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Marker squire 11 ID bindings - can’t release boots

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Got some of the above bindings on some Volkl Kenjas last season. Used them on one trip; had odd tumble but weren’t ones where I needed skis to release. Concerned if use again and they don’t release I’ll injure myself.

Had DIN about 5 which is less than I should based on charts. But I cannot shift out of the bindings when just stood in my boots.

I’m quite light- 50kg and these bindings were recommended for light skiers.

I’ve just turned DIN to 0 on one ski and could easily release my heel but only just managed to do my toe.

Is there something wrong with them?!

Bindings on my other skis not this stiff and can easily release boots at my regular DIN setting.

Anything I can do to loosen them off?

Bought online from Germany so can’t really pop in there but can go to a local ski shop

Any advice much appreciated. Want to be ready to go when Glenshee opens Madeye-Smiley
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@MCL, have you adjusted/had adjusted forward pressure correctly?

There’s a screw on the heel, at the back which should be flush with the casing when the boot is in place.

That would be my first thought.
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Sounds like the AFD on the toe piece could be incorrectly set i.e. too tight. Take them into your local shop, they might charge you, they might not. One of the many downsides to buying skis/bindings online and not from a bricks and mortar store where things can be set up correctly the first time around.
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Thanks for replies - will definitely pop along to a shop- happy to pay to have them set up right.

Couldn’t get specific skis I wanted locally hence online purchase
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Fwd pressure, toe height. You xan do those yourself with any mechanical xompetency.

Not sure of your trying to twist yourself out test. I always clip in an empty boot and then lump hammer it with the other about 2/3 back along the instep. Be sure to secure your ski first.
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Had a customer bring in some skis today that she bought online from Glisshop a year ago ready for a season motorhoming around the alps. She assumed that as she had provided her 'details' that her bindings had been set-up correctly when they shipped them. First turn on her first day she pre-released and busted her collarbone and ruining her season. She's only now fully recovered so brought her skis in to be checked. Dins at the toe were right but the heels were waaaaay light and the forward pressure in the heels was none existent. And the skis did not have any information with them saying that they must be set-up with the customers own boot prior to use rolling eyes
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rolling eyes @spyderjon, rolling eyes

That’s not very impressive is it?
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@MCL, Marker manual (slightly out of date but includes Squire) here https://www.marker.net/en/support/service-downloads/ but better if you don't feel confident to get a tech to look at it.
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spyderjon wrote:
Dins at the toe were right but the heels were waaaaay light and the forward pressure in the heels was none existent.


So the din setting was visibly wrong? Or was it correct on the din scale, but somehow still too light?

Asking because if it's the latter then how can we, regular punters, possibly make sure our bindings are setup correctly?
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Quote:

She assumed that as she had provided her 'details' that her bindings had been set-up correctly when they shipped them.


That's a heck of an assumption isn't it? I can imagine them using her 'details' to make sure the binding were fitted appropriately but I've always assumed they need your boots to set up and test the bindings properly.
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@olderscot, yeah, you can see why someone might think they were correct. The only time I've bought skis/bindings online, the bindings were packed separately in the box (not attached to the skis) and supplied without instructions. I thought it was odd at the time, but that would force a lot of people to take them to a shop for proper fitting which is probably a good outcome. That only really works with a demo/rail binding though.

Not me though, I found a manual online, fitted them myself and then phoned @spyderjon to check I'd done it right Laughing
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Adjusting bindings is a simple process to do correctly, but way more simple to do badly. I spent a week testing skis last season and not one of the techs/reps knew how to correctly adjust their own brands bindings.
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