The heel looks completely different. But that's a question for Skimo.co or another legitimate shop/tech.Quote:
Originally Posted by cat in january
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The heel looks completely different. But that's a question for Skimo.co or another legitimate shop/tech.Quote:
Originally Posted by cat in january
Somebody in SLC should go down to Skimo and ax the question. Would be nice to know prior to the season since I got a couple of pair to mount and would do the new version if I can't add the spacer to the old ones
I suppose if Marker is not making the spacer available for independent sale, then a mute question. And knowing Marker if they sell it separately it will cost $125. Their leashes are way overpriced.
I bought the leashes straight from Marker for $31 last fall. Not bad I’d say.Quote:
Originally Posted by cat in january
Regarding the Free, Skimo sais the brake has the freeride spacer attached to it, so no dice if you remove them.
I see that. Looks like they may have smartened up. No picture so hard to tell if a design change or just a price change.
Used to be $60. https://skimo.co/marker-alpinist-leashes
Those look just like the ones I got.Quote:
Originally Posted by cat in january
Anyone come across hacks to make the brakes easier to use? Those stupid little wires needing to gonibtobthevtightvtolerance homes is pretty frustrating. I’ve consisted drilling them out a touch..
Sadly, it will not be (at least this season). I was really hoping that it would be an addition, rather than a new binding completely.Quote:
Originally Posted by cat in january
Mount pattern is the same and supposedly it will only come with 105mm brakes standard... though Marker's website shows a brakeless version as an option.
My feelings are mixed about the Alpinist.
Step in is easy, pretty normal. Locking/unlocking the toes was too hard, as I mentioned above, but easy fix. That was for both pairs, but my friends old pair, and his newer pair both didn’t have this issue.
Low delta is a perfect for me. Skis well enough, but I’m not picky in that regard.
Riser works fine for me.
Stepping into the heel (on the 10), requires a fair bit of force (27.5 boot, 180 lbs). Not ideal in some situations, but not a big issue either.
Rotating the heels is the big downside for me.
It requires a lot of force, and due to the single, short riser, you can’t get much more leverage. With a moderately heavy pack, it becomes really hard to bend down and get enough leverage on the heel to rotate it.
I haven’t used any other U spring bindings before, so maybe these issues are par for the course with that design.
Anyway, I hope this is useful for someone considering these.
I don't think I've ever rotated my heels. Flap over pins works great. Manipulate the flap with a pole handle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tjaardbreeuwer
You don’t use flat mode? I hate the feeling of being heel high on low angle, let alone flat, terrain.Quote:
Originally Posted by bean
Correct I don't use flat mode. My most common place has a 1.2mi low-angle approach (only gains 500' in that distance) and it's fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tjaardbreeuwer
Has anyone else managed to explode an Alpinist toe piece? Specifically the toe-lever and it's locking assembly.
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Maybe it's just me but I think that's the first Alpinist toe I've heard of blowing up. My impression is that they've always been pretty tough, all the way back to the OG KP's
Impressive, I broke a toe lever once doing something really dumb first. I have high confidence Marker would warranty that given my past luck getting them to send me replacements for things I’ve broken/worn out.
For anyone not on TRG enough to keep up with things, here’s the thread on the heel risers we designed: https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...Alpinist+riserQuote:
Originally Posted by Tjaardbreeuwer
Two main advantages are a) getting a full 180 degree rotation is MUCH easier, since I designed the hole with that in mind. b) the riser heights and stability are much improved over stock.
We’re refining the design before the next manufacturing run in January. This is a maggot benefit project, I make zero dollars from it, but I encouraged my friend to price them so that his time spent on the manufacturing is compensated.
Is there any issue with running the heelpiece adjustment maxed out, like bottomed out at the very back of the track?
Engineers and designers know what they are doing when they set a limit. Adjustment track, DIN, FL410 for CRJ-200... etc.
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And yet they only let us take it to FL three seven zero.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cocximus
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On season four with my alpinist but Just got them remounted onto a new pair of skis. I noticed today that they mounted them with a 3MM heel gap. Adjusted them to zero. Seem to ski a noticeable amount better. But when walking uphill with the heel turret spun around and in the flat position, sometimes the boot will catch on the turret as I lift my heel up. Any advice on this from my alpinist gurus?
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I've only seen that when the forward pressure is one click to tight, back it off slightly imo
Anyone get on the alpinist free yet? Curious if there’s any difference in performance
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