Åsnes Falketind with Rottefella Super Telemark Cable

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Åsnes Falketind with Rottefella Super Telemark Cable

Post by CwmRaider » Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:16 am

My new Falketinds have arrived. They are the 196cm long, new model. I also got a 58mm Mohair short skin.
I have not skied them yet, there was a warm spell and the snow has turned to ice or melted away on my local mountains. When I get a chance I will give them a shot, hopefully soon, but I cannot go too far to find snow at the moment (it is a bit of a busy time around home suddenly, we became parents two weeks earlier than expected :D ).

As others have reported earlier, they are surprisingly light.

The skis are mounted with 10mm Rottefella riser plates and Rottefella Super Telemark cable bindings.

The Rottefella Super Telemark Cables are actually hardwire bindings. The wires are removable by twisting the heel piece by 90 degrees while lifting the heelpiece upwards, then the cable hooks can be disengaged from the toe piece. I'd say its a tiny bit more tricky to put them back, than the Voile cables.
On the other hand they can be nicely clipped behind the rear riser plate heel piece while skiing, in contrast to the Voile cables, provided that the heelpiece is not too far backwards :)

The wires weigh a bit more than the Voile cables. 300 g /pair for the Voile, 540 g / pair for the Rottefella.
I have not skied them yet and need to spend some time adjusting the spring cartridges further. From brief attempts on the workbench, it seems that the Rottefella wires and Voile cables are interchangeable.
The Rottefella bindings are a bit less stiff to operate than Voile. As others have reported earlier, the Rottefella clamp down tighter on thinner duckbills. The Crispi Bre I have, could be locked in the lowest latch of the Voiles, and in the Rottefella Super Telemark they are secure in the second highest latch.

Regardless, both my Asolo Extreme Racer and my Crispi Bre fit very well in the bindings.

Regarding the skis, they have been reported on in much more detail with hands on experience, than I can provide here. But I can confirm that they are very soft and compress almost under the weight of the boots. But I was expecting as much, these will be the soft snow and vertical tour skis, where K&G efficiency is less important; I can use the Nansens when I am expecting more consolidated snow.
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Re: Åsnes Falketind with Rottefella Super Telemark Cable

Post by lilcliffy » Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:39 am

AWESOME!
Can't wait to read your reports on this setup!
(Lusting over your Bre boots bro!)
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE ADDITION TO YOUR FAMILY!
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Re: Åsnes Falketind with Rottefella Super Telemark Cable

Post by fisheater » Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:39 am

That Asolo Extreme is in remarkably good condition. Did you sneak it out the back door of a museum?
On a more serious note, I hope Mom and baby are healthy, and hopefully baby will like to sleep at night! Good luck with the new skis, people will be interested in both the long Falketind and the new Rottefella binding.



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Re: Åsnes Falketind with Rottefella Super Telemark Cable

Post by Woodserson » Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:31 pm

This is the greatest thing ever.

La classe! PAF!



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Re: Åsnes Falketind with Rottefella Super Telemark Cable

Post by fgd135 » Sun Nov 29, 2020 4:53 pm

Whoa, I really like that binding!
Too bad they're not being sold in the US right now at a reasonable cost.
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Re: Åsnes Falketind with Rottefella Super Telemark Cable

Post by Woodserson » Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:37 am

fgd135 wrote:
Sun Nov 29, 2020 4:53 pm
Whoa, I really like that binding!
Too bad they're not being sold in the US right now at a reasonable cost.
PSA PSA PSA

https://www.gearx.com/alpina-super-tele-75mm-w-cable



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Re: Åsnes Falketind with Rottefella Super Telemark Cable

Post by fgd135 » Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:42 am

THANKS!!!!
Whoo--hoo!! I'm gonna be styling this season!

Update: Two pair ordered, looking forward to using this setup, will replace a pair of Voile pin/cables on my Asnes Combi Combats, and one other ski. Hugely better deal than the other US online retailer that wants $169 a pair.
Fwiw, I think these are listed as Alpina bindings because the US distributor is Alpina Sports USA.
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Re: Åsnes Falketind with Rottefella Super Telemark Cable

Post by Woodserson » Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:01 am

fgd135 wrote:
Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:42 am
THANKS!!!!
Whoo--hoo!! I'm gonna be styling this season!
You might have to monkey around with the Voile riser if you want one, it doesn't look like the GearX comes with riser. Shouldn't be too hard. I got a pair also, will report back with compatibility to Voile riser.

Big thanks to Peterndc who keyed me into the mis-labeling of the produce (alpina)



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Re: Åsnes Falketind with Rottefella Super Telemark Cable

Post by Franz » Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:56 am

I got a pair of these bindings at Aker's in Andover, Maine for $125.00 - no risers.



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Re: Åsnes Falketind with Rottefella Super Telemark Cable

Post by Nick BC » Wed Dec 02, 2020 6:54 pm

I bought a pair of Rotte Cables and the Voile Traverse riser. The Rotte toe piece is a smidgen longer front to back than Voile, so I had to file a bit of the plastic of the riser to make it fit. It’s all good now.



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