Tele Boot Repair

Have a shop drill the direct holes and put inserts in.  I believe this can be done, although I've never done it myself.

Brownski wrote

Cunningstunts wrote

Here'd be my other idea.

If 22D doesn't want the Axls back, then buy a cheap pair of used rock skis and mount them on there, then goop the T1s and use them until they are dust

I believe Harv is in the “all skis are rock skis” camp

OK then, let me rephrase that:

Buy a second shit set of skis so you can still use your T1s and Axls (or whatever 75mm binding).

I rarely don't ski something to protect my skis. But I wouldn't call my Whiterooms rock skis. They are my Whiterooms and they rock!

How much does the plate weigh?

I spoke to 22D just now. Seemed like a cool enough guy, should have asked his name.

He's not going to help me though, beyond mailing me some teflon tape or something similar.

He basically said we don't want to make or sell 75mm anything.

He thinks the shoe goo will get me through the season.

I'll switch to NTN then.

Yeah... I'm trying to bite my tongue here, but I'm lacking self-control.

I'm not a huge customer, but I think I'm done with 22D.  I've heard the response you got many, many times.  And yeah, yeah, I understand their position of trying to stay in business, but frankly, that's shitty customer service.  Many people had their boots ruined the first day skiing those bindings, and got the same answer you did, and in some accounts I read, 22D tried to blame it on someone mounting the flex plate on the top of the binding wrong.  That's obviously not the case.

So all you 22D fanbois, flame away.  But based on that, I wouldn't buy jack from them, even if they make the best NTN bindings or whatever.  I'll stick with Voile for 75mm shit.

I'm not sure I'm a fanboy, I just bought the binding MC told me to, and I really liked the way it skis.  I kind of never really heard of them before that, except I knew what a Rainey Super Loop was.

Now my expensive boots are trashed. I guess I should be more pissed.  I mean I am pissed but somehow not at the guy I talked to.

One thing for sure, you'll never be North Face if you don't stand behind your gear.

It is a flawed system that still manages to work in spite of itself. Sort of. You have a stiff, modern plastic ski boot with a binding norm invented in 1927, some anachronistic pin holes and a rubber sole from a hiking boot going in to fairly sophisticated contraption made of metal and plastic. What could go right?

Hahaha so true. I mean when you put it that way.

No apathy.  I just have little tolerance for companies who don't stand behind what they put out.  That's kind of a responsibility of putting out a product in my consumer experience.

But if we are talking about Tele, we expect it to fail, right?

This Shoe Goo looks like the real deal. Feels pretty strong.

Just put the second coat on.

I always keep a tube if shoe goo around. Great stuff - I wouldn’t be surprised if they discovered it cures cancer

Lol I'm guessing it probably causes cancer.

PeeTex wrote

I always keep a tube if shoe goo around. Great stuff - I wouldn’t be surprised if they discovered it cures cancer

Sick Bird Rider wrote

If you don't need the pinholes, then sure, try some Shoe Goo

I should have listened to the master. Day cut short because I didn't fill in the holes. I think the repair would be much stronger with the holes filled in. One toe semi-re-blew-out.

I wasn't sure if it would hold or not so I got down doing low impact parallel turns.

I redid the shoe goo and I've giving it a shot.  But I REALLY don't like the idea that I have to baby my gear.

I called Scarpa and they assured me that the best match to a 27.5 T1 is the Scarpa TX Pro.

I'm probably going to buy then next week.

Really not a fan of 22D after this, they just don't seem to care.

Still will probably buy the Outlaw.

It's a lot to do midseason, boots, binding, remount. The whole thing pisses me off.

Tele guys any advice welcome.

Another option is BIshop, but I can't help with anything other than mentioning them (and of course Rottefella).

I'm in the stone ages with 75mm gear.  My plastic T2s still seem like space gear to me.  And yes, I'm with you on 22 - thought they were a good company, but when I looked into this again, it seems like they are putting their hands in the air and hoping you go to NTN.  Stupid, but about par for the course.

You're a resort skier.  Just go NTN and be done with it.

Good luck!

Voile Switchback! X2 version if you prefer "very active".

Harvey wrote

any advice welcome.

Try out an alpine setup before making any more purchases

I see what you did there!

Brownski wrote

Harvey wrote

any advice welcome.

Try out an alpine setup before making any more purchases

As a former Alpine skier... BOOOOO!!!!

Brownski wrote

Try out an alpine setup before making any more purchases

Absolutely garbage idea.

Hmmmm,
I thought you guys were more open minded then that .... so disappointing