Dynafit TLT Radical ST 2011/12

Binding prices + Ski and Binding Package Discounts The price shown on this page, is for ski only. Discounted ski and binding packages are available. Simply custom build  your own ski and binding package using the links in the table below. A discounted package price will be calculated for you in the shopping cart.

Safety. None of the Dynafit Tour Lite Tech bindings have a forward safety release at the toe, for this reason, Dynafit bindings are not as safe as other bindings. Dynafit TLT bindings are best used by stronger intermediate and advanced skiers. Stronger skiers are less defensive in their technique and tend to have higher speed falls, increasing the likely hood that they will release from the bindings, reducing the risk of injury. Weaker skiers tend to fall more often and have more slower speed falls, increasing the risk of injury, by not releasing from the bindings. For this reason we only recomend bindings that have both toe and heel safety releases for all-round use as the risk of injury is less likely.


Ski Compatability. Dynafit Tour Lite Tech bindings work well with skis up to 100mm under foot. This is the tipping point where the Dynafit TLT bindings reach their limit and performance starts to drop off. Dynafit bindings suspend the boot on pins creating less contact between the boot and the binding, this reduces the torsional rigidity of the boot and binding system. This reduced torsional rigidity creates wobble/play reducing power transmission between boot and ski causing a slight reduction in control and performance, the wider the ski, the more noticable this is. The hole pattern on Dynafit bindings and the contact of the binding with the ski is quite narrow, this creates more stress/leverage when used on wider skis increasing the chance of the binding ripping off the ski. To answer some of these problems, Dynafit have launched the TLT Radical FT, which has a wider hole pattern and more lift from the surface of the ski. For skis with 100mm or more under foot we recomend using the new Dynafit TLT Radical FT, Fritschi Free Ride Pro or Marker Duke/Baron bindings. Avoid the Marker Tour TR series of bindings as they have had a few durability issues. 

Durability. Dynafit Tour Lite tech (TLT) bindings are light weight Ski Mountaineering bindings. Light weight comes at a price and in the case of Dynafit bindings it is durability. Dynafit bindings are not robust enough for general piste and lift served off piste skiing, being more prone to damage than other bindings. We get more requests for Dynafit binding spares than any other make of binding and spares are not easy to get hold of. Most of the customers asking for spares have been using the bindings for more than just Ski Mountaineering. After a lot of use, pin bindings also tend to put a lot of wear on the pin fittings on the toe of the boot. Several guides we work with retire their Dynafit compatable boot and binding after 2 seasons as the pin holes on the boot are worn and lots of components on the bindings are starting to wear out. For most of these guides, 2 seasons is the equivalent of approx 8-10 months skiing.

For Ski Mountaineering. The Dynafit Vertical series has been the most reliable of Dynafit's Ski Mountaineering bindings. The TLT Radical ST is robust enough for general touring use and is very reliable when used purely as a stand alone binding for Ski Mountaineering. However this reliability is compromised when the bindings are used for something they were never designed to do, piste skiing and lift served off piste skiing. The light weight nature of the Dynafit TLT bindings makes them great for Ski Mountaineering but it is this light weight design that makes them less durable particularly for resort skiing. That said, Dynafit Ski Mountaineering bindings will cope with a couple of days resort skiing at either end of a ski tour. If you are looking for one ski and binding to do every thing, Dynafit bindings are the wrong choice as thay are not as safe and are more prone to damage. For all-round use, we recomend Fritschi Free Ride Pro bindings as they have toe and heel release and are far more reliable and rubust. Avoid the Marker Tour TR series of bindings as they have a few durability issues.

For Free Ride/Off Piste skiing. The Dynafit Tour Lite Tech bindings are not robust enough for general lift serverd Free Riding and off piste skiing, so if you are intending to use them as your one and only set up, they are the wrong choice. Dynafit bindings are better used as a stand alone set up on another ski when you have a different ski for general resort use. Fritschi Free Ride Pro and Marker Baron/Duke bindings are a better buy if you want one set up to do every thing.

For Resort/Alpine Piste skiing. Dynafit TLT bindings are light weight Ski Mountaineering bindings and are not particularly durable for general resort skiing. For general resort use we only recomend the safer bindings with toe and heel safety releases. For general use we recomend standard ski bindings such as the basic Salomon/Scott or more robust Dynastar/LookPX12 Lifter bindings. If you need a binding with a treking facility Fritschi Free Ride Pro or Marker Baron/Duke bindings are also suitable.

How to calculate the discount on a ski and binding package : Choose a ski size and add it to your shopping cart. Then click on one of the links below and add your choice binding of  to your shopping cart. Click on the shopping cart check out and a discounted package price will be calculated for you in the check out page.
Free Ride Skis	Ski Mountaineering Skis	Telemark Skis	Resort / Piste Skis	Ski Skins

NB - MOUNTING BINDINGS Dynafit bindings must be mounted with the correct Dynafit jig, otherwise the alignment and spacing between toe and heel of the binding can be difficult. We can only mount Dynafit bindings if we have a ski boot, as the boot is needed to adjust the mounting jig. The Dynafit mounting jigs have a problem, they mount the binding in the wrong place on the ski causing the center point marking on the boot and ski not to line up correctly. For this reason a boot is needed to get the binding in the correct place on the ski. If you are buying Dynafit bindings via mail order, please make sure that the workshop fotting the binding has a genuine Dynafit mountaing jig and they know about the positioning problem.