AJCdice Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) Has anybody ever seen this before? I was struggling to clip in rear boot last time out. Cleaned heels off and found tread piece separating from rest of heel that was the culprit and couldn’t “snap” it back in. All four screws were tight holding hard part of heel to boot. New set ordered needless to say. Just a reminder to constantly check these parts out frequently for safety. And no, never going back to traditional. Edited January 29, 2023 by AJCdice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokkis Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 Best to order these: https://www.bomberonline.com/Fin-Tec-Heels_p_190.html I bought mine 2009 and never been happier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 I've been using Intec (not Bomber Fintec) for years and haven't seen that delamination. But all of my heels have had the silver tread on the bottom of the heel, like this. Maybe there's something less durable in the way they manufacture the all black heels. I also noticed that the angled plastic guide ramp (not sure if there's a better name for it) on the side of the heel is really chewed up, so you're due for new heels anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 2 hours ago, AJCdice said: ever seen this before? Never seen that before, but quite a lot of other Intec failures mentioned here over the years. Intecs are great for the price but not anywhere the durability of Fintecs. I was tempted to try Intecs after one of my 5 year old Fintecs imploded but was too skeptical Intecs would survive my 5-6 day work week and 120+ days a season. $12 part from Bomber got me back on the hill and they are solid as a rock again....Thanks Walker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJCdice Posted January 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 Thanks for the replies. I probably should have gone metal, but these have held up 5 years with light maintenance and I will expect the same out of the replacements. @Wolfinteresting re: silver vs black plastic. Donek site pix look like all black. That’s what I grabbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted January 29, 2023 Report Share Posted January 29, 2023 5 hours ago, AJCdice said: Donek site pix look like all black. Looks like anything new for sale now is all black. They may have changed something in the manufacturing process as the black tread pattern looks different too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowburn Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 13 hours ago, AJCdice said: Has anybody ever seen this before? I was struggling to clip in rear boot last time out. Cleaned heels off and found tread piece separating from rest of heel that was the culprit and couldn’t “snap” it back in. All four screws were tight holding hard part of heel to boot. New set ordered needless to say. Just a reminder to constantly check these parts out frequently for safety. And no, never going back to traditional. Looks like you got your moneys worth out of these. How much hiking to the lift do have to travel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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