While we don’t have the space here to list all Dynafit bindings that have been sold over the past decades (there are dozens), here is a brief overview: In speech the binding is often called a “Dynafit binding,” or “Dynafit” for short - or as noted above, if the binding is not the Dynafit brand but uses the system of boot fittings and “pins” originated by Dynafit and inventor Fritz Barthel, the generic term for such is “tech bindings” or “pintech bindings.” Here at we use the term “tech bindings.”ĭynafit Vertical ST binding heel unit, Radical series are nearly identical as to internals. It’s no exaggeration to say the Dynafit binding revolutionized the sports of ski mountaineering and backcountry skiing. This ski mountaineering binding has safety release, allows a fixed heel for alpine skiing, frees your heel for walking and climbing, is durable, holds your boot firmly on your ski - and much more. It is amazing what the Dynafit engineers place in a package weighing less than your ski pants. Many other binding brands now have tech bindings on the market. Note that as of circa 2009 the term “tech” binding has been in use to describe all ski bindings that use a system similar to the Dynafit binding. Radical FT/ST and Beast are the most popular current models, though at any given time Dynafit usually has many models selling or in production. While discontinued around 2013, Vertical series models (FT and ST) are still considered entirely functional. TLT Speed is a basic version that’s been available for more than a decade. The basic models are the Vertical and Radical ST and FT, Speed, Low Tech and Beast. The binding is available to one degree or another (depending on exact year) in several basic models that split into sub-models. How popular is this ski binding, and who invented it?ĭynafit ski binding is a backcountry skiing and ski touring binding that allows you to ski downhill with your boot attached to your ski the same way a regular resort ski binding functions, yet transforms into a touring/climbing binding for skiing uphill or across level ground with your heels free to move up and down. I stripped the plastic threads on rear binding release adjustment screw (spring barrel cap), repair? I’m confused, my Radical FT-ST binding says to only rotate the heel unit clockwise?Ĭan the Dynafit binding fittings be aftermarket installed in any ski boot? I pulled my heel unit off the ski, what’s the deal? My older Dynafit bindings (circa 1993, with a pink/green color theme) have the toe pins that thread into the toe piece wings, repair? I want even less weight for backcountry skiing! How?ĭo all Dynafit bindings use the same mounting screw hole pattern?ĭo Dynafit bindings have a right and left? Is this really a big deal?Īny other general problems to be aware of? I have to take my boot completely out of the Dynafit binding to change from latched heel to free heel for walking. The safety “runaway” straps that come with Dynafit bindings remind me of a bondaaage scene, solution? I get ice in the gap under my toe piece, and it does funny things when I try to put them on after the climb. When I put on my skis, I can’t get the wings on a toe piece to close. My skis are too wide for the brakes, can I swap on a different brake or modify my brakes for more width?Īny quirks with this backcountry skiing binding? I looked down, and noticed that the heel pins were on top of the plastic ledge on the heel of my boot! What do I do! I noticed my boot had a lot of up/down play at the heel. I noticed the gap between the heel of my boot and the binding heel unit, is this important? Is it possible to mount the Dynafit at home without a jig?Ĭan you swap models of Dynafit binding on same mounting screw hole pattern?ĭo Dynafit bindings adjust for different size boot shells?ĭynafit Radical bindings have funny looking star drive torx screws, what tools do I need for those? My Dynafit ski brakes stick sometimes, in other words, when my boot comes out of the binding, they don’t spring open, fix? Fix?ĭynafit ski brakes jam up against or between the lugs on the heel of my boot sole, fix? My binding heels rotate and spin to different positions while I’m touring and it’s annoying as heck. How do I rotate the heel lift on TLT series bindings? What about riser plates for backcountry skiing?ĭoes the Dynafit binding have a climbing heel lift – how does it work? I did a jump turn, and pre-released up at the heel, problem?ĭo they release just like an alpine binding? So, can I use my Dynafit bindings as a resort binding? Up/down play in the heel, brakes don’t retract.Ĭan I huck cliffs and ski bumps with Dynafit? The Dynafit binding looks so small, is it durable?
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