Randonee Binding Info Wanted

I used to think this way and even defend Fritschi's on this same website......that was until I learnt how to use my Dynafits. I do not spend all day trying to get into my bindings or clearing them of ice I can assure you.
Fristchi is HEAVY binding and not particularly a good binding because of the stack height and play/wobble in the boot/binding interface.
Especially unsuited for RossB's intended usage.

Now Barons or Dukes, don't get me started..... waiting, waiting at transitions for the person to clean the rail of ice to get back into ski mode....terrible, terrible, terrible.....shouldn't be allowed!

I switched from Fritschi's and have never had a problem getting in the Dynafit..... ever!  Never even heard of anyone having an issue getting in them until I started reading warnings here.  Perhaps it has something to do with the nibble receptors or receptor placements on certain types of compatible boots?  Got to be something because people wouldn't just make it up.  I scratch my head when I people complain about it.  I can tell you that the stride efficiency of the Dynafit system can not be beat!  I don't care what Fritschi and the others do they are never going to match that.  We had a long flat exit through gloppy snow a week ago and my buddies Duke's collected so much snow under the boots he was walking on stilts.  Horrible predicament and nothing he could do about it but suffer because stopping every 50 feet is just not an option.  I think runningclouds suggestion is a good one.  If I had the tele background I wouldn't be running AT gear.  The additional benefit of an alpine turn with the Tele setup just makes sense.  Good luck!

If you've got 'quick step fittings' you should be able to get into the toe by moving the boot forward before stepping down. The 'power towers' on the radicals are intended to do the same thing for boots with regular tech inserts.

Without those technologies I think you're stuck walking the toe pins in one at a time in a roll motion or indexing your boot by placing the heel first.

For me the efficiency of the low weight and comfortable stride while touring, as well as a more solid connection to the ski, is worth minor fiddling at the trailhead.

I can attest to scotty being the quickest in and out of Dynafits I've ever seen.

Thank you for that recognition of my dynafit skills ....it's a fact ..I am very very fast and I'm not going to pretend I have false modesty in this regard....I can step into my dynafits at the top of the gondi quicker than most of the people in Alpine binders....i just can't understand why people find them fiddly.
It just takes practice.

Now if i could only learn to ski.

I am a recent convert and full on Kool-Aid drinker of the Dynafits.  The only time I have trouble stepping in is if there is snow build up under the springs and I'm feeling too lazy to clear it, but the same could be said about the heel of my Freerides.   For my needs, the Dynafit is superior in every regard.  I expected to notice the difference on the up hill, but the downhill performance was wholly unexpected.  The downhill performance of my TLT Speeds blow my Freerides out of the water: No slop and no annoying bar.  I'll never go back!