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Cast Binding Problems?

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Dan-Man
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I hate to bring this up because it is such a fabulous invention. but does anyone else have trouble with theirs?

they work great in a 65 degree living room, but it is a whole other story out in the 20 degree frozen wasteland I use them out in.

Specifically It never seams like I can clamp the climbing toe down enough, and I am constantly popping out while skining and have to stop and try to get my toe back into those fucking spikes. I wonder if since I have fallen while in the climbing toe, if it was bent? Also it seems like if there was a groove in the toe plate for the climbing to lever to be able to go down further it may help.

Over all they are a revolutionary product, but your skis need to be snow free for them to work right, and i don't care who you are, skining up and switching toes is at least a 15min process. cheese
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3 years ago
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powpatrol
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engage the tech toes before you go out and they should fully open and engage again. even if this fails you can bring a flask with something warm, can just be water, to pour on the toes if they freeze up
3 years ago
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drifts
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Is it just one tech toe that’s fucked up? And have you contacted them to try and sort it out?
3 years ago
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Dan-Man
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driftsIs it just one tech toe that’s fucked up? And have you contacted them to try and sort it out?


I honestly think they just get bent if you are climbing tuff terrain or difficult obstacles if you fall, the tech toe spikes get bent.

so I but my boot locked in and hit the sides with a hammer until it was very tight again!

I also grinned a little groove in the metal toe plate, so the tightening clamp on the tech toe can go further into the ski when it is clamped!!

Has any1 had experience with the Marker Alpenist or KINGpin? I am very interested in a rig i don't have to assemble & disassemble every run.

Lesson:

tighten your tech toes with a hammer after you fall and bend your tech toes.
3 years ago
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drifts
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Dan-ManI honestly think they just get bent if you are climbing tuff terrain or difficult obstacles if you fall, the tech toe spikes get bent.

so I but my boot locked in and hit the sides with a hammer until it was very tight again!

I also grinned a little groove in the metal toe plate, so the tightening clamp on the tech toe can go further into the ski when it is clamped!!

Has any1 had experience with the Marker Alpenist or KINGpin? I am very interested in a rig i don't have to assemble & disassemble every run.

Lesson:

tighten your tech toes with a hammer after you fall and bend your tech toes.


wtf did you even talk to cast before you attacked the tech toes with a grinder and a hammer?
3 years ago
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TRVP_ANGEL
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Feel like this is an obvious one but... you lifted the toe lever enough so that it locks right?
3 years ago
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suup
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cons: absolute pain in the ass to transition in. Also, the brake retainer fails when using risers for some reason.
pros: I look cool at the resort
3 years ago
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mattytru
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cast system works well if you know how to use it and have mounted it correctly. make sure you are locking the tech toe by pulling it up at least 2-3 clicks when going to tour. is this the issue you are describing, or are you losing the full toe when touring?
3 years ago
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Dan-Man
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mattytrucast system works well if you know how to use it and have mounted it correctly. make sure you are locking the tech toe by pulling it up at least 2-3 clicks when going to tour. is this the issue you are describing, or are you losing the full toe when touring?


this exactly. I have an average size foot/boot 26.5, but even 2 or 3 clicks is not enough to fully tighten on my Salomon mtn. lab toe box. because the tightening lever can not continue to go into the ski. I'll be back with a full report tonight, to see if my redneck engineering solved my problem.
3 years ago
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Dan-Man
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driftswtf did you even talk to cast before you attacked the tech toes with a grinder and a hammer?


honestly I have reached out via instagram, and received no response. I am not upset. as a ski enthusiast in my 30's as well as a small business owner. I think can i really be mad at people/company like cast that created such a ground breaking product? If they had given them to me I might be able to report this as research. but as an enthusiast that can afford $100 on a new tech toe every year it's not that bad. Think about it this way. if you had a product you sold. that potentially could brake due to the nature in which it is intended to be used. do you offer refund and replacements? or have a client base that can just buy new pieces and understand that is part of the Cast System way of life LMAO
3 years ago
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drifts
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Dan-Manhonestly I have reached out via instagram, and received no response. I am not upset. as a ski enthusiast in my 30's as well as a small business owner. I think can i really be mad at people/company like cast that created such a ground breaking product? If they had given them to me I might be able to report this as research. but as an enthusiast that can afford $100 on a new tech toe every year it's not that bad. Think about it this way. if you had a product you sold. that potentially could brake due to the nature in which it is intended to be used. do you offer refund and replacements? or have a client base that can just buy new pieces and understand that is part of the Cast System way of life LMAO


so you sent them an instagram dm and didn't contact any of the three emails or two phone numbers they have? then said fuck it and hit the tech toes with a hammer and a grinder?
3 years ago
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mnosbod
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driftsso you sent them an instagram dm and didn't contact any of the three emails or two phone numbers they have? then said fuck it and hit the tech toes with a hammer and a grinder?


They respond immediately by email.. why would you reach out on social media? Lol makes no sense. Also never had any problems with the tech toes when I lock them properly and I'm on 100 last boots. Aren't the s labs only 98?
3 years ago
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Cream_Sauce
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Dan-Man....a product you sold. that potentially could brake due to the nature in which it is intended to be used. do you offer refund and replacements? or have a client base that can just buy new pieces and understand that is part of the Cast System way of life LMAO


If you're breaking tech pins, it has nothing to do with CAST, your problem is with breaking tech bindings.
3 years ago
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jaxful
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Make sure the metal wings are clearing the mounting screws. It’s possible that when skinning snow builds up there and prevents them from closing all the way. You can bend them for more clearance.
3 years ago
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Dan-Man
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jaxfulMake sure the metal wings are clearing the mounting screws. It’s possible that when skinning snow builds up there and prevents them from closing all the way. You can bend them for more clearance.


Bro. you just solved all my problems/ made be feel like a dope! i'd of never thought of that.

luckily now that I fixed that, and have a groove in the metal plat on the ski, my Cast tech toes clamp so fucking hard on my Salomon boots!!! it makes be rock hard!

thank you NS, this is why I still participate on here !
3 years ago
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