 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All, I have just bought a pair of Scott Missions with fitted Scott bindings online and gave my boot size and din setting requirement. The skis arrived perfectly but they stated that they didnt have my exact boot size in stock so they set the bindings 1 or 2 mm further apart.
The shop attached a note to say make sure I go to a qualified ski shop to alter the tension to the front bindings to suit my boot (or words to that effect). Now, I have skied for years but never been a techy. I have altered bindings before but this has set me thinking that I am missing something. Surely I just move the back binding forward a mill or two to fit my boot? Please can someone clarify?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Morrissey, I expect they mean ensure the forward pressure is adjusted correctly, moving the back binding forward will adjust for length but you still need to check the fwd pressure is correct.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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gsb, you're right. just got home and the slip of paper states "must get forward pressure checked as we had no 324mm boots only 325mm". Is the forward pressure the same as the din setting? If so it is set to my specification.
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| gsb, you're right. just got home and the slip of paper states "must get forward pressure checked as we had no 324mm boots only 325mm". Is the forward pressure the same as the din setting? If so it is set to my specification. |
No, it's not the same as the DIN setting. With the boot snapped into the bindings there will be a forward pressure marker on the rear of the binding which should be aligned as per the manufacturers instructions. The actual markings and method of aligning will vary for different manufacturers. I know what it is on my old Marker bindings and my new Vist bindings.
I would advise getting it checked at a local ski shop, as they will probably do it for free or only a minimal charge as it's a very quick check.
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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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geepee, cheers for that. So it's a type of micro adjustment relating to the fit of the boot within the binding rather than force required to allow the binding to release? These are Scott bindings and I can't see where or how to adjust this so will leave it to the pros in resort when I arrive on Saturday.
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Morrissey, If it's not set right it will affect the force required to release the binding, so needs to be checked, so a visit to the pros is a wise move.
Have a great trip. 
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geepee, thanks for that - will do.
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Scott bindings from what I've seen tend to be rebadged salomon bindings, which means that both the front and back bindings may need to be checked as the wings on the front binding can be adjusted. It's a 2 minute job for a ski tech.
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I had a similar issue when my new ski boots were 2mm shorter than my previous ones - something to do with the new 'soma' stance on fischer boots apparantly. I turned up at Hemel at the weekend and they guys in the ski hire weren't allowed to touch my bindings but the guys at Snow and Rock were very helpful, adjusted the sizing and carried out a full binding check for me for free. They may have thought I had bought my boots in another S&R (which I hadn't) but either way I would say that is very good (non)customer service! Well done S&R!
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