Dingoose

I've been down this road for awhile now. Gateway drug to hardbooting was the M6 Phantom bindings. Loved them so much that I ended up riding them all the time in the resort. Worked great for awhile... until the metal pins began wearing down the metal cleats. The rocking motion of the pins over time ends up drilling straight in to the cleats until there's just too much play in the system. I'm currently on the Karakoram HB Guides. They've been working well so far, but have had some problems with the way that the rear heel bails are formed. It's not a circular form like in F2 bindings or the M6, but are more... angular. During my few days on them, they've caused noticeable deformation to the rear cleat of my boot. Time will tell if this becomes a bigger issue, but in the meantime I'm investigating alternative options of how to get the bail to fit better. How have the F2 Races fit out of the box for AT boots? I have a Carve RS that has a rear bail that seems way too high, but maybe I'm missing out on a really obvious adjustment.

I’ve transitioned from a softboots to a pair of AT phantom slippers(atomic backland shell) since they released. They work fantastically. I’d prefer never to go softboots again. Looking to get a pair of plate bindings since the touring ones just don’t have the durability for resort carving abuse. I grabbed a pair of F2 Carve RS, but the bail height was waaaay higher than what I expected. A lot of separation between it and the cleat. It sounds like some people had successes with the F2 Race TIs with the backland shell. Does the TI have a more adjustable bail, or am I just misconfiguring something right now?