R-8 Cobra Tele Techie Talkie

[Yossarian]

Also posted at ttips...

Cletus needs to know...are the rod/cable sets on the R-8s symmetric and interchangable, or dedicated L and R foot?

When I first looked at them, they looked asymmetric (which made sense to me in my mind, you know, cause of asym boots, etc), so I figured there were dedicated L and R rods. But I couldn't find any markings, and now that they're on, they look identical.

The real reason I ask is that in that first moment when I looked at them, and they looked asymmetric, I could have sworn that I'd ended up with two left feet.

Hey, quit laughing, being serious here!

I bought them online (gulp), and the original manufacturers box was open (gulp), which was fine given the price I got on them - maybe they were store displays or something, AS LONG AS THEY DIDN'T SEND ME TWO LEFT FEET, cause I'm gonna go ballistic on those mutherfuckers if they did!

Someone help a brutha out.

Thanks in advance!
Cletus

[altagirl]

hmmm.... I have those on my hippy stinx. If I'd skied them more recently I might remember better. But I can look at mine when I get home later and let you know. I have left and right skis - but that might just be a matter of which side the leashes are on and not the way the bindings are set up.... They were demos so I didn't put the bindings together myself.

[Yossarian]

that would be super helpful, thanks.

Definitely L and R plates (leash attachment points, yup), but I am wondering about the rods. The left boot just doesn't seem to fit as cleanly as the right, so I am suspicious. I think I might have two right feet, actually. But mebbie it's just me and simply they need to get a little broken in...

[hoarhey]

Sorry in advance, but...
When I looked at the thread title, I thought your were talking about Cobra radios!

[rightcoast]

I think theyre symmetrical. As you said, the toepieces are L and R...but i havent noticed and differences between the rods.
Ill look tonight when i get home.

[altagirl]

I looked last night and they look the same to me. I'd think that if there were lefts and rights they'd be marked somehow?

[Lok]

As you can see from their spare parts catalogue they only make two different rods.

I have these bindings on my Explosives now and I've actually broken a couple of rods this season. When I assemble the bindings again the "fresh one" makes them look a bit asymmetric. You probably just need to break them in.

[rightcoast]

as posted on T-Tips...theyre symetrical,interchangable, the same, what have you.
and a pretty damn solid binding. i have about 25 days on mine now and am loving them.