![]() That’s pretty good for a beefy tech binding, with heel-spring-shock feature and overall “freeride” strength. Thus, if you remove both the toe indexer and the brake, you end up the non-demo retail ION binding weighing about (need to verify retail version) 17.5 ounces. Punch out a pin, pry a few things off with a screwdriver, wriggle out the brake arms, and you’ve hacked off 3.4 ounces, 100 grams.ģ. ION is easily de-braked (Dynafit Radical FT and ST are not). This is not exactly an award winner in the gram trimming mod contest, but as any weight weenie knows, it all adds up…Ģ. More, with ice or packed snow it can actually get in the way of clipping in. The boot toe indexing “stepper inner” unit on the ION is a good idea, but doesn’t always help and is unnecessary if you’re used to tech bindings. Those of you who are weight fixated should consider the below.ġ. ![]() Thus, you’ll purchase by reputation and perhaps nation or brand loyalty. Some of you will opine that’s a trivial weight difference from the “other brand,” especially when you consider the Dynafit ST Radical, which ends up being virtually the same weight (as mentioned above). (I’ll add the screw weights back in eventually, away from workshop at this time.) Our pre-production NON-demo-version ION binding weighs the following with NO screws: ION toe: 6.1 ounces, 172 grams, ION heel with 105mm brake: 14.8 ounces, 420 grams, Total pre-production non-demo ION 20.9 ounces, 592 grams. I suspect it’ll be similar, though we won’t be surprised if it gains a few grams. The Radical binding gets a revamp for 2014/15 with production weight an unknown at this time. One production Dynafit 2013/14 ST Radical (sitting here on my workbench in a bag) with 100 mm brake and screws weighs 20.5 ounces or 584 grams with screws move up to the FT and discard the connector plate, weight is virtually the same. G3 should win a prize for that feature alone. Isn’t it weird that other brands don’t do this? So elegant. Just keep your pozi drive stuff every screw and threaded part on ION works with a #3 Pozi. Anton don’t have room for even a single screw driver.Įver think your repair kit is too heavy? Or you can’t fit it in your tiny Gucci freeride rucksack? If you go with ION throw out a few driver bits. This feature is hyper plus for backcountry skiers how important it is for freeride is an open question. Benefit of the doubt due to COVID.Note the pozi screw adjustment for everything. I'm waiting a bit longer and then will give them one more chance to reply before totally writing them off though. Very long story slightly shortened is they still sent me the bindings and charged me for them and have been a pain in the ass to get ahold of to return. They replied that it was out of stock/backordered so I tried to cancel the order and just bought a pair from a local shop and got them mounted. I was getting the second pair to mount this year and initially ordered from G3. G3 apparently fixed that and I have had no durability issues yet (both pairs were made since the design was changed).ĮDIT: I will say their customer service seems less than ideal. The first generation had issues with the heel turret breaking. Haven't used crampons with them so I can't speak to that but I'm pretty sure, like the other commenter said, that there is a decent bit of room under my Scarpas. I'm pretty sure it's a function of the gapless binding tech. I guess it would depend on what you're used to though. ![]() I don't personally feel that any movement that may occur with the heel risers makes much of a difference. I ski one pair without brakes and one with but I have been meaning to take the brakes off those as well I have ~50-60 days between two pairs of the bindings (on different pairs of skis) and they seem like great bindings.
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