jatkinson

I will be there on the 8th (and pretty much every sunday). I have yet to see anybody in hardboots this year. JJ

Thanks for all the replies. I was able to ride on Sunday and the bindings behaved. I was testing the boots/bindings in the warm house. On the hill in colder conditions the boots did not flex nearly as much and everything worked properly. I actually had to loosen the bindings a bit so I could get them closed. I did use a couple of safety clips to make sure everything stayed closed, but I don't think it was really needed. I will contact Bomber about wider bails. This seems to be the fault of my abnormally wide boots rather than a fault of the bindings that I found pretty impressive and burly looking. Maybe I should change my user name to "fatboots". My technique clearly needs a lot of work. 25 years of soft boot experience didn't translate as much as I would have thought. Conditions were challenging and the board was a lot stiffer than I am used to. Made for a fairly humbling experience overall. I also found that the muscles used were different with a more angled stance. I am very sore today. Thanks again. JJ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think Rob's answer seems to make sense. I have added a couple of washers to spread the bail a bit. I will contact bomber next week about solving this more permanently. I have also added a clip/strap to keep the binding closed (mostly for my peace of mind). I have also tightened the fit quite a bit. It is now a 2 hand operation to close the binding. Yes, I will be at whistler tomorrow. Probably spending most of the day on Blackcomb. I think jersey cream will probably be where to find me if you are over that way. Orange jacket, black pants, looking like a first time hardbooter :) Cheers, JJ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have just picked up a new (used) set of TD2 and Head Stratos (mondo 30). Upon setup I am finding that if I flex the boots while standing in my living room the bindings will pop open. I have adjusted them tighter and looser and played with the set screw. Keep getting the same result. The toe bail does touch both sides of the toe box of the boots. My best guess is when I flex the boot the toe box expands a bit and moves the toe bail a bit. I was really stoked for my first hardboot day tomorrow. Any suggestions? Attempt at posting video below https://vimeo.com/120267863 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk