Hi there,
Being new to Dynafits this season, I find that the main downside is the need to take off the ski in order to switch between downhill and tour mode. As a result I find that on undulating terrain I tend to leave the binding in the tour mode on short downhill sections where, with my old Silvretta binding, I would have locked the heel down.
My question is, given that using the binding in such a ‘telemark’ mode must place loads on the binding it was not designed to take, is it likely that I will end up ripping the toe-piece out of the ski? Just just how careful do I need to be when doing this? (With pack my all up weight is about 90 kg). Also, when the binding is fully locked into the ‘tour’ mode can it release at all, and if so what so of approximate ‘Din’ load is needed for this to happen? Do others regularly use a Dynafit binding in such a ‘telemark’ mode? If so can you offer any tips/ advice / the benefit of your experience? Can the locking lever be simply pushed to a ‘half way’ position in order to allow it to release if excessive torque is applied to it, but still keep the ski attached to the boot enough to make gentle turns?
Thanks!