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DIN setting?

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=nick=
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I was just wondering what you guys set the DIN on ur bindings at. i'm 130 pounds where should mine be?
Oct 26 2005 8:13PM
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bump?
Oct 26 2005 8:18PM
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Kev
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Usually the shop will adjust your Din according to your weight, hieght, sole legnth of your boot, and your skiing ability (ranked 1,2,3)

Based of that people sometimes crank there din up higher to prevent pre release. Cause sometimes in extreme situations it's safer to make sure you skis DON'T come off, rather then save your knee. (ie big mountain situations) or hitting massive booters.

your probably somewhere between 4-5.5
Oct 26 2005 8:19PM
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Kev
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i rode at 8.5 on salomans, and ride at 7.5 on my looks, and haven't had too many problems yet, with pre prelease, they came off when they needed to, so im not gonna crank them up unless i need to.

and im 6ft 160lbs.
Oct 26 2005 8:21PM
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=nick=
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thanks for the help
Oct 26 2005 8:26PM
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wvskier17
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ive had mine on 10 since i was 12 and around 110-120 lbs
Oct 26 2005 8:44PM
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bdskier
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^no offense but that seems a little excessive, particularly if you're only skiing wv. I'm 190 and I ski at 10, I'm actually thinking about dropping it on my park skis there are times when learning a trick i'd rather have my skis come off than kill my skins, or God forbid my knees.
Oct 26 2005 9:05PM
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awsomecoolguy
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last year is ski'ed at 8 and i weigh 190 and they wernt even fs bindings
Oct 26 2005 9:22PM
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montageskier
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Last year I was 140, and went with 6.5 in the toe and 7.5 in the heel. It worked well, i didnt pre release once. And i went 70 times.
Oct 26 2005 9:27PM
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Aenigma
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I weigh 160 and ski mostly all mountain and on my rossignol's I have them at 8, and when I skied salomon's I had to have them at 12.
Oct 26 2005 9:33PM
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