"7TM's are another option."
These are very rare these days. I skied the 7tm Power Tours for several years and really liked 'em, they skied very well ("neutral" feel, but smoothly progressive) and never had a problem with them. If by some odd chance you do find a pair, avoid the 'regular' version, and be sure to get the 'power' or 'power tour'. The pivot point on the basic version was quite far forward and provided poor performance.
Wannabe telemark skier here
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Re: Wannabe telemark skier here
I learned on G3's and spent a year on 7TM power tours. They both skied well with Syner-G's, but durability was an issue on both for me. If you are touring or if you don't get a huge amount of mileage on either, they may work, if you can get them new, which you can't.
In the case of the G3, I had an area of the cable hidden at the base of the cartridge that rusted and failed. The same thing happened to a friend on his in the same week. The 7TMs were pretty cool, but the springs got compressed and got to the point that they went from "Power Tours" to "No Power Tours" in less than a season.
For a young (60 y.o.) man, I think the set and forget nature of 22 Designs gear is pretty nice. I like the Meidjos also. It has taken me years to break those! If I could source them locally, I'd get a new pair as they are the closest to a 75mm that I've tried. The only downside is that the ski brake tends to jam up with snow, and it concerns me that if I lose a ski, someone could get hurt as it runs away.
Rottefella (both Freeride, which is very active and Freedom which is more neutral) have "wings" on their toe pieces that dig holes into the top of boot toes and plastic pieces that break. The Freedom has the heel slightly lower than the toe, so they are easier to ski in an alpine stance (which I am philosophically opposed to).
Regardless of bindings or brakes, I do use leashes on big powder days though, as I really don't want to lose a ski in the woods and "post hole" out!
In the case of the G3, I had an area of the cable hidden at the base of the cartridge that rusted and failed. The same thing happened to a friend on his in the same week. The 7TMs were pretty cool, but the springs got compressed and got to the point that they went from "Power Tours" to "No Power Tours" in less than a season.
For a young (60 y.o.) man, I think the set and forget nature of 22 Designs gear is pretty nice. I like the Meidjos also. It has taken me years to break those! If I could source them locally, I'd get a new pair as they are the closest to a 75mm that I've tried. The only downside is that the ski brake tends to jam up with snow, and it concerns me that if I lose a ski, someone could get hurt as it runs away.
Rottefella (both Freeride, which is very active and Freedom which is more neutral) have "wings" on their toe pieces that dig holes into the top of boot toes and plastic pieces that break. The Freedom has the heel slightly lower than the toe, so they are easier to ski in an alpine stance (which I am philosophically opposed to).
Regardless of bindings or brakes, I do use leashes on big powder days though, as I really don't want to lose a ski in the woods and "post hole" out!
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FourthCoast
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Re: Wannabe telemark skier here
If you already have boots that fit you reasonably well then I would like to change my suggestion. I think it would be best to find a 75mm setup to try with those boots. If you like it as much as the NTN demo setup, then stick with it. If you like the NTN better then you know what to do!
If you mention your approximate location then maybe someone can point you to a local shop with good used gear.