How long do your intec heels last ?

[Surf Quebec]

How long do your intec heels last ?

I was on a 2 day snowboard trip and before leaving I thougth it would be sad to break a heel in the first day.

[pokkis]

Do you refere heels it self or cables?

I used to swap heels once per season due wear of plastic. Pins started to be more loose after season and i did not wanted to take unnecessary risks with them.

This took care of cables mostly. But sometimes needed change cable still. Usually i have always spare cables on my car, just incase.

EDIT: cables are easy to break with too much force. I've seen them breaking due force/rost after quite short usage too.

[SnowieQc]

Hey SurfQuebec,

Just bought mine, so cannot really tell you how long they last, but sure hope they'll provide me many days of solid, strong safety with the F2 Intec Titanium step-ins I got. The only thing I've notice is that the more I'll walk on concrete with them, they probably will wear out faster than my original Deeluxe heels if I was on clips.

How many days have you done on yours since you got them ? Feeling solid ?

Take care

SnowieQC

[ARCrider]

for me its the plastic wings that snap off after 2-3 yrs

I always keep spares now

[Surf Quebec]

I bought mines in january 2005.

Since I ride on small mountains, I do engaged / disengaged the rear heels often.

[Fleaman]

I broke my first pair after 2 days (wings broke on one ) then the other ones lasted 2 years, but I changed them anyways so they don't fail on me at a bad time.

When I go on trips, I bring my retro kit to revert the bindings back to bails (Catek) that way if my intecs break, at least I can still ride. (I also pack my original rubber heels.

[csquared]

... on hill before I retired my last set in favour of Fintecs. There was really no tangible signs of wear, cracking, broken components, or other deterioration. The was some modest wiggle in the pins but it never felt like it had reached a problematic state. Even the cables were still original.

[philw]

Well I've never actually worn any out, but I try to dump anything which is around 10 years old, so I'm on my second set. About 300 full days on snow or something like that.

[NateW]

I broke a pin once, on the first day with a new set, and I heard from one other person here who had the same thing happen (busted pin on the first day). Other than that I've never had an issue in the ~10 years I've been using Intec. I did throw out one set that was a few years old, but they were working fine, I just got nervous...

[BadBrad]

I bought a used set, and so far so good, but I am a little nervous about them failing at an inopportune time. I just bought another used set so I can have some spares just in case.

[seantremblant]

I have also never had a breakage on my heels. My last pair (just bought Fin techs ) have lasted almost 2 years and the pair before must have been 6 or 7. I just replaced them when I got new boots the last time.

[carver]

No wear problems for 5 years. That said, I rotate twice a season. Have Fin Tecs now. Fins should last much longer. The big problem that I have seen, is the guys don't release them in the right way. You must not have pressure on them when pulling the cable.

[mopoet178]

I dont use intecs but I break a 6mm phiokka heel bail about every 40 days on the slopes