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Lifter bindings..

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K2-fujative
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has the lifter much to say?  is it it a big difference with or without it? i ordered some px 12 ti wide, when i got them it was px 12 ti lifter wide. 
i ride mostly park..
May 11 2007 10:29AM
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K2-fujative
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i do know very well that i can get smaller screws. but i were wondering about the DIFFERENCE with and without, with park riding.......
May 11 2007 10:52AM
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BurgRider
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They are awesome bindings.  If you ride mostly park take your risers off for sure.  It will make things much better. 

Look at how far your screws stick out of the bindings with the risers(about 4 mill.) and than grind them down so that they stick out the same length with out the risers and you will be golden.
May 11 2007 11:05AM
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=nick=
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May 11 2007 11:50AM
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EL_FINRE
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i hate lifters
May 11 2007 12:21PM
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lyndon
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lifters on looks are 4mm? or 6mm. What ever it is, its not huge, but enought to notice. I hate them, but my buddy mat has them on all of his skis. I guess its preference?
May 11 2007 3:33PM
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freezed
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if your skis are wide, it can be nice to have them. i kept the lifters when i mounted my made'ns. but for a skinny(er) park ski, you should probably ditch the lifters.
May 11 2007 4:41PM
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BurgRider
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no the lifters are more than 4 mil.  Thats just how far the screws stick out of them
May 12 2007 12:22PM
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lyndon
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lol, yeah. mine are 8mm
May 12 2007 1:05PM
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K2-fujative
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okey, but i talked to the place where i bought the bindings, an they sent me the green jib stuff instead. so may i ask how those are?
May 14 2007 9:00AM
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lyndon
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just a marketing ploy. They dont really "absorb anything". Think, if there is a screw(stiff as hell) in the ski, how acn the binding get pressed into the ski?
May 14 2007 5:11PM
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K2-fujative
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the screws dont stuck to the binding, or do they? so When they are screwed in tight as hell, the binding can still move a little bit up and down.
May 14 2007 5:26PM
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WeK
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I have no idea what you wrote, but if a screw screws down the plate extremely tight, there's nothing thats going to be moving..
May 14 2007 5:30PM
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CTD
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yea, fuckin searchbar for shit this obvious.

and, cause im bored, ill answer your dumb thread anyway:

lifters increase the torque on your edges, as well as increasing the possible lean angle you can achieve in a turn. because of all this, maneuverability is replacing stability. stability and control is key for park riding, so lifters are bad.

i have ridden skis mounted exactly the same with lifted and non lifted, and, on the ground, and for jibbing, its not particularly noticable. However, landing jumps, ESPECIALLY when your landing switch or catchin a big spin, lifters suck ass. its really easy to catch an edge and for the ski to cut out, resulting in you flipping dh and eating shit.

For wide, all mountain type skis, not a bad idea, specially if theyll be used on groomers. leave um off for pow.
May 14 2007 6:41PM
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mattster
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i took my lifters off and my skis were much more fun
May 14 2007 8:22PM
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