I am compiling some of these ideas for "Future products we would like to see. Vol II, The Spademan Cometh".
I don't think he is saying that it does what the Tyrolia heel does but that he would want to see a Rotomat return.I claim foul here...
Technically, you depress the red latch to release this binding...
I don't think he is saying that it does what the Tyrolia heel does but that he would want to see a Rotomat return.
All I have to say is: That's some really fine penmanship there, Phil. Or is that Dave's work too?
Once they went to the step-in heel, I lost interest.Well if THAT is what he's thinking, I'd go THIS route...
Marker FDR
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I believe these were the last two versions Marker offered (4th and 5th generation?)
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Plus they made the back half of the ski look really long in the lifeline.MRR's were my go-to. No pressure on the springs. I like the weight, turn-table, easy click out, easy to get on in powder (you don't need support from soft snow), and they look steezy!
Plus they made the back half of the ski look really long in the lifeline.
I too skied them for a decade...until I learned to appreciate elasticity in a toe piece and went to the 957.
...and Shane McConkey.
MRR's were my go-to. No pressure on the springs. I like the weight, turn-table, easy click out, easy to get on in powder (you don't need support from soft snow), and they look steezy!
I am compiling some of these ideas for "Future products we would like to see. Vol II, The Spademan Cometh".
Some resorts do a better job of this than others and some just don't know have no clue. What is a safe speed and what is an unsafe speed? How do you keep people from over terraining themselves and becoming dangerous to skiers/riders who have the ablity to be on those trails? It is very gray. I am sure there are many ways to do it but for every way, there are five to ten ways around it or "yeah, buts..."I would love to see new products that enhance safety and provide more accountability on the slopes. I am thinking specifically about hit and run collisions or other bad/reckless behavior. Long term, this is the primary reason I would quit the sport. I know many others that feel the same way or have quit because of the risk of injury from collisions. There needs to be a stronger deterrent for reckless skiing/boarding. I think there are many ways to do this. I would also choose a resort that enforced such policies over any other for my vacations.
Not for poles, but Beartek gloves have the ability to control your GoPro.On a lighter note, a nice to have thing would be a ski pole or wristband with buttons for controlling a go pro or other camera. This way I can have a camera mounted to my helmet or whatever and be able to take still pictures, start/stop recording, and know status of the camera without taking my helmet off or trying to see small LEDs on the camera. I have used a go pro in the past, but the nuisance of turning it on/off led me to have it on most of the time. The problem was then the limited battery life and the amount of editing required afterward. If I can instead have easier control on/off (while wearing gloves), I can edit by simply not taking as much video.