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- From: rfloyd@cs.duke.edu (Rick Floyd)
- Newsgroups: rec.skiing
- Subject: Re: xc heel positioner question (and bindings in general)
- Message-ID: <RFLOYD.92Dec21144239@romeo.cs.duke.edu>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 19:42:39 GMT
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- In-reply-to: colson@tc.fluke.COM's message of 21 Dec 92 18:03:59 GMT
-
- I have one version of the heel plate you mentioned on my current skis
- (HeelLocator(tm)) and they do provide a remarkable improvement in
- control over what I get with just a three pin binding. However, I've
- heard from several reasonably reliable sources that they've been
- implicated in an increase in the incidence of ankle injuries. Since
- I've already badly sprained an ankle once (walking, of all things) I'm
- planning to try something else next time I see snow.
-
- Does anyone have experience on the control some of the newer systems
- give you when compared to the traditional 3-pin binding? Or is asking
- this question a way to start a religious war? :-) I'm looking at
- something for light touring. I plan on a mixture of non-aggressive
- area skiing and day trips on forest service roads and trails.
-
- rick floyd
- rfloyd@cs.duke.edu
-