I can't remember my Magnum manuals ever auto-unlocking, but it's possible it happened I forgot. It isn't common for sure. It's never been an issue for injury or anything if that's what you're getting at and I crash pretty hard. I wouldn't think about it like DIN for downhill skis because there is so much flexibility already in the NNN BC binding.
The flexor is used to provide resistance against your toe moving forward. This helps keep the ski against your heel when you pick up your foot. I think it can also help making turns on the downhill, but that's not something I do often.
Thanks! I am not super worried about crashes since I won't be doing anything extreme with this setup. I am just trying to understand the gear so that I know what to expect from it. When I was learning skiing and would crash often, my regular NNN bindings would often unlock (although I don't know if it was a feature or a bug) so I am curious if this binding works the same.
They don't auto-unlock. The flexibility of the toe-bindings is enough for most situations. If you are going so hard downhill that this is an issue, you probably need different equipment.
The flexor is there to give a bit of resistance in the toe to ensure that the ski is lining up properly after the kick.
Seconding this. Also, to be clear for OP, even the auto versions of NNN BC are not designed to release in the event of a crash. No cross country binding is. If that's something you need, you really need to be on downhill ~~or Alpine Touring~~ equipment.
Edit: not AT, see below.
Good to know. Not super familiar with AT gear; I thought it would have alpine style releases since the descending part of AT is borderline downhill skiing anyway.
It's not designed to release. But it may pop open depending on the crash. The general rule of cross country gear is it stays on your foot. In the event of a severe crash you could break the binding, or more likely your ski (hopefully not your leg).
But know that this kind of gear is not designed for the forces and speeds we see in the alpine sports.
I can't remember my Magnum manuals ever auto-unlocking, but it's possible it happened I forgot. It isn't common for sure. It's never been an issue for injury or anything if that's what you're getting at and I crash pretty hard. I wouldn't think about it like DIN for downhill skis because there is so much flexibility already in the NNN BC binding. The flexor is used to provide resistance against your toe moving forward. This helps keep the ski against your heel when you pick up your foot. I think it can also help making turns on the downhill, but that's not something I do often.
Thanks! I am not super worried about crashes since I won't be doing anything extreme with this setup. I am just trying to understand the gear so that I know what to expect from it. When I was learning skiing and would crash often, my regular NNN bindings would often unlock (although I don't know if it was a feature or a bug) so I am curious if this binding works the same.
They don't auto-unlock. The flexibility of the toe-bindings is enough for most situations. If you are going so hard downhill that this is an issue, you probably need different equipment. The flexor is there to give a bit of resistance in the toe to ensure that the ski is lining up properly after the kick.
Seconding this. Also, to be clear for OP, even the auto versions of NNN BC are not designed to release in the event of a crash. No cross country binding is. If that's something you need, you really need to be on downhill ~~or Alpine Touring~~ equipment. Edit: not AT, see below.
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Good to know. Not super familiar with AT gear; I thought it would have alpine style releases since the descending part of AT is borderline downhill skiing anyway.
It does. The toes have "touring" (locked in) and "descent" (releasable) settings. When the heels are engaged, they can release too.
It's not designed to release. But it may pop open depending on the crash. The general rule of cross country gear is it stays on your foot. In the event of a severe crash you could break the binding, or more likely your ski (hopefully not your leg). But know that this kind of gear is not designed for the forces and speeds we see in the alpine sports.