What are people's thoughts in general with the introduction of Tyrolia Protector heel release technology to the market?
Is it a generational leap akin to the introduction of shaped skis?
Or will it become another entry in thread ski innovations that went away?
Feels like the main market for Protectors are skiers, like myself, who already have had some sort of ski-related knee injury with the old binding technology. Seems like the majority of skiers don't really care about their knees and can go for years blissfully unaware of this type of tech until the day they twist their knee and only then would they go looking for binding solutions like protectors or kneebinding.
This seems like a no-brainer for resorts to upgrade their whole rental fleet, cost permitting, to skis with Protector bindings to minimise ACL injuries on newbies.
Do you think other binding makers like Marker and others are panicking behind the scenes over the introduction of this tech or they don't care?
Is it a generational leap akin to the introduction of shaped skis?
Or will it become another entry in thread ski innovations that went away?
Feels like the main market for Protectors are skiers, like myself, who already have had some sort of ski-related knee injury with the old binding technology. Seems like the majority of skiers don't really care about their knees and can go for years blissfully unaware of this type of tech until the day they twist their knee and only then would they go looking for binding solutions like protectors or kneebinding.
This seems like a no-brainer for resorts to upgrade their whole rental fleet, cost permitting, to skis with Protector bindings to minimise ACL injuries on newbies.
Do you think other binding makers like Marker and others are panicking behind the scenes over the introduction of this tech or they don't care?
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