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Ceru
Posts: 1879 - Karma: 101
i have the salomon 810ti bindings right. so i weigh 155 and the dude at the shop put them at 6, but i cranked them up to 9. was that a bad idea? will they release if i fall even remotly hard. also i heard the bindings suck pretty hard so cranking them up is the right thing to do. was that a lie
Nov 8 2006 7:51PM
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pussyfooter.
Posts: 331 - Karma: 7
Thats unfortunate. But you should be ok.
Nov 8 2006 7:52PM
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Ceru
Posts: 1879 - Karma: 101
no dude its not rele a problem, im asking if i should keep them therre or lower them its not really a big deal i dont really care about lowering them
Nov 8 2006 7:53PM
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SAM2000
Posts: 162 - Karma: 10
the higher the DIN the higher the chance you break your leg...
Nov 8 2006 7:59PM
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Tucks
Posts: 2120 - Karma: 161
Try Them out at six and if they break off too easy jack it up
Nov 8 2006 8:11PM
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Myke
Posts: 937 - Karma: 11
so what your saying is.... The higher the DIN the cooler you are?
Nov 8 2006 8:11PM
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kabozo101
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kinda high but whatever
Nov 8 2006 8:15PM
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VKarma185
Posts: 1162 - Karma: 12
haha this next guys thread is gonna be "Ahh i tore my ACL and now i need surgery..." If you like your knees you'll turn them back down
Nov 8 2006 8:15PM
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WONTON
Posts: 6951 - Karma: 55
theyre at 9....at 155 lbs it could be worse. Try not to set the din at either of the extremes...so if ur binding has a max din of 10, dont set it so close to 10
Nov 8 2006 8:17PM
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andrewg
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kinda high, whatever. id probably put them on a 7
Nov 8 2006 8:26PM
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hollygrove
Posts: 7845 - Karma: 93
i weigh the same. I'm probaably going to be at 8- 8 1/2 this year. you shouls be good.
Nov 8 2006 8:29PM
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eyeLiektoSkee
Posts: 827 - Karma: 12
im about your size, i had an 8 din last year and they were fine. I was smaller then, so 8 or 9 probably wouldnt be risking breaking yourself.
Nov 8 2006 8:31PM
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cobra_commander
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Read this, he knows what he is talking about. https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/254459/
Nov 8 2006 8:34PM
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wrenegade
Posts: 6631 - Karma: 41
Before jumping from 6-9 I would ski them first. But at 155, you'd probably be safe starting at 7. A lot more goes into your correct DIN than just your weight. Adjust gradually, its better to pop out of a ski and not land a trick then blow out your knee and end your season.
Nov 8 2006 9:44PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
generally rule of thumb is dont go within more than 3 of your max, too much stress on the spring or whatnot. I was skeptical and desperate becasue I grew too big for my p10s and tried it out of curiosity... it's right they bindings didn't release (which I liked)... but then I cased super hard ripped out of my ski and broke the heel piece... yea, dont go over 7 on 10 din bindings
Nov 8 2006 9:54PM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
When I was 145 lbs and rode the s912's I had to set them at 11 to get them to hold me.  That may have been partly to blame for blown out springs every 25 days though.
Nov 8 2006 9:58PM
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wrenegade
Posts: 6631 - Karma: 41
that would be on an 810, whose DIN is 3-10, you could only set it at 6 or 7. thats the dumbest shit ive ever heard. I wouldnt put it at 3, or at 10, but everything else should be ok.
Nov 8 2006 10:47PM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
if you havent skied on them yet just wait til you do. when you crash and if your binding does not fall off and your leg gets twisted a lil, crank them down, if they are always poping off crank them up.
Nov 8 2006 10:51PM
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SAM2000
Posts: 162 - Karma: 10
does anyone here know what boot sole length is? and what efect it has on DIN???? if you dont you might wanna look it up
Nov 9 2006 3:06PM
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pales
Posts: 1125 - Karma: 25
you should be fine a bit high but dont set it too close to max bindings act very abnormally when they are set close to their extremes.
plus cranking the springs wears them out
Nov 9 2006 4:36PM
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Logchucker
Posts: 1508 - Karma: 16
SKi at 6, pre-release prblem bump to 6.5, continue until happy
Nov 9 2006 4:41PM
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