise for me (and being new to AT I didn't know I'd care) is that you have to remove the ski to switch between ski & walk mode. My friends on Fritsches did this in seconds while I removed one ski at a time to make the change. We'll see with time and how I use these how big a deal that ends up being.
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Change me.
3 Comments Last Reply: April 6, 2011 By: Matty J
When its really helpful is skiing out on trails on long approaches. When I had fritches, its pretty slick to switch to tour mode real quick for the flats or slight uphill, where putting skins back on would be ridiculous. Sure it just takes a wee bit of time to switch over on markers but it adds up when covering great distance and you must do it over and over.... still sweet bindings though.
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I agree with Bradley that this isn't a big deal. I have DynaFits on my current AT skis. I _almost_ always take the skis off anyway when switching to downhill mode in order to take the skins off.
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yes, this is the difference with most AT bindings you can stay in the ski to transition. From my limited bc/at experience using markers, fritschi's and dynafits, unless youre racing, doesnt make a big difference!
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