I have these on my touring setup, and I mostly like them. They're lightweight and seem to perform well on the descent. These are the first tech pin bindings I've had and I find them on occasion a little bit less than totally secure... if I were on some big western high alpine tour I could see taking a bad step and torquing out of them on accident in a less than great spot. But for all things eastern sidecountry it's not a concern, and for all I know the bad step caveat could be said about any tech binding.