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Mounted them up last night, carpet tested, and then took them for a tour this morning. Short version -- sweet. Touring in the Dynafit toes is a dream. They are as smooth as it gets on the way down, may be more stiff than someone who likes HH1-2, or Voile Switchback.
Large weighs in at 525 g (all hardware included).
On the carpet:
There are three slic pin options. As Dostie reported in his beta review, there is no noticeable difference among them, at least I couldn't notice it on the carpet.
For stiffening up the springs, they include spacers which attach easily to the end of the cables (but you have to do that when the flex plates are off to do that, unless perhaps you have superhuman strength, so I don't think it will be an in-the-field adjustment option, at least not in 8 degree weather). For the large, you can add 1 or 2 spacers; for the small, you can add only 1. If you encounter the flaccid claw problem (also shown in Dostie's beta video), they recommend adding a spacer. Two spacers seemed noticeably stiffer than none and it was also harder to get the Main Plate into place with two spacers in there (super easy with one or none) -- Weston D put a video on FB that makes this more understandable. With no spacers, they'd feel more neutral, but it's hard to say how much more on the carpet. It might be useful to actually ski with one spacer in one binding and none in the other for comparison's sake.
It's super easy to engage the claw into ski mode and super easy to step out. There's no way to go from ski mode back to tour mode without exiting the binding.
On the snow:
I put the slick pin in the middle option and used one spacer. Conditions were extra frozen crust, but at least it wasn't breakable. On the up, nothing to add from my dreamy statement above. At 525 grams and paired with 7 lb skis, they are super light and the zero resistance is brilliant. On the down, the springs engage instantly. They are smooth and allow for deep knee bends. With one spacer, it felt equivalent to Outlaw on 4 with regular springs, maybe even a tad stiffer. I also made plenty of alpine turns given the frozen crap we were skiing and the Lynx is as powerful and quick edge to edge as any NTN binding I've tried.
The heels are fantastic, and they come pre-assembled. With a ski pole handle, it's super easy to lift one, then the other, drop one when both are up, etc. 90% of the time, the shorter riser is perfect for climbing.
They seem solid and dependable, but way too early to say.
Large weighs in at 525 g (all hardware included).
On the carpet:
There are three slic pin options. As Dostie reported in his beta review, there is no noticeable difference among them, at least I couldn't notice it on the carpet.
For stiffening up the springs, they include spacers which attach easily to the end of the cables (but you have to do that when the flex plates are off to do that, unless perhaps you have superhuman strength, so I don't think it will be an in-the-field adjustment option, at least not in 8 degree weather). For the large, you can add 1 or 2 spacers; for the small, you can add only 1. If you encounter the flaccid claw problem (also shown in Dostie's beta video), they recommend adding a spacer. Two spacers seemed noticeably stiffer than none and it was also harder to get the Main Plate into place with two spacers in there (super easy with one or none) -- Weston D put a video on FB that makes this more understandable. With no spacers, they'd feel more neutral, but it's hard to say how much more on the carpet. It might be useful to actually ski with one spacer in one binding and none in the other for comparison's sake.
It's super easy to engage the claw into ski mode and super easy to step out. There's no way to go from ski mode back to tour mode without exiting the binding.
On the snow:
I put the slick pin in the middle option and used one spacer. Conditions were extra frozen crust, but at least it wasn't breakable. On the up, nothing to add from my dreamy statement above. At 525 grams and paired with 7 lb skis, they are super light and the zero resistance is brilliant. On the down, the springs engage instantly. They are smooth and allow for deep knee bends. With one spacer, it felt equivalent to Outlaw on 4 with regular springs, maybe even a tad stiffer. I also made plenty of alpine turns given the frozen crap we were skiing and the Lynx is as powerful and quick edge to edge as any NTN binding I've tried.
The heels are fantastic, and they come pre-assembled. With a ski pole handle, it's super easy to lift one, then the other, drop one when both are up, etc. 90% of the time, the shorter riser is perfect for climbing.
They seem solid and dependable, but way too early to say.
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