What fixations are recommended on a new Swoard ?

Post by **Vitaly** » Tuesday 13 January 2009, 21:16

These are the whole bindings!
And spare parts will not be?

Post by **fivat** » Tuesday 13 January 2009, 21:21

pokkis wrote:Patrice, flex does not need to come from bails only, it can come also from binding it self. That would be better due then you dont have to be afraid of breaking bails.

Yes, that's why it was silly from F2 to make the plates stiffer since 2006 in comparison to the previous models. In the past some metal was removed (it's visible if you look below the plates), what made the plates lighter and more flexible (allowing a better board bending).
Did F2 have plate breakage issues? I rather think it's just to save a few $ in the machining.

Patrice Fivat

Post by **leeho730** » Wednesday 14 January 2009, 5:35

breaking 3 bails in a season...

I am using td2 ti at the moment and I had absolutely no issue with bail for 30+ days of riding. Probably also because I weigh between 70 and 73kg.

Fortunately catek is now selling toe clips ONLY for US$30 so I'll probably buy them and attach them to the front bail.

I was seriously thinking about buying f2 race ti but now I think I won't buy it.... f2 parts are hard to get in this part of the world.

Only if F2 would make ti bails for their ti binding...!

Post by **leeho730** » Wednesday 14 January 2009, 5:36

Double post. Please delete.

Post by **The Blitz** » Wednesday 14 January 2009, 9:23

fivat wrote:As someone said on the French Forum: "thicker is not necessarily stronger"!

Moreover the bindings will be stiffer.

Oke Patrice,
so perhaps it's time to try TD3 ? (without any apprehensions)

Post by **fivat** » Wednesday 14 January 2009, 16:21

We are trying the bindings that don't exist yet...

Same for the boards.

Patrice Fivat