different BSL in same binding?

A snowHead

Hey,

Anyone know what sort of wiggle room you've got with regards to 2 sets of boots with slightly different BSL (4mm difference) being used in the same binding? I know each binding will be different but is there a general rule of thumb? Would be faff to adjust forward pressure and heel between alpine and touring boots each time.

Thanks

A snowHead

From nothing to 30mm depending upon the make/model of binding so you need to he specific so you need to he specific re the binding - bit for the majority of bindings 4mm is easy. FP and possible toe height will need adjusting each time but it'a 30 second job.

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Thanks very much. It's a Shift but I was hoping to get away with not having to adjust every time I switch boots... oh well

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The Shift has 30mm of total adjustment in the heel and assuming the jig was set to your sole length them the heel can go back 12mm and forward 18mm. The correct toe height is critical on the Shift so for your safety that must be readjusted in addition to the forward pressure. Still only a 30 seconds job per ski and super fast compared to the faff of changing boots.

Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

Fair enough, thanks again. I'll have to locate a copy of the manual which I may have thrown away....

If the binding was mounted according to the BSL of my alpine boots though, won't it be the case that the boot centre on my AT boots won't match up to the recommended position on the ski as it's a bit longer? Does this matter too much?

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@Meltus,

if you can detect a difference of mm to your effective mounting position you are a ski god!
Seriously it will be swamped by the difference in your boots.

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different BSL in same binding?

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