Anybody recognize these bindings?
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Kneedle Drop
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Anybody recognize these bindings?
I haven't encountered these bindings before. Anybody know them? Are they any good? They don't look like they are made for steep and deep, but perhaps they are decent for XCD?
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wabene
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Re: Anybody recognize these bindings?
Rainey Designs Superloop
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Rodbelan
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Re: Anybody recognize these bindings?
Last generation of Rainey Design Superloop... not exactly made for XCD...
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Kneedle Drop
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Re: Anybody recognize these bindings?
If not for XCD, what for?
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Re: Anybody recognize these bindings?
Back in their day I used that binding on Canada Heli access huts trips. The knock on them is the short compression springs, easy to max out, could rip binding out of ski. I seldom fell back in those days, never had a problem. Still have a pair on some old K2 world piste.
Come to think of it I broke an early model that had the cross bar welded on, later it was riveted in place.
Come to think of it I broke an early model that had the cross bar welded on, later it was riveted in place.
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phoenix
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Re: Anybody recognize these bindings?
"If not for XCD, what for?"
They were intended as a tele binding, for what you may considering as "steep and deep". They were innovative when they first appeared, but they were rather problematic and didn't last very long on the market. Breakage was fairly common. I'd avoid them.
They were intended as a tele binding, for what you may considering as "steep and deep". They were innovative when they first appeared, but they were rather problematic and didn't last very long on the market. Breakage was fairly common. I'd avoid them.
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Re: Anybody recognize these bindings?
Can you adjust the activity on these?phoenix wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 4:59 pm"If not for XCD, what for?"
They were intended as a tele binding, for what you may considering as "steep and deep". They were innovative when they first appeared, but they were rather problematic and didn't last very long on the market. Breakage was fairly common. I'd avoid them.
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Re: Anybody recognize these bindings?
That looks very similar to the setup I learned on. If they're in New England and on Atomic skis mid-170s they might be. They were great for mellow inbound learning runs. Not really appropriate for anything super steep or technical, but ideal for green an blue runs with T2-4s.
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Re: Anybody recognize these bindings?
They may break, but in their day they were magic! They are a really nice binding for a light plastic 2 or 3 buckle boot. They were they forerunner of the Hammerhead, which morphed into the Vice. Although they didn’t run under the boot like the Hammerhead, they were the first step in the design chain
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Re: Anybody recognize these bindings?
"Can you adjust the activity on these?"
I seem to recall there was a wee bit of adjustability by way of a couple of positions for cable routing on the sidewalls of the toe piece. Cable length and tension was adjusted by way of winding a plastic screw on the underside of the front throw housing; the cable was wound up in that housing. Another problem area.
Note that being a tele binding, the toe piece is spec'd to fit full thickness soles; plastics are welted leathers. The toe bale itself was very basic and had a somewhat sharp bite on the duckbill.
I seem to recall there was a wee bit of adjustability by way of a couple of positions for cable routing on the sidewalls of the toe piece. Cable length and tension was adjusted by way of winding a plastic screw on the underside of the front throw housing; the cable was wound up in that housing. Another problem area.
Note that being a tele binding, the toe piece is spec'd to fit full thickness soles; plastics are welted leathers. The toe bale itself was very basic and had a somewhat sharp bite on the duckbill.