If you are interested in the excellent and popular line of Atomic Metron skis, you are pretty much locked into Atomic bindings - specifically the NEOX line of bindings, the 412 or 614. Fortunately, these NEOX binding are comparable in quality, design, and peformance to the other leading bindings on the market from Marker and others. Downsides: Price and weight. they seem to me to be quite heavy. I purchased the 2006 model, which is supposed to be 1 pound lighter than the 2005 model. I can't imagine how heavy the 2005 model must have felt. Mine are mounted on Atomic M:11 skis. Together they make an excellent (if heavy) setup. Ease of operation is exactly like any other high-end binding. Steering and power transmission from my boots to the skis is excellent. My experience with the release/retention has been predictable and reliable. The Model numbers (614, 412) equate to DIN settings. The overall design is pretty much identical between both models. The 412 has DIN ratings from 4 to 12. The 614 from 6 to 14. So, the 614 has heavier-duty springs for heavier-duty skiers. I set my DIN at 7.5 to 8. So that puts me right smack in the middle of the 412 range. That's where you're supposed to be. Right in the middle of the binding's range. So although I consider myself to be a very aggressive, advanced skier, I wouldn't shell out the extra dough for the 614 model. Most ski companies seem to be locking us into their own brand of binding. If you want Atomic skis, you're stuck with Atomic bindings. In this case, it's not such a bad thing. Could you mount this binding on another flat ski? I believe you could. However, I would guess that you could find a lighter, less expensive binding that would do the job just as well.

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I've always used Marker bindings in the past. One time used Tyrolia. Went quickly back to Marker.