 Poster: A snowHead
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I've got an old pair of Bandit XX's and when compared to other skis in the quiver the bindings are mounted much more forward. Suspect that as we don't see too many French skis over here in Austria perhaps the techy stuffed up the mounting (possibly mounting the mid-boot mark where the toe should of been).
So the question for ski tech's or Bandit owners is - on a pair of 170cm Bandit XX's how can I tell if they have been mounted properly? e.g. How far from the ski tip should the boot toe or mid sole mark be? (ca 300 mm sole length)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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DB, about ...
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That far.
(provided your screen is the right size to display that information correctly.)
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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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Thanks Fox,
That was about as much use as a one legged man at an @rse kicking party.
(Please note the question was for ski techies or Bandit XX owners, not expert skiers.)
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DB, ah, ok then.
The quick n dirty way of doing it:
1. Get your skis, turn one round so it is tip to tail, bases together.
2. Have it so the skis are just touching each other at the tip and tail (their natural camber should keep them apart in the middle.
3. You may need to move one ski forward or back so that they are aligned properly (the tips will probably be a few cms past the tails.
4. Get a measuring tape and measure the length between the two points where the skis touch. Half that distance, and you have the centre of the ski.
(you can also just use a piece of string, and then fold it in half.
5. Mark this point on the ski.
6. Measure back from that on one ski around 10cm. You shouldn't be too far off the mid sole point.
NOTE: This is NOT an accurate way of doing it, I am not claiming it is precise. I am offering it as a quick and dirty solution to get a reasonable idea of how close to the midsole mark his bindings actually are
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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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At point 6). Should that mark be just under the ball of your foot and as such you measure backwards by the distance from the ball of your foot to the mid point of your boot. 
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marc gledhill, mmm, funny, I was just thinking of the exact same question. 
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SkiBod, Ah, great minds. 
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marc gledhill, Funny, I was thinking that too 
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SkiBod, are you thinking what I'm thinking?
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marc gledhill, you are assuming that DB has a ball on his foot. (I am assuming he has opposable thumbs!)
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| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
| marc gledhill, you are assuming that DB has a ball on his foot. |
Yep, and a chain round his ankle.
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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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Wear The Fox Hat, Looks (very) similar to how Tele bindings are mounted - IIRC the centre point is used for the location of the pins on some tele bindings.
When measuring skis it's worth being aware of the fact that sometimes the graphics won't match from on ski to the next..
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Wear The Fox Hat, also. That method is, or was, used for setting bindings on piste/race skis and you are measuring the "running surface" of the ski on the snow.
But, in deeper snow the "running surface" changes as the whole ski base is in contact with the snow. Thinking whilst I type, this should move the mid point forward a bit shouldn't it?
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You know it makes sense.
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marc gledhill, on a B2, yes. On a twin, no.
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