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What DIN do YOU ride at?

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wskibum176
Posts: 1536 - Karma: 13
what DIN do you usually ride at, i just discovered that the shop really fucked mine up, and me being an idiot for not checking was riding at 6 the entire season.

also, recomended level?
Nov 7 2008 10:10PM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
The shops keep cranking my dins down to a 6 whenever they mount my skis. When I used to ride PX12s I had the pieces of shit at 12 and they still prereleased. On my FKS's though I only have them at 10 and they only released twice last year.
Nov 7 2008 11:55PM
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popNfresh44
Posts: 3757 - Karma: 44
8

130 pounds
Nov 8 2008 12:00AM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 247
yea id go to a diff shop but its an hour and a half away.  and this one is 20 minutes. but my boot sole is 28.5. they shoulda had me up at a 6 or 7 for sure.   i changed it though so its all good
Nov 8 2008 12:12AM
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yewwwwwww
Posts: 182 - Karma: 46

16 sounds like a lot but its obviously something he's worked out over a period of time. Big mountain would mean falll and die, so you definately don't want the ski coming off. also i'd imagine he'd be hucking a few things as well.

To diss someone's din with knowing their skiing background and day to day skiing is a bit rash. I rode whistler last season with a guy who was an ex-racer, the dude only fell once for the season. once. out of 100+ days of charging. his din was huge but they make bindings with din's that high cuz people need it.

Nov 8 2008 12:14AM
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FMeissner
Posts: 490 - Karma: 85
Even though I'm a good skier, I keep my DINs fairly low since I broke my leg last season due to the DINs being too high.  There were obviously other factors like an akward position for ejection, but I'm really afraid to put my dins over 7 now.
Nov 8 2008 12:16AM
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smuggs
Posts: 6561 - Karma: 1,375
170 pounds din at 4
Nov 8 2008 12:17AM
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Jesus-FlwrSubaru
Posts: 1077 - Karma: 53
5'9 150 lbs. Shop sets it at 6, i ride an 8-9 depending on terrain
Nov 8 2008 12:20AM
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neapolitan
Posts: 110 - Karma: 11
6.5 right at the sweet spot!
Nov 8 2008 12:31AM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
Posts: 2357 - Karma: 61

rossi axial2 120's @ 9

im 6'2'' 210 btw

Nov 8 2008 12:34AM
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Ol+lK
Posts: 131 - Karma: 43

im 5 8, 130 pounds and i crank mine up

usually as high as they go cause i hate half landing

a trick n your ski pops off when you know you could

have stuck it.

Nov 8 2008 12:55AM
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Jballz
Posts: 1638 - Karma: 79
you are correct sir!
Nov 8 2008 1:03AM
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telehuck
Posts: 13 - Karma: 38
Salomon 924s. Cranked to the gills. 24
Nov 8 2008 1:11AM
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skiingonskis
Posts: 2076 - Karma: 262
i prefer 13-14
Nov 8 2008 1:12AM
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sick-as-aids
Posts: 3453 - Karma: 1,007
14 or 15
Nov 8 2008 1:14AM
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BigMeech621
Posts: 1257 - Karma: 16

145 pounds.

10 DIN

Nov 8 2008 1:16AM
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mammothpunks
Posts: 5724 - Karma: 372
Its a real bad idea to max out your bindings like that. That is probably why you were pre releasing. I wouldn't go to 12 unless you have a 14+ din binding. I ride at 12 on some scratch140s (14) and some older FKS 18
Nov 8 2008 1:20AM
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telehuck
Posts: 13 - Karma: 38
cranking them doesn't matter. if your forward pressure is off you will pre release. that's as important if not more than the actual din setting.
Nov 8 2008 1:24AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
To comply with DIN/ISO standards, its my understanding that all consumer bindings are tested to release effectively at all levels within the DIN range (obviously with a certain margin for error)
Nov 8 2008 1:25AM
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Ryanvdonk
Posts: 12811 - Karma: 1,971
usually around 10.5, higher on the pow skis 11-12.
Nov 8 2008 1:25AM
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Funnel
Posts: 7815 - Karma: 1,531
I had mine at 7 (perfect for my size and weight) and I told them to not change the DIN and they gave them back to me with a 6, assholes.
Nov 8 2008 1:28AM
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yewwwwwww
Posts: 182 - Karma: 46
its an old wives tale not to use the top few, the company's are happy to let it play out cuz then you spend more coin on higher din binding.
Nov 8 2008 1:29AM
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twin-tip-hero
Posts: 2896 - Karma: 277
this past season i was riding on 7, but now that i have new skis and will be doing bigger and better tricks i will crank it up to about 9 or 10.
Nov 8 2008 1:44AM
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creighton
Posts: 3837 - Karma: 3,400
left ski at 12 right at 6
Nov 8 2008 1:55AM
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-PowAir-
Posts: 646 - Karma: 30
Salomon bindings i crank as high as they will go.
Looks at 9 Park 10-12 Mountain/Pow

Nov 8 2008 2:03AM
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cobra_commander
Posts: 16909 - Karma: 4,686
For all you double digit ers keep in mind that seth morison skis with his at 13-14 din.

