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Bindings for jr
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

So after this thread http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=101917, I chose together with jr the following skis: http://www.ski-review.com/ski_reviews/review/scott_rook_2013/. They seem to tick all the boxes...maybe a tad too wide at 92mm in a 172 but he'll appreciate the ease of use offpiste more than the fraction of a second lost onpiste. Most importantly, he's stoked!

Now to the bindings to put on them. I have three options:

- re-use bindings from some of my old skis - I have a pair of Salomon 900S and Marker Free 1200 Titanium, both DIN 4-12. I guess the main question is one of whether release values are still reliable.
- get him a new pair of bindings - but which ones?
- cut to the chase and put him on Marker Barons so he can start a bit of touring - ok it's also a used pair but they're much newer.

Based on this list http://www.playitagainsportslatham.com/users/pias-10966/documents/2013_Indemnification_List.pdf, it looks like the Markers Titanium 1200 Free are still on the "indemnified" list, while the Sallies aren't.

Just to clarify, in case someone thinks I'm risking my son's injury for a few quid. The whole point in asking is to understand if they're safe or not, and possibly better than some new but lower-quality bindings. I personally would have zero problems in skiing on either of those two older bindings myself (well if I had an alpine boot - using touring boots in an alpine binding, although I've done it before, is more risky). I'm taking extra care for him.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Yep the 900's went off the Indemnified List last season but your Markers are still on. I've a pair of 900S's that I use on my tech lessons for teaching mounting as they have manual toe height/wing adjustment so they've been regularly torque tested - & in the last couple of weeks one of the toe springs broke & one the heel bases cracked - so there's a reason they're now off the list.

The biometric toes on the Markers suck but with your son's light weight you shouldn't get the pre-releases associated with it.

Your Barons would be fine with their walk mode being handy & their touring rails acting as a riser plate which will help in edging the wider ski, especially on harder pistes. However they're pretty heavy for someone of his build so I'd say save them & get him some F10's.
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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?

Many thanks spyderjon. I'll have a look for the F10s. Still wondering about using the Barons though. (EDIT: hmmmm, F10s at 187 Euros)

In the meantime the skis arrived, he's going to be one stoked minihorizon!
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