 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi everyone,
I'm a long-time reader of the forum but this is my first post. I was hoping you could help me with what is probably a very obvious question!
I've recently bought of a pair of Rossignol Experience 80's. I decided to reduce the DIN a little (from 8.5 to 7), as for various boring reasons I'm going to be skiing quite conservatively on an upcoming visit to St Anton.
I've twisted the big screws on the front and rear part of the bindings, and appear to have made the adjustment.
The problem is, on putting a boot on and stepping into the binding, the heel of the boot seems to have about half a centimetre of travel up and down in the binding when I flex forwards (i.e from standing upright into a skiing position). That doesn't seem right, I don't think?
I haven't skied on them before, so I don't have experience of how they're supposed to be.
Any thoughts on whether I've somehow damaged my bindings or if there's something wrong with them would be very welcome!
Many thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Is the forward pressure correct?
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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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My lack of knowledge is going to be apparent here too - I haven't deliberately adjusted the forward pressure, but I also can't see a way of doing that. My understanding it there's normally a line that has to be between two markers? But I can't see that on these bindings, and the two screws I've adjusted appear to be the only ones on the binding, except the ones holding it to the ski.
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Ok...to check for forward pressure the boot has to be in the binding (lots of people are blissfully unaware of this!). Rossi's typically have a yellow window on the left side of the heel piece of some description. If correct, you should see a vertical black line in the middle of the yellow window OR see 50:50 yellow and daylight (which may be partially blocked/covered up with grease!).
I would suggest that if you are at all unsure just take them into a reputable shop for peace of mind as your ACL's will thank you in the long run  . Oh, your boot sole toe and heel pieces should also be in the best possible condition.
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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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Thanks very much both for your help!
I'll certainly get a shop to take a look at them when I'm done with doing whatever I can manage with them, but at the same time I can't bear not to try to fix mechanical things if I can possibly do it myself!
The yellow tab was two thirds of the way towards the rear of the ski. Adjusting the forward pressure - which I think, from the manual, involves moving the whole rear part of the binding forwards (as if adjusting for slightly smaller boots) pushes the yellow tab forwards so it can barely be seen, indicating quite a big change in forward pressure, but the looseness in the binding remains...
I think the boot soles and are in good enough condition. I think there's less than about a mm of wear.
Hmmm. Wondering if maybe this isn't something I can fix myself...
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