Fritschi vs Marker
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The debate - |
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Will Cobb wrote:The debate - Fritschi Freerider Plus vs the Marker Baron AT Binding The stats - Intermediate skier, 179lb, 5'11'', Mostly skin up local resort then ski down. Will do more touring in the future. Which should I purchase?Dynafit. |
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Yea, but I can not find the Dynafit's on sale... |
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Will Cobb wrote:Yea, but I can not find the Dynafit's on sale...There's a reason for that. Have a number of friends who have brand X. They all either wish they woulda popped for the Dynafit bindings, or, have and have sold brand X. They are great and very worth the money. Usually some retail places have a spring 20% off deal around this time. Might be a good time to splurge. Cheers! |
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i'm pro-dynafit as well. |
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Depends on whether you have a seperate alpine set up. If so, definitely pop for dynafit. |
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Here's a good FAQ on the dynafits: |
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Dynafit ( ST ) |
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The markers are very solid and skin well enough, and it's more than worth it to some people to lug the extra weight for the control and safety it provides. But honestly I've skied on nothing but free-rides since the year they came out. I'm still using a pair of the white ones, which are not nearly as stable as the black ones, and I have no problems with them. |
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I have the fritschi freeride plus bindings (the black ones) they are sweet for touring, they have a bunch of heel height settings which makes touring a breeze. The only problem is I ski really hard, and they're a little weak for serious air. The din only goes to 12 so if you plan on stomping 30+ footers or straight-lining big chutes, these are gonna let you down. |
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Got a kick out of this (showing how wimpy the dynafits are): |
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After breaking the toe piece in a dramatic explosion of springs and plastic... as well as breaking the heel pins off, twice, I've sworn off the Dynafit. Brian in SLC wrote:But if I was cliff jumping, yeah, I'd probaly have...a hospital bill!A great way to break your neck as my hospital bill will attest. |
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Thanks for all of the information, but the debate may now be mute. Looks like I just tore my acl. During the best snow season Flagstaff has seen in years. With several weeks/months left in the season. MRI scheduled for Monday am. |
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NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Bummer man! I'm laid up for a couple months myself, I thought I tore my ACL for a week before I got the MRI, (two doctors told me they were almost certain it was torn) but The MRI showed only a broken tibial plateau, which sucks but not nearly as bad as a torn ACL. You might get lucky and the MRI will show no ligament damage. fingers crossed. |
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Fritschis rock. Dynafits are fine too. All you'll lose is 3 pounds with the lightest pair of dynafits compared to Freerides. |
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I bought freerides when I first started AT skiing (three years ago). I use the same set of skis for resort and backcountry so reliability, durability, and ease of maintenance were my primary concerns. Freerides fit all those, and are more than adequate. However, if i was doing it all again, i would tele. I didnt want to learn at the time, but i am jealous of my friend who teles and gets all the face shots. I will probably switch over next winter. |
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Dynafit. Hands down. The 100 bucks you're going to save now buying fritchis on sale is nothing compared to how happy you'll be down the road if you go with dynafits. I only have one pair of skis, which I ski equally at the resort and in the backcountry, and my dynafits have held up wonderfully. |
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I own all three bindings and have them mounted on different skis for different uses and heres my two cents. |
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Thanks to everyone for the advice. Instead of purchasing bindings, I am purchasing a new ACL next Thursday. As far as which bindings to go with I am always been very pleased with every BD product I have purchased. Not sure if I am going to get the Fritschi's, but they are in the lead. The Dyn's sound awesome. The Markers sound like they are bombproof, but heavy. I will have 6-9 months to figure it out. |
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I ski the Fritschi Eagles currently and I do 50:50. |