 Poster: A snowHead
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I am considering either a pair of Head Rev 80 Pro + PR11 bindings or Salomon Enduro RS 800 Ti + Z12 bindings.
Thing is, depending which retailer I go for, I may want to mount the bindings etc myself. I am pretty comfortable doing BSL, forward pressure & DIN settings. But how easy (or difficult) will it be to mount the rail and other bits and pieces? I'm guessing these skis will be pre-drilled as they are sold as a set?
Otherwise I guess it's a trip to visit Spyderjon 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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For rail system bindings the rail is usually mounted to the ski at the factory. Binding just slides on then is held by usually just a single screw or some kind of locking cam. Easy.
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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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Sallie comes with the rail attached that you just slide in the toe/heel bindings, set dins/fwd pressure & you're good to go.
Head's basically the same but you have to screw the bindings in to the appropriate pre-drilled holes in the rail.
Head bindings better for torsional stiffness but I'd choose the Sallie as without tools or even removing your gloves on the slope you can play around with the fore/aft positioning by cheating the boot length scale etc - ie a bit forward on hard pack & a bit back for the soft stuff.
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spyderjon, I guess bindings apart, you would rate the RS 800 and the Rev 80 pretty much equal?
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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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| rdwags wrote: |
| spyderjon, I guess bindings apart, you would rate the RS 800 and the Rev 80 pretty much equal? |
Sorry but I've not skied either of them but on a narrow'ish stiff'ish regular camber ski don't under estimate the value of being able to adjust the mounting position for different conditions.
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Sorry but the the Head PR11 don't need screwing to the rail, they just slide on and adjust as easily as the Z12
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| rdwags wrote: |
| spyderjon, I guess bindings apart, you would rate the RS 800 and the Rev 80 pretty much equal? |
No, I don't think you're comparing like-with-like. The Salomon XT800 is the equivalent in their range of the Head Rev 80 Pro, not the softer RS. XT800 gets better reviews, too.
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| gsb wrote: |
| Sorry but the the Head PR11 don't need screwing to the rail, they just slide on and adjust as easily as the Z12 |
That's interesting as I had a Rev 80 in last week for service & it had a predrilled plate on it - kinda like a black version of the race plate on the Supershapes. The slide on/adjustable system is a good thing then.
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