The Salomon/Atomic Shift binding is one of the best touring binding, but it can be fiddly.
Anything from a minor adjustment issue to snow on the boot can cause pre-releases.
You’ll turn it to adjust the AFD upward.
What you may have to do is then insert a boot into the toe.
Crank the AFD up to one position above what you need
3.
Adjust the AFD down slowly, while putting a bit of pressure on the toe.
The AFD will then suddenly click down to the position you need
4.
Tighten the screw about 1/4 of a turn.
This isn’t a Salomon/Atomic recommendation so do what you have to do.
There should be the tiniest of gaps between AFD and the bootsole.
If you have snow on your toe and step in you’ll likely pre-release.
Have your set-up off by less than a cm and you’ll likely pre-release.
Instead look closely at the housing where there are two arrows.
This is probably 1-2mm difference than being flush with the housing.
This is slightly tighter than the flush with the back edge of the housing; perhaps 2-3mm more pressure.
The toe lock is initially really stiff.
Don’t be afraid to get aggressive as there’s one lock detent then another further lock detent .
The mechanism works in over time so it’s less stiff.
First toe lever lock.
Then you’ll know the brakes are locked into tour mode.
The Shift brake and walk/tour mechanism.
It’s a user (un)realistic expectation issue.
Newsflash - the Shift skis like a STH.
This means that the Shift will ski as well as an above-average performing binding.
There’s a wide spectrum of performance within the “alpine binding” with good and bad options.