For me it all depends on which binding I am using.
On my PX 15s on directional big mountain skis I ride at a 12.
P 18s on semi directional I ride at 12
P 14s I ride at 11.
TTO8's I ride at 11.
Nov 8 2008 2:03AM
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Blandct
Posts: 1858 - Karma: 37
just be careful when setting your din....dont want that shit to be off the charts just for the hell of it.....i know some people that wihsed there shit would have poped off
Nov 8 2008 3:18AM
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johanblaze
Posts: 4987 - Karma: 345
My 920's are pinned. No need for DIN settings.
Nov 8 2008 3:50AM
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AEROPLAEHN
Posts: 1353 - Karma: 192
i cranked my din up on my scratch bcs enough so i can nose press hard with out ejecting so i like being at a 10
Nov 8 2008 4:19AM
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Nov 8 2008 4:23AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
what is din
Nov 8 2008 4:29AM
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WORD.
Posts: 532 - Karma: 243
170 lbs
sth 14 cranked all the way
Nov 8 2008 4:35AM
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hnosyalnif
Posts: 584 - Karma: 30
155lbs ride at 11 or 12.
Nov 8 2008 5:50AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
this seems to have somehow turned into a claim thread
Nov 8 2008 5:52AM
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B.Aussie
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i'm 5,11  140punds. My dins are all 8 excpet my small park skiis which are 7.  The shop puts my dins on 6. My coach won't let me have it under 8 because I pop out the way I ski. 

Nov 8 2008 5:58AM
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matt3568
Posts: 451 - Karma: 19
I'm 6' and 165lbs and I ride at 7 on Axial 140s, but my dad keeps going on at me about how that's too high and I should go down to 5 or 6. He's only saying this because he messed up his knee skiing like 20 years ago....is he right??
Nov 8 2008 6:13AM
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MoistAbode
Posts: 1132 - Karma: 37

that what i do

Nov 8 2008 7:42AM
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.Roockley.
Posts: 3864 - Karma: 4,078
i  ride on 8

i got told by the shop i was on work exp at that the DIN that is reccomended for you is half the pressure needed to break your leg

is that true?
Nov 8 2008 7:46AM
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papasteeze
Posts: 12055 - Karma: 913
Don't worry about it too low..  worry about it when its too high and you blow a knee.  If you are going big and you release for seemingly no reason, then crank them up a small bit at a time. 

This is not professional advice and only advice from watching and fighting with my son on turning his DINs up.  He is at 140 and is at 10 now
Nov 8 2008 7:57AM
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Bre1
Posts: 71 - Karma: 86
12
Nov 8 2008 8:04AM
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ForrestW
Posts: 451 - Karma: 56
155 lbs 6'0'' - i ride at 9.5, and they only pop when i need them to
Nov 8 2008 9:35AM
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chairdawg
Posts: 1422 - Karma: 36
i used to ride 14 but now i lowered to down to 10
Nov 8 2008 9:54AM
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Jesus-FlwrSubaru
Posts: 1077 - Karma: 53
First off go find a chart, here is the one, it doesn't mater what company chart it is since it is a standard on all the companies.

When changing your dins make sure your BOOT IS CLICKED INTO THE BINDING!!!!

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Again this is the standard, you can set them higher by 1/2 intervals until there is no pre-release
Nov 8 2008 10:04AM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 247
just a question. this thread kinda made me think about. besides being bad for your legs and knees is it bad for your bindings to ride the DIN all the way up?    kinda curious
Nov 8 2008 10:06AM
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Jesus-FlwrSubaru
Posts: 1077 - Karma: 53
If you're riding them maxed out, then you will wear out the coil and eventually start pre-releasing, before that happens you will most likely break a leg or tear up your knee. If you want to ride at that high of a din, then you want to buy some bindings where you setting is halfway, for example i ride an 8 park, 9-10 Pow/BC
Nov 8 2008 10:13AM
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.newman.
Posts: 1552 - Karma: 236
i got em at about an 8
Nov 8 2008 10:23AM
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wellpreparedrare
Posts: 651 - Karma: 11

wrd

Nov 8 2008 10:29AM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
alot of you guys are idiots...shops dont 'mess up' your din by setting it at a 6 or 7...

din is based on the BSL, skier type (I II or III) height, weight, and age.

if they give you a 5-6 or even a 7...that means that the chart that the techs use says thats the rating they fall under...if they set it to a 9 cause little johnny thinks hes cool and he rips his knee out cause his bindings didnt release, then it quikly becomes a court case.

if they set it to what the chart that the corportation supplies (ala salomon, rossi, etc) then all they have to say is that they followed the exact specs from the company, eleviating the blame on the said shop/tech.

at the same time though, it completley depends on what you are doing...you could rate a 6 but in a gs ski your ski will be popin of all the time on the same person so in certain cases crankin the binding isnt so bad.


but someone who is 5'8'' 140lbs should not be riding a 10 in the park lol. unless you are throwing down double cork 14s on 80 foot kickers...then i might see a cause for worry of a pre-release.

same thing goes with cliffs, pow, charging etc.(this was mainly aimed toward the lil kids who think they are cool riding a din of 12)
Nov 8 2008 10:59AM
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MarkieR
Posts: 5337 - Karma: 98
i ride with my din at 90. my dick is huge.
Nov 8 2008 11:25AM
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zackblain
Posts: 2322 - Karma: 22
215 lbs. 336 bsl 6'2.
park skis w/px12s are at 11 but that is too high for the binding I think. Get some pre-release, but always release when I should.

pow skis w/fks 185's going for 11/12 not sure yet.
Nov 8 2008 11:28AM
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blindside
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9 1/2
Nov 8 2008 11:35AM
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