Poster: A snowHead
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Helloo,
Recently bought some Salamon Rocker 2 90 for a bit of a steal, now looking to get some bindings. Got the option between:
- fischer x11 wide 90 £48
- Salomon z12 b90 £100
Everything I've read basiclly seems to say, any old bindings will do no matter what your skiiing is like (always cheap out). Tried reading info abouth these bindings but can only find markety blurb with little info.
I'm 6'1, 80kg, 24yrs old, my boots have 333m sole. Been skiing since I was ~6yrs old. Ski any run happily and will charge most runs unless there's some ugly moguls stopping me, pretty useless in the park, love a bit of off piste and do all I can, ability off piste is tad inconsistent - will try to take on pretty much anything I can find or get guided to, not quite taking on cliff drops yet (too much of a pussy)
Could anyone suggest what I stand to win or loose between these bindings. what are their limits, what might I notice...
Cheers
Will
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Welcome to snowHeads.
SkeeWilly wrote: |
...any old bindings will do no matter what your skiiing is like (always cheap out).... |
You've been reading the wrong stuff.
Both of those bindings are low endish plasticy not very torsionally stiff & I wouldn't recommend them for someone of your stats/ability, especially to drive a wide'ish ski.
Pony up & spring for something with a decent construction: Vist Free, Look Pivot/Rossi FKS, Sallie STH2/STH12, Peak 15, latest model Jester/Griffon.
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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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As spyderjon says; spend money on bindings.
Cheap skis might break; cheap bindings might break you.
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Crap,
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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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Advice much appreciated though. Cheers guys
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I'm curious about this. My Fisher Watea 88s came with matching X11 bindings. Presumably Fischer think they're a good match for the ski, so what benefits would I get from changing to a more expensive binding? Would I ski better or be less likely to injure myself?
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