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Someone wanna explain shift bindings to me

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Canis_lupus
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I have a pair of salomon shift 13s and since I'm retarded I thought they would worked with my full tilt drop kicks. So I guess my question is, are these actually a "hybrid binding" and if so why? Because I thought a hybrid binding meant something that you could put any boot into, not needing a touring boot.
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CatdickBojangles
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Not sure if this a troll attempt or not.
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-eREKTion-
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The Shift is MNC (multi-norm compatible) so, yes, it works with your drop kicks. It's a hybrid binding because you can engage pins for uphill travel and then transition to a din binding for skiing. If you don't tour, it's kind of a pointless binding to own but like I said, it will still work with dropkicks.
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Canis_lupus
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CatdickBojanglesNot sure if this a troll attempt or not.


Not a troll, got the shifts for free pretty much and know nothing about touring but wanna get into it. Just confused.
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CatdickBojangles
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It will work in ski mode with those boots however since the boots don’t have tech inserts the walk mode in the bindings won’t work with them.
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animator
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Your boots need tech inserts in order to tour with the binding. The “hybrid,” aspect that’s regularly referred to is the fact that although you can tour with that binding (assuming you have compatible boots to do so), it meets the same safety standards as regular alpine bindings, whereas most pin/tech bindings do not.
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Canis_lupus
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animatorYour boots need tech inserts in order to tour with the binding. The “hybrid,” aspect that’s regularly referred to is the fact that although you can tour with that binding (assuming you have compatible boots to do so), it meets the same safety standards as regular alpine bindings, whereas most pin/tech bindings do not.


Is there any adapter you can put on for those tech inserts? Or do you have to just buy a tech boot.
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swaggrandpa
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Canis_lupusIs there any adapter you can put on for those tech inserts? Or do you have to just buy a tech boot.


Check out cast boot conversion
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CatdickBojangles
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Canis_lupusIs there any adapter you can put on for those tech inserts? Or do you have to just buy a tech boot.


swaggrandpaCheck out cast boot conversion


You are better off buying tech boots or a hybrid boot than messing with cast conversions.
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CatdickBojanglesYou are better off buying tech boots or a hybrid boot than messing with cast conversions.


I’m going to ski tour wisp
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CatdickBojangles
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MaimHelpI’m going to ski tour wisp


You laugh but I have daymakers and do it. Mainly cause I need to burn off the 18 pack of miller lite I drank skiing the day before.
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Canis_lupus
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CatdickBojanglesYou are better off buying tech boots or a hybrid boot than messing with cast conversions.


Yep, $220 seems pretty steep for a boot conversion
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Paul.
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Drill some divots into the toe of your boot. You won’t.
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Canis_lupus
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Paul.Drill some divots into the toe of your boot. You won’t.


I’m thinking just get a blow torch and some divots and I’ll be good
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alpineplease
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Yeah, why not drill em. Or buy new boots.
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twinkle_toes
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Yea you just need to drill holes into the front of your full tilts so the front of the binding will clip in. Make sure you drill all the way thru both ends or you might prematurely inject
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Paul.
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twinkle_toesYea you just need to drill holes into the front of your full tilts so the front of the binding will clip in. Make sure you drill all the way thru both ends or you might prematurely inject


Definitely don’t want a premature injectulation
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twinkle_toes
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Paul.Definitely don’t want a premature injectulation


lmao
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