![]() In my opinion ZED is still a player (though indeed being a first-year tech binding, which we never recommend) but be sure you configure the stomp pads correctly. Total sympathy from here, as I’m always overwhelmed with the explosion in touring gear options. But then, tracking the plethora of today’s ski touring boots is indeed a daunting proposition. In other words, a boot doesn’t have to be “non-conforming” to have dimensions that cause excessive gap above the original ZED stomp pad - because of allowed variation, as well as the position of the heel tech fitting NOT being part of the norm.įurther, the G3 communique states that “We were unaware there are many alpine touring ski boots in the market that do not conform to the recognized industrial norm for positioning tech inserts in their boots.” That’s a jaw dropper for me, as I thought it was common wisdom that boot dimensions are all over the map. Change the vertical position of the heel fitting, and the height of the boot heel changes while in downhill mode. Further, there is no norm or standard regarding the exact vertical position of the boot heel tech insert. That means a boot could still be “norm” and exceed the 1.5 mm gap needed to make ZED reliable. If you examine the ISO standard, you’ll see it allows 2 millimeters variance (latest version) in boot heel height. These additional items should address any outstanding sizing needs at this time.”Ībove is okay, though odd. ![]() The optional stomp pads will be 1.5 mm and 3.0 mm higher than the standard ZED stomp pad that has shipped with all currently available ZED bindings. “To address the potential scenario where non-conforming boots are used with the ZED binding, G3 has developed two additional stomp pad height options which will be available on December 19, 2018. Further, G3 states the following in their service bulletin :
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