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  3. Dodgeridge

    in Northern California

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    RJ,

    Good to hear there are a couple of us at the Dodge Ridge! My fiance and I get up there about once a month. Next trip will probably be in a couple weeks, let's keep in touch. I ride a blue Prior 4WD, with all blue and grey garb. She's a two-planker, but a good one. :)

    Take care,

    Glen

  4. Intec Pin Shear/Blowout Cause?

    in Carving Central

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    Hi guys,

    I have been riding Intec's in Raichle AF600's on TD1's for a couple years with no problems. I love em. However, after reading much of the postings and reactions to the blown out Intec heel(s), I have two main speculations on causality and possible improvement on the product. One has already been addressed in the threads, one has not.

    1. The heel plastic blowing out: The polymer heel needs to be stronger. Simply put, my TD1 Intec pins are also loose from about 30 or so days of riding. They exhibit 1-2mm of up-down play (relative to the boot-vertical in a standing position). The interface between a steel pin of relatively small diameter and a polymer housing just isn't a great idea. Aluminum would work for a while, but is also soft. Thus, something along the lines of a sleeve-bearing insert of steel in an aluminum heel housing might work well for keeping weight down, but material deflection/deformation to a minimum.

    2. The Pins shearing off: Why would this happen? Those are pretty thick pins! Consider the following; Have you ever looked into the barrels of your receiver piece where the pins insert? Everytime you enter into the binding, the pins wipe along the surface of the receiver walls, and over time an edge develops that the pin actually interfaces with, instead of the flat surface of the barrel. Go ahead, put your pinky finger in there and feel the upper edge. This creates far more stress on the pin under loading, effectively acting like a knife. IMO, the pin material, pin diameter, and receiver hardness(material) could be re-addressed in design for a serious factor of safety.

    My $0.03, maybe someone at Intec has some input on design theory of their product?

    Glen

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