Yeah, I used to ski Dukes all the time when I was a ski bum in Whistler and they were great. However, if you put too many days on them, they'll noodle out a bit laterally, which makes it harder to get your ski on edge. So better to use other bindings on non touring days if you can.

@@TheSlipperySlope You need to tighten the front sideflap-screws, it happened to me aswell.

Yeah, the bigger problem is getting alpine boots with pin inserts 🙈

How many days do have on them, do you feel they've held up well? I saw a comment below where someone said the toepiece fell off once during a release. I'm wondering how durable that locking mechanism is before I commit to buying the conversion; also could be he didn't hammer it in to make sure it was fully locked.

@@Blastoplastify got one… found out my boots are too soft

@@morphyonwhich boots or what flex you mean?

Yeah, Chamonix isn’t the ideal spot to use the Cast unless you just do hot laps off the Midi. Touring long distances at high elevations just doesn’t make sense with that much weight. If I spent a whole season there, I’d probably get the Dynafit Rotation. ATK looks solid as well, but tbh I don’t have any experience with either, so… 😅

Did you end up buying and finding out??

Get the 115 for the Bents. If needed you can bend them out a little.

This. Since setting up FR14, I had never looked into anything heavier that ATK "free touring" bindings (had a bit of an adultery with Marker Alpinist). I won't claim I'm a supercharger, but I did my fair share of skinning, and I will never voluntarily lug this kind of weight on my feet, when ATK deliver downhill at

Yeah it locks into place, have to press a button to remove them

+1. I got PT12's about a month ago and I am satisfied so far. They are not for SkiMo racing by any means but feel very solid and definitely give me better peace of mind then Radical Ft's on my lighter skis, that prereleased on me few times in the resort due to the ice packing into a boot' pin holes.

It can not stay there - you will notice when skinning proper terrain😅

I’ve been skiing pivots for the last 8-9 years. I still ski the original p18 I bought at that time and have put over 500 days on it with no issues. In that time I’ve broken countless skis but every pair of pivots I own have been bulletproof. I’ve heard awful things about the PT16 from countless individuals and have never tried them. I’ve only ever had issues with marker and continue to see people have issues. This is my first year skiing cast and I’m a bit nervous but so far I’ve had no issues chafing hard back in bounds or skiing larger lines in the back country.

@@phillipeverkin5672 understandable, I think marker went throught a solid patch of bad engineering and thus earned a bad wrap for a while but theyve since changed pivot points and other smaller tweaks that have helped. Ive never walked out when I didnt want to and always release when needed. I do think I hit a certain niche where i just push pivots too far and I need that added material that markers have. For reference my dins have been on 16 or higher since my senior year of high school and ive managed to break pivots in ways i never knew was possible, even ripping the outer rotating ring in the heel completly off the base plate at one point.

@@Josh.gold_ You might have forward pressure setting issues. The Pivot bindings do not have a tight feeling when the forward pressure is set correctly in order for the bindings to work correctly. I can't imagine blowing up a pair of pivots and Ive been skiing for fifty years. At least you found a solution to your problem.

Yeah, but they know how to ski 🙈

Worth mentioning that look bindings are by far the best free ski binding used by hundreds of shredders who don’t rely on sponsors to give them their gear

go to 2:20 and listen to what he says in the video, he clearly mentions that it’s not the lightest or the “only option” but a bit more dependable and safer on the way down. such a judgmental and stupid comment, it’s like you didn’t watch the video.

The edginess of my comment is specifically because of the clickbait title, "the best." I wouldn't have commented at all if he just said the safest, or the most familiar. My concern is that these types of videos continue to downplay the effectiveness of lighter weight bindings as if they are not capable. The fact is that they are no less than bindings like the cast. I think it's important that people realize that these days, binding choice is more of an allegiance/ almost semi religious like preference rather than an objective reason. I mean even if you wanted full certified release characteristics you still have the dynafit rotation, still lighter than both of these options, fully certified so you can't complain about safety, and high enough din for some of the best skiers on the planet.

@@thicccboyztv If you open your eyes you can see a question mark at the end of the title. He is asking a question not making a statement therefore it is up ypu the viewer to decide. He is merely making a suggestion.

Thanks! Definitely a lot more content in the pipes for this winter and I’ll try to post more regularly. Many of the videos are very work intensive, so I’m focusing on quality over quantity. There’s also a bunch of summer content from Canada to come which I didn’t get around to edit yet. Thanks for watching! ☺️⛷️🍻

Because the heel piece doesn’t pivot.

@@GlobalCuts Yes but it still has vertical release in the heel similar to an alpine heel binding.

It depends what you’re after and where the snow is best. If you get the Tirol SnowCard you can ski like 90 resorts in Tyrol. Hochfügen can be fun for pow, Ischgl for Après 😉

Yeah but those are wayyy heavy especially if you’re planning on skiing a heavier free-ride ski and they add ride height

They are way heavier than CAST, ruin the flex of the ski, don’t tour nearly as smoothly as a pin binding and add a huge amount of weight to your foot to lift each time. With today’s bindings, there is zero reason to even consider a frame binding. Having worked on both, this is also going to last longer in the long run and be more serviceable.

Dear sir, 2012 called and it wants your super shitty take back.

@@ruffrydazz2032 lmao coming from the dude who’s defending frame bindings in 2022

They’re frame … takes all the best flex qualities of your ski out and makes you sit higher on the ski. I had frames and now ride the Cast Freetour and damn. They’re the best riding bindings I’ve ever had

I don’t think so because it slides in forwards, meaning your boot will always keep it in place. Maybe if you crash and didn’t attach it properly before (because of ice let’s say). But I still doubt it. Never happened to me and I crash a lot 😉

Find a solution?

To ski down? No. The tech toes are for up hill only.

It is not as bad as you would think! Once you knock the ice off the plate, i carry a brush in my pack, the bindings slip right in!

there is non

Utah

is there any lock to keep the toe piece on? other than the click when you first slide it on? because thats my biggest fear is loosing a toe piece in deep snow.

@@zacharyyoung6118 I'm surprised they can fall off because your boot is the thing keeping the toe piece there but I guess if you fell, ski released, then the toe piece took a knock in the right way the toe piece could come off.

I'm Bavarian ;)

Uooops!! My fault 🙇🏻‍♂️. U guys know how to après-ski 🙈😉.