 Poster: A snowHead
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@uktrailmonster, Hence me saying 7, she looks less than 165lbs, and is a beginner. DIN settings 3-7
I have never signed any form for me or my children in over 10 rental shops.
There is a possibility that they were to high, but usually they are cautious. I have no experience in Bulgaria, so based on France and Italy, I probably had to sign something in the US, but don't actually remember.
When I was a beginner, I had not the first clue what DIN was, let alone if it was good or bad, but I do remember crossing skis was a bad idea.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I recall a guy at Aviemore some years ago, handing out leaflets on how to quickly check your settings. Do this, they should pop off, do this and they should stay on.
I've never seen or heard of anything similar since, and to be fair the guys I spoke to at Aviemore considered him something of a zealot.
However if there is such a practical and viable check, it would be useful to know.
Anyone?
(PS: I'm a snowboarder, but none of my skiing family believe me that there is such a test/its viable)
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Strax, in my youth we used to check that we could, with some effort, kick them off backwards and sideways.
This may not be very scientific...
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You can do the leg swing test yourself fairly easily. Put one (unlegged) boot in the binding and wearing the other boot swing your leg at maybe 60-70% power to strike the heel toward the rear of the empty boot. Should pop out of the binding. If you are Conor Mcgregor you may shatter the empty boot of course.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I always check I can get out of a pair of hire skis before using them:
Heels by leaning shin forward until the heel releases.
Toes by putting ski on edge and twisting foot inwards, toes down and sideways into the snow.
My legs are fully calibrated so I know pretty well what din 7 feels like to get out of - a reasonable strain, but not quite painful.
Certainly not a full test of binding function, but a good deal better than relying on some guy in a shop who has nowhere near as much invested in the bindings as I do.
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| blahblahblah wrote: |
@uktrailmonster, Hence me saying 7, she looks less than 165lbs, and is a beginner. DIN settings 3-7
I have never signed any form for me or my children in over 10 rental shops.
There is a possibility that they were to high, but usually they are cautious. I have no experience in Bulgaria, so based on France and Italy, I probably had to sign something in the US, but don't actually remember.
When I was a beginner, I had not the first clue what DIN was, let alone if it was good or bad, but I do remember crossing skis was a bad idea. |
Her specific DIN setting is not 3-7 though. That's a huge range! If you ask the right questions, it will be a specific number e.g. 5.5
To get the right setting you need to know:-
Skier weight
Skier height
Skier age
Skier type
Boot Sole Length
Here's a DIN setting calculator to play with.
http://www.dinsetting.com
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