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- From: ilana@kiowa.scd.ucar.edu (Ilana Stern)
- Subject: Re: xc heel positioner question (and bindings in general)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.205657.8085@ncar.ucar.edu>
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- Organization: NCAR/UCAR
- References: <1992Dec21.180359.323@tc.fluke.COM> <RFLOYD.92Dec21144239@romeo.cs.duke.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 20:56:57 GMT
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- In article <RFLOYD.92Dec21144239@romeo.cs.duke.edu>, rfloyd@cs.duke.edu (Rick Floyd) writes:
- > 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.
-
- I like the NNN-BC (*not* the "light touring" NNN) because it holds
- my foot very well in line with the ski. It's a vast improvement over
- my previous 3-pin binding; however, my previous boots and bindings
- were very much lighter-duty, and obviously quite a bit of the difference
- is due to the heavier-duty equipment. I can telemark adequately, although
- not well, but I hesitate to assign any blame to the equipment!
-
- In sum, I feel that the differences between a stiff boot and a light-duty
- boot overwhelm the differences between NNN-BC and 3-pin.
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