the 7tm-tour saves power
 
 
*Skinning uphill with the new 7tm-Tour saves as much work per 100m vertical ascent as if you were to lift approx. 11kg! *
 

When flexing a traditional stiff tele boot with a traditional tele binding, you need to lift an additional 11 kg (that is: you need to spend additional work to lift 11 kg) over a distance of only 100 vertical meters.

 
The calculation model shows that while skinning uphill, lifting the little higher weight of the new 7tm-Tour binding requires less total power than the flexing of the stiff telemark boot with traditional telemark bindings.
   
 
This is approx. 27-times the additional weight of a 7tm-tour!
   
  The results become even more significant (that is: more work is required) in case the bending resistance increases due to an even stiffer boot or a higher bending angle.
 
For more details please download the complete calculation.