la sportiva RT binding

These look really cool and are light. Some competition in the market can’t be a bad thing.
www.sportiva.com/products/prod/66B

Thanks for the link Bob.
Interest that the design is so similar.

Yeah, it looks cool, but the 175 gram figure is misleading. I'm pretty sure each UNIT (toe, heel) is 175 grams, or thereabout, for a total or around 350 grams (I've heard 340) for each ski. 

I also wonder what Patent #4 is all about . . .

Someone with a spare $700 should buy a set and report back.

Edited to add: Guess I'm behind the times and mis-read Jonathan's chart - they are in fact 340 grams per PAIR, pretty impressive for something with adjustable DIN and a high climbing post.

Don't forget the boots! I wonder what the weight is on these sexy things...

I heard 638 grams per boot. Plus you need to take a class to learn how to put it on.



May as well go with the Pierre Gignoux XP444, which is just over 500 grams with liner depending on size . . .

The real weight is posted here:
www.wildsnow.com/3822/tech-binding-summary-chart/
(Have to click on the chart -- the thumbnail is an older version.)
Still crazy light, even compared to Dynafit's various discontinued semi-race models (i.e., adjustable release setting but no fore/aft length adjustment and no higher heel elevator).
But here's the ATK model for the La Sportiva boots:
www.atkrace.com/index.php?option=com_k2&...nx-world-cup&lang=en