Poster: A snowHead
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Hi everyone,
after years of renting (beginner's) ski's I've decided it was time to buy myself some ski's. I found a pair of new Elan Hyper HCX ski's, but these came without bindings.
Now I've found two sets of unused, secondhand, bindings for a reasonable price (around €25 - $32). Marker M1000 and Salomon Z10.
I've progressed from a beginner to an intermediate, skiing only on-piste (groomers).
Are either of these a good/reasonable choice? And does the Salomon Z10 require a mounting plate?
Many thanks in advance!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Welcome to the forum,
Sure the binding quality will be fine and regarding Marker or Salomon there's nothing really to chose between the 2, just get the one with the colour you like.
No binding NEEDS a plate, though it looks like your skis should already have them? Just need to get a shop to drill them on for you which may cost a few quid, if it's a smaller shop i tend to say I'll buy something else i needed if they'll drill them for free, sure templates for both these bindings are in pretty much every shop ever. Obviously make sure you have a boot with you.
Hope you have fun on the new skis
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the person who has the Z10 available for sale told me they need the plates
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I'm not sure it really needs a riser plate, though it might be a nice-to-have on a pair of piste carvers. Would in theory give you better leverage and maybe also widen the power transmission to the ski. Hopefully a tech fiend will be along shortly to set everything straight.
The salomon Z series is a proper workhorse of the ski industry, i would have no issues trusting them i am sure there have been breakages, if something has sold that many units somethings got to give, even if it was user error.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Check to see if they are the 'Smartrack Z10' if they are the bindings will be useless without the plates.
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Thanks gsb (and ofcourse also dulcamara)! How much would these plates be if you buy them apart from the bindings? Are they even for sale separately? I haven't received a reply from the seller yet, but it would make sense that the bindings will be the Smartrack version.
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Some additional information (or actually an additional question); I also have a pair of Völkl sMotion 12.0 TC bindings, but these require the Völkl rails. Are there mounting plates available for this kind of binding, or is that (practically) impossible?
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sherlockspringer, The sMotion plates are built into the ski, so impossible. The Smartrack plates are fitted (screwed ) at the factory and I doubt if they can be bought separately. If you came across a pair together with the metal bar insert (has the boot measurements on) you would have to be very careful to mount them in the correct position. As they are already fitted shops unlikely to have a jig.
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I was afraid you'd say that I'll stick with the Marker bindings then, hopefully they're ok for me.
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Are you sure the M1000 does not need a plate/track some models do.
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sherlockspringer,Ring Kieth Evans at North Kent Racing supplies who imports Élan skis he will sell you a nice new pair of really cheap Élan 11s that will fit.
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Thanks for the advice, however I won't be close to the UK for at least 6 months, and to be honest I'd like to have my gear ready before the summer starts. Looking at the website, these Elan 11s are indeed not as expensive as other bindings out there.
Just came across a couple of Salomon S850s, they seem to be getting good reviews. Would they be worth the extra €20?
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You know it makes sense.
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No they don't.
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Glad to hear that! Any advice on the 850s, or would you say they wouldn't be worth the extra money for me?
Thanks for all the advice, very much appreciated!
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