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| Ski > Telemark Skiing > Telemark Bindings |
G3 Targa Ascent Telemark Ski Binding w/Leashesitem #GGG0089 |
Price: $299.95
Sale Price: $209.97 |
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G3 Targa Ascent Telemark Ski Binding w/Leashes description:
With the G3 Targa Ascent Telemark Binding, you'll be powering through backcountry hikes and steep powder descents. When in touring mode, the Ascent Binding's toe plate pivots on a stainless steel axle to promote a natural and efficient stride, and a pole-activated climbing heel pops up easily, so you're not left behind as you wrestle with climbing wires. Once you're ready for the descent, simply flick the front switch to convert the lightweight Targa Ascent Telemark Binding from tour to ski mode. As you snorkel through the pow, a sturdy retention bar secures this G3 binding in place, and the compression spring cartridges give you power and control. Bottom Line: The G3 Targa Ascent Telemark Binding—less leg fatigue, less binding wrestling, more fresh tracks. |
G3 Targa Ascent Telemark Ski Binding w/Leashes customer reviews:
These are great - Resort and Back Country!
I've been looking to upgrade to a free pivot binding for when I earn my turns. I decided on these for three reasons A) G3's reputation and the netural feel that Targa's are know for. B) The bolt pattern was compatable with my K2 Work Stinx. C) I was using a hard wire binding before and I experienced unpredictable breakage when over time the flexing of the hard wire cable would cause the metal to fatigue and break unpredictably at the worst of times. How did they work? I'm 6'2" and just under 200 lbs and I ski aggressively. I'm using the X-Mountain cartridges. 181 K2 Work Stinx with 3 buckle T1 Scarpa boots. A day at the resort (icy, windblown conditions) - After I got the cartridges set up to engage immediately when my heal started to come up these worked well giving me excellent control on steep, icy slopes. They did not hold me back doing tele jump turns in steep couloirs and negotiating frozen crud and other less desirable conditions. There were a few times that I was thinking that the Word Cup cartridges 40% stiffer springs would give me the ultimate in control on tough conditions like this, but my real passion is powder. I'm very pleased with this bindings ability to rip it up at the resort, I think if did more resort skiing then back country or you prefer a stiffer spring the World Cup option would be your best choice. Powder day - Back country I started the day skiing with the binding in ski mode and it felt just like my old set up. No problems... Then I stuck my pole down and flipped the switch to open and wow...so this is a huge difference. I had to concentrate on keeping the ski on the snow and shuffling as my legs came up so easy I was picking the skis up of the snow at first. What a difference! Now about the skiing - typical Colorado powder day - light and fluffy, 20" fresh. I'm sold on the G3 feel after a day in these conditions. My skis seemed to disappear under me and I had more controlled and fluid turns then I ever did before. Where I once struggled to keep my turns nice and rounded to control my speed in the steep and deep I was now rounding out my turns and really feeling the different soft and hard sections in the snow as I came down the mountain. This is what I was hoping for and the product delivered. Addressing grips - I see some noted that climbing lifts would fall back down - mine came with an optional heel lock, basically a flat metal plate that mounts between the ski and the heel plate. It has a small ridge in it that locks the heal lifts in when up. There is an "click" sound when you snap the lifts in the locked up position. A flick of the pole is all thats need to get them back down. The lifts work smooth and are a nice upgrade from the old wire bails. I'd like to see a two stage climbing lift that you could easily switch while on the skin track. Icing of the switch - I've not seen anything that does not ice up in the field. To clear it you just tap the switch open and closed with you pole and your heal in the lifted position. It's easy to tell if you have the binding in the lock or open position. Some times the whole binding is covered with snow so I would just brush it off and make sure I had it locked in with a gloved hand. Hard to move switch - One one of my skies I noticed that after I mounted the binding the switch was sticky or hard to move. I took the binding off and it was smooth as butter...I noticed that the top sheet of the ski had a slight high spot just under the switch. I just sanded that down the slightest bit, reinstalled the binding and it worked perfect. Parts and durability - I have several ski buddies who have run G3 Targas for years and they have proven to be durable and if you do need parts they are easy to find. I went with the SS (stainless steel) version for that extra durability since I ski often. I did experience the cable pulling through the front of the binding at bit so the heel bail was off center. I skied on it that way all day with no issues but I was concered why it moved. I was running the cables in the max length position where they run straight through the front of the binding for the max cable length. At that position I had to screw the cartriges in almost to their limit to get the correct tension. In the medium setting the wire is looped over a cam, thus it's not going to pull through like that again, and I found that the cartriges were right in the middle of their adjustment at this setting. All around better and I have not experienced this issue again with the cable in this position. This would only be an issue if your foot (boot) is so big that you have to run the binding in the longest position. Who should buy this binding? Anyone looking for a back country set up that shines in the powder that can also rip it up on resort days.
less than stellar
The first season I had my G3 Targa Ascents, I was a girl in love. The switch from touring mode to ski mode occurred without a hitch and I loved the freedom of the full pivot binding- genius! Little did I know the honeymoon would end in season #2. This season these bindings have frozen up, gotten stuck, and have been a pain to switch into ski mode on almost every single tour I've done. One tour I was forced to ski parallel down in tour mode because the switch was so completely jammed. Now the knife I carry is more for chipping ice/soft snow out of the bindings than for slicing cheese at lunch. It makes me wish I bought the BD bindings, unless someone has a tip out there for making the slide mechanism less susceptible to freeze.
Broken cables for birthday.
I broke three cables on these bindings in less than a season. My spring pre-tension wasn't too tight, so that's not what did it. I have size 29.5 boots, and routed the cable straight through the toe box. I think this might be the issue. After the third cable broke on my birthday, I talked to the guys at 22 Designs. I was working at Targhee at the time and they hooked me up. Best bindings ever. The change was incredible. My first day skiing on Hammerheads forever changed my skiing for the better. It's not that G3's are terrible, it's just that the Hammerheads are soooo much better. Don't even mess around with anything else. Hammerheads all the way!
Buy Voile Switchbacks
These are not my first choice for free pivot bindings. I thought these bindings were ok until I skied the Voile Switchbacks they are far and away better then the Ascents.
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