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Lifters vs Regular bindings

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sethski
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Not quite sure what difference lifters make. I know you can take them off and grind down the screws/get new screws but i want to know how they work. ++karma for help
Nov 11 2008 9:28PM
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seeingstars
Posts: 422 - Karma: 14
lifters will give you more torque from your shins by raising the standheight so you'll be able to carve more efficiently. Plus it's harder to boot out in a turn. If you have them, leave them on, you'll be doing yourself a favor
Nov 11 2008 9:32PM
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Peter.
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lifters raise you off a rail though, making it harder to balance

Nov 11 2008 9:35PM
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seeingstars
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true, but i think the pros definitely outweigh the cons

it's not going to affect your balance that much
Nov 11 2008 9:39PM
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SteezeNutz
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It definetly depends on what width your ski is. The wider the ski, the taller the lift, in most cases.
Nov 11 2008 9:40PM
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seeingstars
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right that explains why race skis with 68mm width have the most lift of any
Nov 11 2008 9:43PM
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MatRich
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lifters are mostly for race. they raise your center of grabity so you can turn sharper, your turns are easyer to iniciate and you have more room for your boots not to touch the snow when turning on a dime. mostly they make your skis more responsive to turns when you carve. for park theyre not usefull since its rare that you ever need to turn sharply ( getting your speed) it does take away balance and you want your skis to be as light as possible so for the little to no advantages they give in park its not worth the extra weight. leave it for the racers!

Nov 11 2008 9:44PM
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MC_POUTINE
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thats why you dont race
Nov 12 2008 12:27AM
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SteezeNutz
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well im sort of assuming that hes not a racer. If your a typical all mountain skier your not going to want no lift on a 130 underfoot, and vice versa.
Nov 12 2008 12:29AM
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seeingstars
Posts: 422 - Karma: 14
what are you talking about?
and i used to
up to this year
Nov 12 2008 12:39AM
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GhostfaceKillah
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realistically half of the park rats out there wouldn't be able to tell the difference between having risers under their bindings or not.

funny but my rail skis with ZERO edges have dirty riser plates for sick carves
Nov 12 2008 12:39AM
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Pwn.Mode
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yep.
Nov 12 2008 2:53AM
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mackinnon
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do you have lifters on your snowblades?
Nov 12 2008 3:04AM
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Silence
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ideally
park - no lifters.
non-park, turning, skiing, racing - lifters.
Nov 12 2008 3:09AM
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sethski
Posts: 331 - Karma: 10
thanks for the advice. i guess i should have specified what type of skiier i am. i enjoy everything, park, bombing, glades...all mountain skiing.
Nov 12 2008 10:06AM
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seeingstars
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i'd go with like a 4mm lift or something to that effect. That's what I'm using right now

Nov 12 2008 10:18AM
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