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Binding Toe Piece Trend

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SKI.ING
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I'm curious as to why the toe shape that I first saw on Markers a few years ago is now on the Guardian/Tracker, and now Tyrolia has adopted a similar toe design on the Attack series. I understand they are not identical, but they definitely all stem from the same starting place. What about this shape is so good?
Jan 4 2014 8:17PM
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tsk94
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By putting the spring horizontally, the mount pattern is smaller and therefore doesn't affect the flex of the ski as much.
Jan 4 2014 8:48PM
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ThundaKilla
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On touring bindings like the Guardian/Tracker a shorter toe piece is more practical. It allows the  pivot point near the toe of the boot to be closer to the ski when "walking".. or something like that.
Jan 4 2014 10:18PM
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Caleb.E
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also a little bit less weight,
Jan 4 2014 10:32PM
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Sparta
Posts: 226 - Karma: 313
No one copied Marker... if anything Marker copied Fritschi Diamir. You know why? You can't have a pivoting binding with long, triangular shaped toe piece. It won't pivot enough. You need to have a design with a horizontal spring to make that happen. It's a mechanical necessity, not a design copy.
Jan 4 2014 10:34PM
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SKI.ING
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Didn't say they copied. I don't even like Marker. I was just using that as a reference point since I don't know a technical term for this specific design.
Jan 5 2014 12:49AM
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powabunga
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The 'wings' on the lateral spring toe pieces such Markers or Tyrolia's AAAtack can move individually as well which give more elastic glide in either direction before they release
Jan 5 2014 4:01PM
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Huck_Norris
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dingdingdingding

By moving the picot point back, you're giving it a better stride. Low Tech bindings hinge right at the toe and it is a very natural stride whereas the farther away from the toe's natural stride point, the more they'll tour like a pile of dicks.
Jan 6 2014 1:08PM
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