Wow, I guess I forgot to post those pictures of my latest setup. Fortunately, I did take pictures during the conversion process, and I have them below.
These are the parts that you'll need to order if you want to convert a pair of Bomber skiboard bindings into step-ins. The toe bail and the heel receiver with its hardware. Everything else is already on the regular skiboard bindings.
Part way through the process, this shows the new parts and the parts that they replace.
Here is a side-by-side shot showing the regular Elite 2 next to the first one converted to step-in.
Finally, here is the new setup next to my original Bomber step-in setup.
What this picture doesn't adequately illustrate is the difference in stack height between the new and old setups. The old heel receiver was made of machined aluminum, and it had to be quite thick for strength. This is why a spacer was provided to raise the toe block to match. The new receiver is formed steel, and it is much thinner. The standard toe block works well with it. I was afraid that the decreased stack height would take away from the effectiveness of the bindings, but so far they have been fine.
Jeaho, I really like the Bombers with the step-in setup. For me, it offers the best of both worlds from release and nonrelease bindings. The step-ins are nonrelease, but they are very easy to get in to and out of.
These are the parts that you'll need to order if you want to convert a pair of Bomber skiboard bindings into step-ins. The toe bail and the heel receiver with its hardware. Everything else is already on the regular skiboard bindings.
Part way through the process, this shows the new parts and the parts that they replace.
Here is a side-by-side shot showing the regular Elite 2 next to the first one converted to step-in.
Finally, here is the new setup next to my original Bomber step-in setup.
What this picture doesn't adequately illustrate is the difference in stack height between the new and old setups. The old heel receiver was made of machined aluminum, and it had to be quite thick for strength. This is why a spacer was provided to raise the toe block to match. The new receiver is formed steel, and it is much thinner. The standard toe block works well with it. I was afraid that the decreased stack height would take away from the effectiveness of the bindings, but so far they have been fine.
Jeaho, I really like the Bombers with the step-in setup. For me, it offers the best of both worlds from release and nonrelease bindings. The step-ins are nonrelease, but they are very easy to get in to and out of.
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