All Things ESS

[Shaneg]

Hello ! i have a new pair of the 512 looking to mount on a new ( old pair of 90`s atomics ) does anyone have a binding mount template ? Cheers

 

[James]

Ess Var in action on short Volants. 4/17/22

 

[Doug Briggs]

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Ess Var in action on short Volants. 4/17/22

Needs to be cross posted in SX in the wild.

 

[Sconnieskiscavenger]

ESS3 Bindings from 1968/69. I wondering if this binding has another generation? Is the ESS VAR heel built with the same concept like Look Pivots had through the decades? The entire binding is mounted on the the ball shown in the closeup and will rotate like a turret on this ball. I know ESS was contracted building Nevada’s for Look at this time. Did this heel inspire the GTX or another design or was it completely abandoned? From a lot of the 1960s bindings I’ve seen this feels really advanced.

 

[Joal]

Look what I found on my dusty shelves. I would totally ski these. The inner housing is very open to debris and grit but so easy to take apart and clean. Invoice from 1972.

 

[Joal]

I have lots of safety straps but would go with some first gen brakes.

 

[James]

The bindings are 1967?, what year are the brakes?

 

[slow-line-fast]

Of great historical interest. I would not click in to ski.

 

[Joal]

The bindings are 1967?, what year are the brakes?

The binding invoice says 1972. I was skiing on Tyrolia in '73 with safety straps I think those non integrated came out soon after and integrated very soon after that. I think the uni-stops were a touch earlier.

 

[Philpug]

I don't think we started seeing the first optional brakes (not ones just mounted to the ski) until about 76 or so. I remember them being an option on my 444's The 727 was the first binding to be produced with the brake completely integrated into the binding.

 

[Joal]

I don't think we started seeing the first optional brakes (not ones just mounted to the ski) until about 76 or so. I remember them being an option on my 444's The 727 was the first binding to be produced with the brake completely integrated into the binding.

1975 ad with pre integrated brake

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[Joal]

Wow, not till '78-'79 did they start showing integrated brake.

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[Uncle-A]

Look what I found on my dusty shelves. I would totally ski these. The inner housing is very open to debris and grit but so easy to take apart and clean. Invoice from 1972.

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I don't know much about ess bindings, but based on the photo of the toe what was the connection to Look bindings?

 

[Joal]

I don't know much about ess bindings, but based on the photo of the toe what was the connection to Look bindings?

I think they were just licensed to copy the toe and had their own idea for a heel which I think looks a bit Geze like. Made in Germany could be important to German sales and note the release tension knob has close to the German flag colors. I have LOOK Nevadas made in Japan on a pair of Yamahas.

And just to squeeze as much as possible from this the German word eingelenkig below ESS Nevada on the toe

https://context.reverso.net/translation/german-english/eingelenkig

Bipolar biopsy device utilizing a rotatable, single-hinged moving element.

 

[Uncle-A]

I think they were just licensed to copy the toe and had their own idea for a heel which I think looks a bit Geze like. Made in Germany could be important to German sales and note the release tension knob has close to the German flag colors. I have LOOK Nevadas made in Japan on a pair of Yamahas.

And just to squeeze as much as possible from this the German word eingelenkig below ESS Nevada on the toe

https://context.reverso.net/translation/german-english/eingelenkig

Bipolar biopsy device utilizing a rotatable, single-hinged moving element.

I saw the color on the toe and it reminded me of the early Spademan bindings that used color on the adjustment screw.