Form over function

By eightdrunkengods Ranked #83 - Telemark Skiing February 21, 2011

Wire frays/breaks from day-to-day skiing (no binding releases). I would give the BD leashes three stars if they were as durable as the $3 nylon leashes I've had for 6 years. But they aren't.

The clips are not well designed for grabbing the tiny D-ring on most tele boots. They are more difficult to operate than the standard G3 or snowboard-style leashes. The head is way too big and it gets caught on the boot in awkward ways which just compounds the difficulty of operation. This isn't such a big deal since, ideally, you aren't fussing with them that much but it is annoying and something this simple shouldn't be annoying. Really, this is a poor re-design which is more difficult to use (with gloves), overpriced, and not durable. A normal, small carabiner would work better. Do yourself a favor and buy two cheap snowboard leashes.

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