Peter I

After two seasons, one of my heel pieces has developed significant lateral play in the pin. Is there a way to tighten the heel pin?

I guess I'll throw in my 2 cents even though this review will be moot after the new Aliens hit stores next season. My Aliens have seen near-daily use for 1.5 seasons and for the most part are still going strong. However, I ended up making a couple modification before I felt truly pleased with their performance. Most notably, I cut out the "baffle" to improve touring performance. Honestly the baffle is such a terrible solution to the problem of snow getting in your boots. I found it hindered my cuff artic...

Just a follow up--it looks like the matching adjustment plates are no longer available?

Hey Jason/SkimoCo, What say you in regards to mounting this binding on Vapor Nanos? Is this a bad idea? I'm aware of and enjoy all the trade-offs of race bindings. I'm just wondering about the potential of pulling the binding out from a wide(r) plank. For reference, I'm 5'11" and 150lb. Thanks! Peter

After one season of daily use and abuse, the wind mitten on both gloves was completely shredded and useless. The problem mostly came from making transitions and flipping my Aliens from ski to walk mode while I had the wind-shell deployed. The lever would tear right trough the fabric if I was pulling hard and not careful. Maybe with a different boot/different mechanism this would be no problem at all. Clearly I should have read Ryan M's advice below. BUT, I mean, who can be bothered to stuff the shell back i...