Telemark skiing is dead.

I had the alico double boots and i got junior asolo extremes to start Tele but yeah these boots sucked

I used ductape on the heels, if you round the corners, put it on dry feet with NO wrinkles it would stay on all weekend

but then you would have ductape glue on your bed sheets

If anyone has a line on some cheap tech toes, send a PM as I'm looking to put together a TTS system.

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If anyone has a line on some cheap tech toes, send a PM as I'm looking to put together a TTS system.

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commercial source so posting, not PMing: https://skimo.co/dynafit-binding-toes -

they claim to have many Dynafit toepieces in stock, in the $80-$90 per piece range.

dunno if that's "cheap" but it seems easy if no other options.

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commercial source so posting, not PMing: https://skimo.co/dynafit-binding-toes -

they claim to have many Dynafit toepieces in stock, in the $80-$90 per piece range.

dunno if that's "cheap" but it seems easy if no other options.

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I've bought a few toes off of skimo, most recently a set of G3 zeds. Never an issue with the transaction. If you are going with dynafit toes with TTS, beware the ramp angle and purchase the shims (B&D)if you need them. My speed turn 2 had far too much ramp for me.
Also, beware their screw kits for inserts. The zed12 screws they sent are 2mm too short IMO. Not crying too much, the screws were only $6.

Wax day.

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A blast from the past. XCD GTs, leather boots and matching Team Canada jackets. Awesome:

https://youtu.be/Vj9k7kSYG2E

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Tell me of your love of rim brakes, 3x gearing, tubed tires, etc when you mountain bike.

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Well yeah [emoji3]

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Originally Posted by Telemahn

I still rock a pair of second hand extremes I picked up in 1991, nothing has ever fit (my feet) as well. Meadow skipping in ankle deep fluff or low angle corn is a joy in them. But for steeps, crud bashing and hard snow the leather stays and the plastic plays.

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Nice, sounds perfect.

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A blast from the past. XCD GTs, leather boots and matching Team Canada jackets. Awesome:

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That was indeed awesome -- thanks for posting.

my T4 Targa Voile rig is the shit

for that reason

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serz, what a dumb idea. Are you intentionally trying to harm this person? That's just ridiculous. IMHO, given the state of things, there's NO REASON to put those boots on someone's feet, much less try skiing with them...and fwiw I've skied with leather and pins on some karhus - the setup skied like absolute dog shit!

If you want someone to learn to tele, buy the best shit you can afford and go tele! Putting someone on those old school leather boots and a pin setup is pretty much signing them up to get injured.

Good luck and maybe report back when your niece is looking for reading material from the couch this winter.

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Just because you absolutely suck, doesn't mean everyone else does. Take a lap mo-mo.

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Just because you absolutely suck, doesn't mean everyone else does. Take a lap mo-mo.

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Mo-mo? Ummm - you can fuck right off little guy. Just keep us posted on her “progress” as she flails around on that shitty gear. Chump.

Excellent. Pinheads bringin' the flames, just like 30 years ago. Makes me feel slightly less old.

[emoji23] gotta love people calling each other names on the internets.

To jackstraws point tho, as I celebrate my 17th year of tele skiing, I hold dear my response when people ask me “why do you tele?”

“I need a reason to suck!”

Merry Christmas telewhackers

Wow jackstraw is zero for two on his attempted insults.

Source: I’ve skied with jmed.

Merry Christmas you pinheads.

Any chance anyone has some small outlaws they want to sell? Trying to find out if ntn is for me.

And yes, Merry Christmas, pinheads!
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Look at how much more “soulful” these fucking turns are on lace up leathers. My god, nothing with so much passion and emotion could ever be performed in plastic boots. I mean forget about NTN, Laps. You are going the wrong direction looking for Outlaws. [emoji849]

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Not the athletic tape holding the side throw bail togther on the boot in pic #2. I mean nothing has more soul that skiing a broken telemark binding, right?

How do you know they're broken?

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Why would you do that to the poor guy, js?

would you send him out in alpine boots that look like this?

https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...hmentid=397245

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Those are Molitors circa 1968, used for alpine bindings. See the notches in the front? That's for the marker dl toe paired with either a telemat or rotomat heel.

That buckle system was used on the Heschung, the first plastic high back boot worn by Patrick Russel circa 1969.

Back to your cheesy insults and bickering.

