MNSurfer Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 (Sorry if this is a repeat) Just out of convenience-sake (read: laziness), I've been using Intec boots and Fintech bindings. And sometimes the other way around. It seems to work just fine. - Are there long-term consequences to this? - Is there a combination that is acceptable, or not? Thanks. -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 Intec into Bomber receivers or other steel receivers works fine. Fintec heels into aluminum receivers such as those on stock Cateks will destroy the receiver very quickly. It's not difficult to adapt Bomber receivers to work on Catek bindings if you have a drillpress, a Dremel, and a 15/64 bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteHorse Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 BTW - In case amyone is wondering, I just put Fintec heel internal parts into my Intec keels... perfect fit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSurfer Posted January 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 On 12/22/2018 at 10:51 AM, Jonny said: Intec into Bomber receivers or other steel receivers works fine. Fintec heels into aluminum receivers such as those on stock Cateks will destroy the receiver very quickly. It's not difficult to adapt Bomber receivers to work on Catek bindings if you have a drillpress, a Dremel, and a 15/64 bit. So how about Fintec heels into Intec receivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokkis Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 They work, been using that combo many years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carver Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Is there any other way than Fintec heels and bomber bindings? I didn't think so! Only way to go. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCHMD Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 "It's not difficult to adapt Bomber receivers to work on Catek bindings if you have a drillpress, a Dremel, and a 15/64 bit." I love my Catek bindings, but the aluminum Step-in heel receiver side holes are enlarging over time (after 14 years of riding). Is it possible to share some photos of your Bomber receiver modifications (to fit on Catek bindings)? Also, am I better off modifying Bomber receivers or Intec heel receivers? Thanks in Advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 Here are some photos of my Catek OS2 bindings with Bomber heel receivers. The second photo shows the original parts on the left and modified parts on the right. I just used a Dremel tool and a round file to remove the material shown in blue in the last photo. Widening the tapered holes in the red breaker bar was the most difficult, using a combination of Dremel and rat tail file by hand. A little red magic marker covers the silver color where I removed aluminum. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 Make sure you have nice rounded inside corners like @Wolf has shown above. This greatly reduces stress concentration - meaning it'll reduce the chances of a crack starting. The worst possible thing you can do is use a hacksaw or cut-off wheel and leave a sharp notch at the end of the cut. Round dremel or files are much preferred to finish the surface. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 15 hours ago, SCHMD said: Also, am I better off modifying Bomber receivers or Intec heel receivers? I found the Bomber receivers were easy to modify (just time consuming with the tools I used). And, importantly, the stack height of the heel receiver came out just right when fitted to Cateks without needing to make any extra provisions to change their height, such as extra shims. So, I'd choose Bomber just because I had no issues modifying those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCHMD Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 Thank you for the prompt, excellent response! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 One more photo showing what I mean with the height of the heel receiver. You can see that the sole pad on the toe of my boot sits nice and flat on the toe block of the binding. The toe wouldn't sit flat if the heel were too high or too low. (Good thing I have these photos stored) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekempmeister Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Wolf said: (Good thing I have these photos stored) thanks, Wolf. good stuff. I was off of hardboots this most recent season mostly because of some physical issues but also because I have to get the whole Catek/Intec/Bomber heel-receiver interface thing sorted in a way that I really feel confident riding. Your efforts help and I appreciate you doing that. Edited May 1 by davekempmeister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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