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Same as 4frnt binding but way cheaper

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PoleySkier
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im pretty sure this is the same as the 4frnt 412 but way cheaper

http://cgi.ebay.com/NORDICA-SYN-AXIS-3511-SKI-BINDINGS-NEW_W0QQitemZ8825675749QQihZ005QQcategoryZ21238QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Jun 11 2006 11:50AM
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Aclique_Clothing
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id buy a pair of those, they look good and nordica is a trusty name when buying stuff
Jun 11 2006 12:04PM
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J.D.
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WARNING: Those may look like the 4frnt binding, but are actually cheap pieces of shit.
Jun 11 2006 12:09PM
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Aclique_Clothing
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lol mayb im wrong but idk...
Jun 11 2006 12:12PM
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skimasterflex
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first off that is an 11 din model.
Secondly the syn bindings almost put Nordica out of the ski business they were soo bad. They prerelease all day long.

The year they brought those out, same year as they decided to switch to Marker for the next season, I had two guys who worked for me in my shop get seriously injured prereleasing out of them. One had to have shoulder surgery and the other had the worst ice burn I've ever seen and what he considered a near death experience.

The 4Frnt deadbolts are totally redesigned with a different auto toe height adjustment and the plastic in the toe is like that on the 185 fks wings. Matt told me this in my store last year.

I've ridden my fair share on the deadbolts and I'm behind them but the Nordica version of this same Vist setup is trash.
Jun 11 2006 1:31PM
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nothanks
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Peace!
Jun 11 2006 1:32PM
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PoleySkier
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i guess i was wrong
Jun 11 2006 1:57PM
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skimasterflex
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don't feel bad it looks like a great binding and there are a lot of people out there skiing it today, though I feel bad for having sold it to people.
Jun 11 2006 2:19PM
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PoleySkier
Posts: 1331 - Karma: 96
haha
Jun 11 2006 2:27PM
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Peter.
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how light are they?
Jun 11 2006 3:41PM
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jfuller
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He's right. That's NOTHING like the 412.
Jun 11 2006 3:53PM
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foodisfun
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god what wwould we do without people like skimasterflex?
Jun 11 2006 11:08PM
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jamesmccormick
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check out spencers left nut
Jun 11 2006 11:13PM
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TheStamos
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So now im confused, Nordica and Vist are the one and the same ( euorpean NOrdica ) or did nordica buy them out of patent?
Jun 12 2006 1:54AM
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J.D.
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As mentioned above, the nord bindings were produced by MARKER. They have a little marker logo on them. I assume this had something to do with their downfall.
Jun 12 2006 9:15AM
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TheStamos
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but what is viste then, another marker in disquise.
Jun 12 2006 2:48PM
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ski_cartel
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that sums it all up
Jun 12 2006 2:53PM
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J.D.
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Marker and VIST have nothing to do with each other, so far as I know. But VIST's a euro deal, so I know little about them and could be wrong.
Jun 12 2006 3:29PM
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MarkieR
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VIST bought the rights for the nordica binding. they now supply 4frnt with a beefed up race version of the old nordica binding.
Jun 12 2006 3:38PM
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Paul-o-Rama
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yeah, my mom has those on her skis, they look exactly the same as the 4frnts
Jun 12 2006 5:00PM
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