 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all you smart, talented, knowledgeable people. I've got some Faction twin tip skis and am looking to buy some Marker bindings. I've been advised Marker because I have a habit of breaking bindings due to the reckless skiing I do. I've been for about 10 weeks over 15 years and do about 75% on piste, 5% in the park and 20% off piste but within sight of the piste. I weigh 85-90kg depending on the day and clock up 35km per day on the slopes and have never skinned. These are my first non-rentals, so sorry if I'm giving too much/not enough info. I really have no idea.
Are these alright for me? MARKER F12 TOUR SKI BINDINGS https://www.freezeproshop.com/marker-f12-tour-ski-bindings/colour:5427/size:5431
Any other suggestions?
Thanks,
Ross
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Are you ever going to tour - if so they are golden - if not you don't need the functionality and they will eventually get sloppy from use and hard landings in the park. Far better to go for a Griffon or Jester if you aren't going to tour imv.
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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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@rossangeles, If you are not looking to skin, then there really is not much point in having the F12 Tour bindings. That's not to say they are bad bindings they really are good and versatile, and at that price it is ridiculous to almost not consider them, however there probably are better bindings to be had if you are not looking to tour.
Additionally I have heard (not experienced - but then I am lighter) that they can be a little more fragile as they are mainly constructed with plastic to save weight over the Dukes, and Barons. Like I said i've never experienced any issues but some others may be able to shed some light on it.
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breaking bindings due to the reckless skiing I do
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WTF 
I think I have seen one broken binding in about 1,300 ski days.
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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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@Dave of the Marmottes, @Dzmarc, thanks both. I'll look at the Griffon as they're a similar price. Just seemed to good to miss at that reduced rate.
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@under a new name, two in one day!! It's a long way down the mountain with just your boots 
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Screws pulled or bindings actually broken?
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I've broken bindings - the heel track on the Rossi Axial 2 is particularly prone to cracking and sustained use ultimately sees you knocking the wing tips off rossi/ look toepieces.
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Screws pulled or bindings actually broken?
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like bits of the binding breaking off. Not the screws coming up.
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I managed to knock the heel lever off some fritschis on the first day out 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@jedster, that I can understand.
Busting bits off ordinary alpine bindings less so.
Extraordinary.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I snapped the rear base plates on both Salomon S850's in Tignes Christmas 2014. First one went just as I was arriving back at the apartment one evening. I was traversing back to the rear door through some cludge when it pinged. Got a second hand replacement fitted. Next day when we'd gone right over to the far side of Val D the second one went just coming to a hard stop at a lift station. It just about hung together with the boot clipped in but it was a really tricky and nervous ski back! We've deduced the reason is I do a lot of jumps with the kids and I am heavy and the bindings were a bit old and they were pretty cheap! It's a good reason to churn over to new ski's every few years and to be careful you don't just buy the cheapest stuff available.
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@Layne, cheap bindings are made with more plastics which can make them more fragile...
Not sure why Marker would be the tool of choice necessarily?
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You know it makes sense.
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@Layne, cheap bindings are made with more plastics which can make them more fragile...
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In my case the base plates were metal. They just sheared in half. I bought the ski's second hand with the bindings already fitted so it wasn't a choice I made.
But yeah, I'm not sure why Markers are the go to bindings for the OP. I think whatever manufacturer you get what you pay for to some degree.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I'd give Jon a call at the Piste Office - you won't find many people who know more about bindings.
When I was buying some skis recently he gave me some decent advice about bindings, and we went for a Vist binding that made sense based on having a load of metal in it, as far as I can remember, but I'm sure there is more to it than that. Basically they were tougher than other plastic bindings that would have fitted what I need.
Give him a call, he will give you the advice you need, even if it is about bindings from other suppliers and might well be able to do a very similar deal (worth getting him to fit them too if logistically possible) to what you can see online.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I cracked the rear heel piece on the bindings on my slalom skis (probably when I took off from a mogul and landed on a large slab of rock in a ditch) and the shop found me a second hand racing binding that has a full metal heel cup. The chap said that I wouldn't be able to break this one but that it is not a challenge 
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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 suspect the issue was more to do with being on battered rental bindings which have an awful lot of mileage on them. Buying your own and skiing a few weeks a year and you are far less likely to break them.
+1 for spyderjon at the Piste office
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