Tyrolia gripwalk toepiece problem?

freeskibum82There is a bolt in the front of the binding that adjusts the AFD on the ramp. turn that a few in the correct direction that moves it up. Use a credit card or the like to make sure you have .5mm of clearance when PULLING BACK on the boot.

JuncoFlocksThank you very much, I'm gonna try right now, but what do you mean by pulling the boot back?

animatorClick the boot in, put the ski flat on the ground/on the work bench, and pull the boot back as if you were in it and leaning backwards. This pulls the toe of the boot to the top of the toe piece and is the proper way to adjust the AFD height

JuncoFlocksThank you very much for the explanation! Thanks man!

MikeWeinerONETake the grip/walk soles off of your boot. I believe most boots that have grip/walk soles have replaceable soles. I’ve replaced them on my boots with a standard sole. I ride Head boots.

tomPietrowskiWhy would you do that? They are so much better to walk in and don’t change the position of the boot in the binding in the slightest.

MikeWeinerONEI did that because I got my boots from the Head rep and he gave me them and told me to immediately take them off my boots and replace them with non grip/walk. That was a good enough reason for me.

tomPietrowskiWell it’s a reason but not a good one haha. Seriously gripwalk is so much better then alpine so long as your bindings work with it.

freeskibum82IF you spend a lot of time walking around in them. Even small hikes up blackcomb in alpine soles is fine. I have a bunch of pivots that are not GW compatible and i am a ready at the car, ski all day, ski to car to end my day. I dont spend a lot of time walking around so GW or alpine soles make little difference since im clipped into my bindings all day.

tomPietrowskiObviously in the ski there is zero difference but out of the ski even in the parking lot they are so much better to walk in. That was kind of my point. If you have the option to use them ie your boot comes with them and you have bindings that work with them, why would you not use them. Sure if you have to change bindings it may not be worth it but it’s coming so if you are buying bindings make sure they are gripwalk.

freeskibum82seeing as most manufacturers are moving to it i agree with you. i wouldnt seek out a boot just because of GW though currently. 35 years in alpine boots, my feet handle it fine. ask me in another 5 though and i may have a different answer.

tomPietrowskiWell it’s a reason but not a good one haha. Seriously gripwalk is so much better then alpine so long as your bindings work with it.

MikeWeinerONEI’ve walked around in bindings with alpine soles for 40 years and never had a problem walking with them without the beveled toe and heel piece. I certainly don’t trust the bindings with the those souls as much, nor does the person I respect who told me the same thing. I’m skiing 95% of the time my boots are on, and the walk from the car to lift or trailhead is fine as is. Thank you however for your information and thoughts! I’m sure a lot of people really do enjoy these soles.

tomPietrowskiI mean people used horse and carts perfectly happily for years too, does not mean they did not switch the internal combustion engine when it became available.


All I’m saying is don’t be scared of change, embrace how things become better in our industry or are you still using straight skis too :)

freeskibum82Not gonna lie. thats a dumb example.. going from alpine soles to gw is nothing like horse and buggy to cars.. maybe more ICE to EV..

tomPietrowskiI was just trying to come up with something which was used happily for years and then forgotten once the new technology came along.

freeskibum82Curious to see when race boots will make the move.. ya know.. because alpine boot soles will be "forgotten"