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Binding settings on my skis - huge discrepancy

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So downhill racers weigh up to 240kg then eh? That's a lot of stones!! Shocked
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
NewSkier, they come in large pairs Confused
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Spyderman wrote:
AxsMan,
I'll get you some Downhill Race bindings if you want. Fixed non release toe piece and heel piece that goes to DIN 24. Toofy Grin


Yes they'd (just about) do it! Laughing

24!!! Think my legs would snap off before my skis at that setting Shocked
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Masque, you're getting me interested, do elaborate Puzzled
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AxsMan,
How about just using No Nails to stick your boots to the skis Laughing
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I can understand why this is all very confusing. I think the person who set you at 7 is way off the scale and if that is a typical practice there, I would beef up my understanding of what the bindings are trying to do and why, if I were you NewSkier.

Its all about the forces generated which can be affected by speed, your weight, terrain etc.

On our recent trip we used quite a few Black Diamond demo skis from the test centre...and others...and we were telling the guys there what we wanted. Deep snow needs more DIN in our circumstances and there seems to be a 1 DIN diff between Fritschis (AT) and alpine
bindings so we set the AT ones higher.

When next at Xscape, I'd ask why he sets it at the DIN he does, and ask him to explain it. With what pointers you have here, you should be able to tell if, a) he knows what he is doing, and b) he cares. You can also take this line of thinking to the next hire shop on holiday.
I would suggest a start-off figure of between DIN 4 and 5 (you are a big guy) and see how they perform. At your stage they will need to come off a bit earlier than some would like as the terrain is not going to be an issue so much.

I'd be happy to be corrected by a bindings expert but as your case suggests, there are 'experts' and 'experts'


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I'm now 62 Kg and ski on 5. I've skied on 5 for many years and last Weds with the boys was the first time one of my skis pre-released - but I was bouncing across several frozen ruts at the time! Shocked
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easiski,

it was a shocker, wasn't it..? Laughing
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JT, It's now nice and soft and slushy - which I'd hoped it would be when we went down... real nightmare snow - thumb still largely inoperable and v. large bruise on hip! Shocked
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An interesting thread, as I always have issues with hire shops when I'm trying out skis (I have my own skis too). I ski with mine on 3. I am not a beginner, and tackle black slopes, bumps, and even a bit of GS. But I find on 3, my skis release exactly when I want them to. Like many here, I want to avoid knee ligament injuries, and although I don't fall much, I do want them to come off in slow speed situations. They do, exactly at the point where it is thinking about hurting. The problem is the shops want to set them higher, because of the type of skis I'm hiring and the type of skiing I do. I just carry a cycling multi-tool and wind them back down again when I get out of the shop. I'm only 5 ft 2 and 7 1/2 stone anyway! I might be tempted to wind them up a little bit (to 4) on more difficult terrain, but I did the whole Snoworks race course in November over rutty icy stuff in Tignes, with a setting of 3, and had no release problems at all - they stayed on for the whole week.

There seems to be a bit of a macho thing about ski binding settings 'though. I often hear people (usually blokes) say "Yeah, well I need 12 coz I'm really quick, and macho, and do blacks and stuff". Good luck to them. I hope they come off if needed!
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easiski, ouch, sorry to hear that !
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easiski wrote:
JT, It's now nice and soft and slushy - which I'd hoped it would be when we went down... real nightmare snow - thumb still largely inoperable and v. large bruise on hip! Shocked


Inoperable??? Noooo - we have the technology to rebuild her. Der Ner Na Naa... The six million euro easiski!!! wink

Hope it goes down soon btw.
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Scarpa, I'll need it to bop you with when you arrive! NehNeh NehNeh
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easiski wrote:
Scarpa, I'll need it to bop you with when you arrive! NehNeh NehNeh


Laughing Laughing Laughing
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easiski, Oi - no being cruel to the pupils. Throwing dog biscuits gets much better results when training Laughing
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