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Look at how much more “soulful” these fucking turns are I mean nothing has more soul that skiing a broken telemark binding, right?

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how could you tell the difference ?

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You are going the wrong direction looking for Outlaws. [emoji849]

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Is it more soulful if I look for meidjos?

Nice turns on flimsy gear, more soul than Muddy Waters


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This is my favorite tele video of leathers and skinny skis

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9zknFq89EtE&feature=share

Don’t know why there’s no audio, it had a pretty good track iirc


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This is my favorite tele video of leathers and skinny skis

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9zknFq89EtE&feature=share

Don’t know why there’s no audio, it had a pretty good track iirc


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Thx for that antidote to the double pole plant vid upthread. :fmicon:

that buckle system is a thing of absolute beauty, i just got a chubb

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Those are Molitors circa 1968, used for alpine bindings. See the notches in the front? That's for the marker dl toe paired with either a telemat or rotomat heel.

That buckle system was used on the Heschung, the first plastic high back boot worn by Patrick Russel circa 1969.

Back to your cheesy insults and bickering.

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Attachment 401062Ripped out a ten year old hammerhead mount today. I have dreaded this day. I ski alone all the time but today ullr blessed me with a mag. Jaxon was there to carry my carnage to the bottom since this happened a couple turns from the top. Thanks again my new friend.

yeah buddy

Breathing some life into tele….first ntn set up for me.
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fkna

If tele is dead I guess I can get rid of my last free heal binding. Do any of you walking anachronisms have an interest in a pair of lynxes?

Have a pair of the blue and red scarpas too (27).

I'm keeping my patchouli oil.

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If tele is dead I guess I can get rid of my last free heal binding. Do any of you walking anachronisms have an interest in a pair of lynxes?

Have a pair of the blue and red scarpas too (27).

I'm keeping my patchouli oil.

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Looks like wickstad is already a quarter of the way through a binding swap!

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Breathing some life into tele….first ntn set up for me.
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Those look like large Lynxes, but if they're small, maybe start in the least active position. My smalls were ridiculously stiff on the first few tours, feel like they're breaking in now though. Apparently not as big an issue with the larges.

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This is my favorite tele video of leathers and skinny skis

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9zknFq89EtE&feature=share

Don’t know why there’s no audio, it had a pretty good track iirc


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Copyright strike probably. Track was BeeGees Stayin Alive. Closing credits MIA Paper Planes. Source: downloaded the vid from telemark tips years ago.

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Those look like large Lynxes, but if they're small, maybe start in the least active position. My smalls were ridiculously stiff on the first few tours, feel like they're breaking in now though. Apparently not as big an issue with the larges.

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22D now has softer flex plates and softer springs for the smalls.

They are smalls, and the feel is much different than 75mm. Skied them in middle position last night, will go neutral today. The adjustability and touring are fkna sweet on these binders.

Atree, sent you a pm.


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They are smalls, and the feel is much different than 75mm. Skied them in middle position last night, will go neutral today. The adjustability and touring are fkna sweet on these binders.

Atree, sent you a pm.


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What I’m reading is that I can now expect to fall further back in the skin track when skiing with Laps.

Congrats on the new rig!

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Looks like wickstad is already a quarter of the way through a binding swap!

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It occurred to me overnight that my bomber plates might be a solution. I hope I still have them. They would be mounted on my next most modern setup so I think I would have kept them.

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Attachment 401062Ripped out a ten year old hammerhead mount today. I have dreaded this day. I ski alone all the time but today ullr blessed me with a mag. Jaxon was there to carry my carnage to the bottom since this happened a couple turns from the top. Thanks again my new friend.

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Inserts.

NTN Is awesome.
Unless you’re a deep knee bender.

Better edge grip. Easier entry exit. No leashes.

Welcome to the new millennium

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It occurred to me overnight that my bomber plates might be a solution. I hope I still have them. They would be mounted on my next most modern setup so I think I would have kept them.

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I’ve got a helicoil kit. Let me know if you want to use it. They will work great with the existing holes unless the core is really rotten.


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NTN Is awesome.
Unless you’re a deep knee bender.

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Huh?

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Scarpa TX Pros and Meidjos.

Ouch. That’s so low it hurts to look at it.

Decades ago in crusty butte I learned the tight skirt method of tele.
Once you squat to pee you might as well wear the skirt.

Being serial. The folks that hated ntn when it came out were all benders like you. I love ntn. But I can’t get down like you.