byronm
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Post by byronm on Nov 24, 2013 20:35:17 GMT -7
There is also an online calculator at dinsetting.com that I have found duplicates what the shop sets my bindings at. Doesn't answer the question of whether the bindings are out of calibration, but might increase your confidence that your settings have not changed at your new weight. Personally I'm a big fan of the FKS bindings. I set them at the recommended setting, and have never had a prerelease or injury caused by lack of release. I've come close to a prerelease hitting a water bar that I didn't anticipate at high speed and feeling the binding half release, then re engage - thinking 'this is going to hurt' ... They are hard to adjust etc. Thx Beastie, very cool site. Is there something similar for Tyrolia? I have Markers on my Blizzard Mag's and if anything they might be just a touch light as Jim suggested. Din calculator calls for 5.5 and they are at 5.0 right now. I plan to have them function checked anyway as they are not my primary skis and only had a half day ride or so last year.
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Post by gary on Nov 25, 2013 11:28:59 GMT -7
Nice pic Svend....
Yes..I now have a large Phillips head screw driver on my ski bench for finding those "pesky" loose screws. Did my granddaughters skis yesterday and got turns on most of the screws. Found the same on the P'9's my son skis and my daughter in laws Volants.
It may be only a wee bit of a turn but I figure, it only takes a second to check and tighten...why not.
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Post by ron on Nov 25, 2013 14:50:01 GMT -7
for about 30 you can take your ski's with your boots to a shop and have them test the bindings. This is what you should do since you are not familiar with how to set and maintain your bindings. I would not mess around. Although I am not a certified tech I am less worried about 20#'s (hell, gear up with a pack and some equipment and that's about 10-15#) Bindings become more of an issue with with torque and stress. When I ski deep powder with wider ski's, I have to increase my DIN's by a 1/2 to a full point. Skiing fast groomed making high G turns at 40-50mph, would have more of an effect as well.
take the skis to a shop and get them checked.
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Post by beastieboy on Nov 26, 2013 13:26:29 GMT -7
Hi Byron, DIN should be DIN regardless of the manufacturer - at least that was the original idea behind having an organization like DIN standardize binding settings. I have noticed that the dinsetting.com website does have a setting for Marker versus Salomon, but I think it gives you the same number - at least it does for me. I have also heard that it is most likely that springs get weaker over time, resulting in an increase in the visual setting to give you the same retention over time, but I can easily imagine a scenario where the binding gets corroded and doesn't release properly as well.
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byronm
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Post by byronm on Dec 6, 2013 2:59:57 GMT -7
Thx for the information beastieboy. I will likely drop the skis with marker bindings off at the shop. Going get a base grind and will have them do a function check too. But the information is always useful when doing a "check" of the LSS check since my primary service is a "box store". Some decent technicians and some not so good. They run through staff fairly quickly so its a bit of a flip of the coin.
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