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Got a couple days in on my new Strive 14s. No AFD issues. The step in is very solid and re-assuring. I did perceive some slight up/down movement on one heel. I moved the heel a hair forward and this resolved.
Went through a bunch of re-frozen chunder, and over-shot a few side hits, taking really hard landings. Not a single pre-release at my normal setting. Happy to have the lighter weight binding.
What's the verdict on Strive? Corbetts has a good deal on 'em right now. MNC vs GW? 12/14 vs 16?
theyre great. Mnc doesn’t have the auto toe so you have to manually adjust the height. 16 has the sth2 heel.Quote:
Originally Posted by ApexSkua
I’ve really liked the 14s. All prior alpine setups for the last 20 years have been P18s. I don’t ski that hard now. I like the lighter weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by ApexSkua
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AFAIK, The 16 is the only one the robust old Salomon heel. They sound nice when clicking in which makes me smile.
After adjustments, I now have two pair of the MN 16. Since this late Spring, the daily driver and a fat ski encountered no issues with pre-release or the toe AFD.
Random review from Random ski shop employee?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sylvan
No Thanks.
sounds exactly like my experience with my strive 16’s vs my sth2 16’s. Cant tell any differences other than not having to worry about the wing adjustments on the sth2’sQuote:
Originally Posted by Sylvan
I hope you’re kidding. He’s an informed and prominent contributor here.Quote:
Originally Posted by XtrPickels
If you already knew that and you’re being sarcastic, my apologies.
Not random.Quote:
Originally Posted by XtrPickels
I guess I'm not tapped in "with the kids" but I've heard nothing but good things about the Strives. I have the 16 MNC on my Blanks and they have worked just fine.
Apologies if this has already been covered ad nauseam, but will a 90mm brake fit on a 100 mm ski without a ton of bending? Lots of deals to be had on 90mm brakes right now. Not sure if these are like pivot brakes or not. Thanks!
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not ideally. I had to use 115’s for 110 skis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ver iz ze money LePowski?
Right on. Thanks for the info!Quote:
Originally Posted by FloridaSnow
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depends what you want your brakes to do.
make it easy to pull skis apart? go bigger.
catch your pant cuffs? go bigger.
there’s a lot of plastic you can grind off if needed. i always go 5-10mm narrower than the ski with little to no grinding. granted my skis are long, straight and my boots are relatively small so as always YMMV
Anyone know what the strive 13 gw DEMO bindings use?Quote:
Originally Posted by Supermoon
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the amer sports easy track jigQuote:
Originally Posted by skinipenem
Does anyone know if the strive uses the same mounting pattern as the shift?
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Negative - depending on which version of Strive you have it will either be the Warden 11 or 13 patterns….Quote:
Originally Posted by brown9
It’s covered above via the many posts…..
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Thanks, I couldn’t remember if the shift heels matched the warden mount or not.Quote:
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Well the heels may match - don’t have my jigs handy as I’m traveling to check for you. But the toes are different at a minimum….Quote:
Originally Posted by brown9
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Thanks D!Quote:
Originally Posted by skifishbum
Now I just need to figure out what that is [emoji38] [emoji1787] [emoji23]
I think Terry has a jig figure out. He and I worked out and measurements. I'll likely test it out tomorrow and report back.
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Can you elaborate? I just ordered 100's for my 108s, am I going to ragret this?Quote:
Originally Posted by FloridaSnow
A 100mm Amer brake fits up to 104-106mm without bending/grinding the brake ends, but bending is easy (assuming you are doing the mount yourself, some shops will refuse).Quote:
Originally Posted by Yukonrider
100 will work on a 108 with some stretching and possibly sanding down the inside plastic brake posts. A 100 on a 110 for me is just too tight and creating a lot of stress on the arms at that point. For reference here’s a 115 on a 110. Attachment 509612Quote:
Originally Posted by Yukonrider
STH for life.
from looking at the Solomon website, i cant tell if they are going to make STH's anymore.
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STH2 is not in the 25-26 catalog for either Atomic or Salomon.</p>Quote:
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Goodnight sweet prince.Quote:
Originally Posted by gregL
Bummer. I’ve got a few sets of thirteens and sixteens set aside and a whole bunch of different brakes widths. Guess I’ll be holding on to those.Quote:
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Sucks that the Strive has so many different variants and no consistent brakes across all models. At least the sixteens share the STH[emoji638] brakes and heel.
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Yeah, I don’t mind the strive but as someone who doesn’t use a din above 13, it is annoying that the nicer heel mechanics moved up to 16.
Was nicer when you didn’t get a heel design downgrade until the 11 din range. I’m sure the heel is fully tested, conforms to specs, etc., but it just feels wimpy.
I've been using the Strive 16 on multiple pair of skis without issue. The heel locks nicely, my skiing feels the same and have yet to pre-release with DIN around 13-14.
Same experience here. I have Strive 16 MN's on 4 pairs and am satisfied enough to sell my NIB STH2's off. I have one pair of Strive 14 GW's on a pair this season with ~5 days on them as a test, no issues at all. Skiing @ 11-12Quote:
Originally Posted by skier666
Those appear to be Hawx XTDs -- same boot I have. I want to give the Strive 16s a try, but would prefer to avoid this issue. Any update or anyone else had this problem?Quote:
Originally Posted by tupp_
Anyone have an AFD get stuck out?
I have a pair of Strive 14 GW that I’m using with GW boots. A couple times now I’ve noticed that the AFD of one binding works it way to the right (right ski if it matters) while skiing. When I remove my boot it stays to the right, more or less fully extended. It easily slides back to center and afterwards will recenter itself. If these were old style bindings I’d adjust the toe height. Any thoughts?
can confirm the strive 14 GW is the same pattern as the warden 11Quote:
Originally Posted by TexasGortex
Has anyone had this problem before? One or two hard turns and this dumb afd pops out. It stays out there and my edge grip goes to shit as the inside edge of the boot is just floating. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d51972d05c.jpg
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^^ check forward pressure.
Had this happen on some old Z twelves when then heel plate was cracked and fwd pressure was too light.
No idea if thats your issue with strive but easy to check. …..
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Yeah I have the same problem with strive 14 gw. Stepping out of the binding and cleaning the afd around from ice/snow/slush usually helps. Really annoying.
Happens on mine from time to time but otherwise I've yet to pre-release in two seasons. Totally stoked on the ski performance.
666, are skiing the 14 or 16?
16..apparently it has a beefier heel than the 14 or lower.