 Poster: A snowHead
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With my upcoming ski holiday to Avoriaz almost upon me I took my skis down from the attic last weekend. I am going to bring my carvers with me on this holiday having used my off piste planks for the last three holidays.
Despite sitting in the attic for the last couple of years the carvers looked absolutely fine and the edges did not have a single bit of rust - the benefit of leaving the melted wax over them.
My only issue was with the bindings. They required far more effort than normal to depress them fully and lock my boot in. Can I simply spray with some WD40 or silicone spray to release?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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thedavman, Binding has limited life and do need servicing, probably if sticking as you put it, need deep sixing as in Watergate and get replacements.
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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 Cynic but what does 'deep sixing' mean?
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thedavman, Chucking them in the river in this context.
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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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Buried six feet underground 
If you really wanted to keep the bindings, you'd be well served in finding somewhere that has a binding testing machine who can give you a straightforward 'they're screwed' or 'they're fine' answer. Spyderjon of this parish has one, but it would probably be pointlessly expensive for you to ship your skis to the UK for testing. Don't just hose it down with random solvents, because you risk damaging the plastic components of the binding.
New bindings needn't be expensive; new knees invariably are.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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I think S&R do a free binding check.
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| thedavman, Binding has limited life and do need servicing, probably if sticking as you put it, need deep sixing as in Watergate and get replacements. |
true, but a whiff of dry silicone lubricant on the plastics and a bindings release check would be the first path. It takes a huge amount of use to actually wear out a binding and the same with the plastic components . . . however plastics degrade with or without use dependent on how and where they are stored so anything over 10 years old should be stripped, lubricated, and release checked before heading out or chucked in the bin. For purely recreational curiosity I've played with and disassembled lots of bindings dating back to the 60s and wear patterns are amazingly light in the mechanics but the volatiles evaporate from grease leaving nothing but a brown crust with no lubricant properties. You'd be amazed at just how many I found that had until very recently been in regular use were in that state and had been skied on like that.
Service and check, then chuck and replace if appropriate.
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Thanks Masque,
I will try some silicone srpay this evening and see if it improves the bindings performance.
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thedavman, Some plastic slopes also have binding check machines, I was going to say I know one in... then noticed you are not on the same island.
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As I recall, Mike Langran's website (ski-injury.com) has a simple self-test procedure you can carry out to check if you're binding are working correctly: I'd certainly try this before quirting an inapproriate lubricant into the workings.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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WD40's inappropriate (very) dry silicone is safe and cannot damage any component or wash away existing lubrication. Never douse bindings in any petrochemical liquid . . . EVER!
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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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is it the binding, or is the sole of your boot worn down?
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Spyderjon sells binding Lube spray, may be worth investing
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