Three words: light, convenient, reliable. At sub 800g they won't weigh you down. A step-in guide in front positions your toe to get the pin in smoothly. They have 30mm of adjustment to fit a variety of sole lengths, (convenient for swapping skis and helps keep their re-sell value). And, with few moving parts and a solid U-shaped heel spring, they have long-term reliability. Broad 40mm mount maxes power transmission on wide skis (also cuts the risk of the screws pulling out).
- Boot and binding alignment is made easy by the step-in aid
- 40mm wide mounting pattern offers excellent power transfer
- Heel piece offers 30mm of length adjustment
- Installed brakes provide plenty of ski stopping power when a fall turns into a yard sale
- Brake latch is pulled back to use walk mode, pushed forward for skiing
- Brake design makes rotating the heel piece unnecessary to use the walk mode
- Easy to operate heel risers allows for a 2°, 7° and 13° position
- Compatible with Dynafit crampons
- Release value can only be adjusted by changing the U-shaped pin in the heel to one of the three options included
- Note, Salomon and Atomic both provide the same binding under a different name