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BCA AT adaptors

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Mead
Posts: 285 - Karma: 42
Has anyone used these things? For those of you that haven't seen them http://www.backcountry.com/store/BCA0001/Backcountry-Access-Alpine-Trekker-Adaptors.html. And for those of you who are too lazy to look they are AT adaptors for regular binding. I was just going to use them around the loveland pass area and wondered if they were worth it. I don't want to buy standard AT bindings because I break them.
Feb 24 2008 4:14PM
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MrPantyDropper
Posts: 5016 - Karma: 65
they work well if your just touring a few times a season..otherwise its probably worth it to get a touring setup.
Feb 24 2008 4:17PM
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mntelebumper
Posts: 1287 - Karma: 10
those should work fine for touring only, youd have to pack them for the trip down mountain.

so i guess a pro would be that you could not have to worry about blowing up an at binding off big clifs.

cons, i duno, alot of excess weight.

they are pretty cheap though, id do it, if you dont tour much.
Feb 24 2008 4:37PM
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hippystinx
Posts: 937 - Karma: 171
alpine treckers are just alternatives for having to buying touring bindings they are heavy and dont really work well with any look binding and they are kind of hard to adjust to different sized bindings but once they have gotten fit to your bindings they work fairly well
Feb 24 2008 5:21PM
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CFD
Posts: 1009 - Karma: 197
if your new to touring id recomend them for sure. i only get out a few times a season so it aint worth me gettting real AT bindings, which mostly suck for resort riding. i picked up a pair of trekkers and love them for the little touring i do. the only annoying part is all the room/weight taken up in your pack
Feb 24 2008 6:10PM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
Trekkers are great if you're just doing a few short tours a season.  The big drawbacks I saw when I had a set was that they're heavy, they don't tour very well, they tend to loosen up, and they SUCK for sidehilling on hard snow.  If you're not doing anything too gnarly on the way up you'll be fine, just be sure to keep a screwdriver on you.  They're a great way to find out if you really want an AT setup, but they're also awesome for doing short trips out to cliffs, kickers, etc.
Feb 24 2008 6:19PM
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