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All I know about these is... nothing. Are they any good? Do any of them have brakes wide enough to fit a ski w/ a 120mm waist? Are they known for being heavy/light/rad/bad/prereleasers/nonreleasers/??? I'm looking for something that won't break (metal) and won't require constant adjustment. Something like the 916.
Thanks.
I've had a couple good sets of Tyrolias and no complaints. They don't have the reputation of Salomon or Look, but they don't get much bad press either. I think the Mad Flex might be the only ones with wide brakes though.
Something like this?
http://www.skiershop.com/catalog/pro...oducts_id=2398
I think phUnk used to ski on Tyrolias. As I recall he seemed to like them.
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...932#post255932
Tyrolia Cyber Carbon D9 (DIN to 14) $150
$165 w/ optional 90mm or 115mm brakes
http://www.skiershop.com/catalog/ima...ex_plus_17.jpg
these are metal and get good reviews.
i have never skied on them, but alomst mounted some up before i just sacked up and bent some p18 brakes.
anyways, brakes are overrated.
That's the FF+10. I skied these on the M103 for half of 2003 and liked them, no problem there. Not extremely heavy for a burl binding. I found that I could trust them no problem, though a friend had a few (like 4 or so) problems with prereleases. However I didn't worry too much about that as he skis noticably harder and with more power than I'll ever do. Btw. a certain LG photog skis these binders on some og my old BD's without bending brakes (he has the M103 brakes), so I think they should bend to fit Tabla's too. Hey, I might even be able to check with Glisseurs tabla's and Glenn's FF+10's. Also I have a hard time believing that your light weight would cause any problems. That said why don't you get some 916s as we told you to allready?Quote:
Originally Posted by basom
its true that hop is skinny as a mofo. i bet he could get away with binders made out of tissue paper. nancy boy. :fmicon:
I'd get 916's if I could find some for the right price! To paraphrase Bobbi Fleckman, "money talks, and bullshit prereleases"
Anyone have any experience with their Railflex models? Specifically, I'm looking to acquire a pair of 04-05 189 Seth Pistols (already have a line on those), and put these bindings at, say, a +2 mount. My resoning is since you can alter the location of the binding by sliding it forward or back, like the Atomic/EssVAR but without the terrible reputation, I'd be able to experiment with different mount positions and see how each centimeter of difference affects the ski's performance, without having to do any remounts.
For example, I mounted my Kahunas boot center, but have found out that their hardpack performance is terrible. To improve their hardpack performance and versatility I guess I should have mounted forward. But at this point that's going to be a remount...I'd like to find out exactly where to mount, since the Pistol and Kahuna are relatively similar (except in sidecut and minor differences in flex). Since this is now the second mount, I gotta get it just right.
Also, it'd be nice to have a spare fat ski friends can ski on, since you can adjust the fit of the railflex models with ease.
Anyway, my point is - any experience with railflex models? I know about the added weight, and I'm fine with it.
Also - does Tyrolia tend to be a consistent binding in terms of retention/release, like Sollies? I'm a heavy guy, but have always gotten by just fine with 12 DIN sollies. Can I do the same with Tyrolias, or would I have to go to the 14?
jumper:
i have not skied railflex, but i hear good things. and they are all the benefits you are looking for. i have a friend who does ordering for on of the bigger shops around and he is very into head/tyrolia, and really pushes the railflex. i know several people who ski on it and trust it as much as the volkl/marker integrated system, but with tyrol you can put it on any ski.
he tried to get me to put them on my nordicas, but i was wary (as i am with any system, and prefer a direct mount with less crap between me and the ski) so i didn't go for it. that was a season and a half ago. he's heavier than me (doesn't really ski quite as hard though) and loves his (on i.m. 75's i think) to death.
he's alos big on tyrolia as a knee friendly binder that releases in a silly amount of ways.
hope the second hand info is somewhat usefull.....
I ski on 12 DIN three year old tyrolias(dont remember model) and they get the job done just fine. No breaking, no pre release problems.
I ski on the Fischer FR17's which are the same as the Tyrolias -- all metal, DIN to 17. They work just fine, no complaints.