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Public Enemy's mounted too far back???

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kayaker35
Posts: 38 - Karma: 10
Had a question for you guys. I saw that lady in the picture you guys were making fun of w/ the Public Enemys & bindings mounted towards the back. The scary thing is, my bindings were mounted about that far back too. The catch is that I have Fritschi Freeride (alpine touring/downhill/lift heel) bindings and I do 60% park & 40 % backcountry/offpiste/skinning. How much of a difference will it make having my bindings mounted towards the back like hers? Will I really lose that much freestyle capability? There is no way I can mount my bindings dead center if that is what most of you guys do(I have to stay up in Alaska powder). Any info appreciated.

Tim

ps: forgive my ignorance to skiing... I'm a hardcore whitewater boater & freestyle/backcountry has become my crossover sport for the winter up here in AK. Check out my site for some sik whitewater kayaking pics...

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Nov 20 2003 2:42AM
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Itsbackfliptime
Posts: 18901 - Karma: 75
I dont think it makes that big of a deal its just they look kinda funny.

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Nov 20 2003 6:17AM
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vtrider
Posts: 1988 - Karma: 41
Hows that bindings working for you? Im gonna put a set of those on my 05 pistols. gonna be sweet.
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Nov 20 2003 6:55AM
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NoTeefa
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its the end of the world dude


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Nov 20 2003 9:20AM
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Matty.
Posts: 9458 - Karma: 105
are mine mounted too far back? cuz thats wut im scared of too


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Nov 20 2003 10:41AM
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Dallan!
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scared of?





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Nov 20 2003 11:34AM
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Justo8484
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they are fine. as long as your tech went by the guide lines on the skis you should be fine, anywhere behind the lines and they are probably gonna ski real weird, not hold you in a turn at all
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Nov 20 2003 12:55PM
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vtrider
Posts: 1988 - Karma: 41
buddy, put your boot in your bindings, and look at the centerline of your boot (its a small scribed mark on the bottem of your boot) then campare that to the marks on the ski, center, plus 1, plus 2, and so on. IF your mounted 0 or more, your find, if your behind center, consider remounting.

But clearly those are like plus 1 or 2

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Nov 20 2003 1:02PM
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Trouble
Posts: 80 - Karma: 10
public enemy next time before you take a pic, why dont you pic the girls thong and jeans up off the floor that you bagged the night before.
Nov 20 2003 1:11PM
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winterparksuks
Posts: 3949 - Karma: 16
they are fine
atomic mounts far back



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Nov 20 2003 1:27PM
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baddieblue
Posts: 172 - Karma: 12
I like the comment about the thong and the pants. Very nice!!

I like the boots. The skis should be fine as long as the boots are dead on. If not take em back to the tech and let him know he screwed up.
Nov 20 2003 1:52PM
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ALS_RIDER
Posts: 256 - Karma: 179
Hey ~Public-Enemy~ Where did you mount your skis at?

Nov 20 2003 3:24PM
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kayaker35
Posts: 38 - Karma: 10
The freerides are BADASS!! You will love them on your pistols. The bindings were professionally mounted at Pinnacle Mtn Sports, so I'm sure they did it right because their the best techs in Anchorage. They're positioned about like the Public Enemys in the picture on this thread. They're worked awesome in the deep powder last weekend.

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Nov 20 2003 3:34PM
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Matty.
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they are at +2

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Nov 20 2003 6:41PM
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Matty.
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and trouble i dont see a thong anywhere lol, and those jeans were 8.99 at walmart if anyone is looking for a pair lol (725 Originals)

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Nov 20 2003 6:46PM
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switchskier88
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 12
yeah i had my mounted plus 3 but they still look like there mounted to far back, just looks that way though, im sure theyll be fine
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Nov 20 2003 7:25PM
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SwitchPollard
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you should be alright man, no worries. Those are sweet by the way...drools...
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Nov 20 2003 7:27PM
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jensen
Posts: 2576 - Karma: 1,267
just mount your skis where it is recommended. they tell you to mount them there for a reason, it isn't like the manufacturer doesnt know what they are talkin about.

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Nov 20 2003 11:55PM
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MistaSkier
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But virtually none of the pros have it at exactly recommended, and everybody disagrees about where they should go. It's all about personal preference, but it's very hard to find your personal preference when you can't move the bindings around a bunch.


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Nov 20 2003 11:59PM
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RudyGarmisch
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the new Fujatives go up to plus 7, so crazy.
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Nov 21 2003 1:27AM
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vtrider
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yea, thats the sucky part about mounting skis forward, cuz you never know how there gonna react for the first time ya knwo?
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Nov 21 2003 8:29AM
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Matty.
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ya man plus 7 is crazy!!! wut is that? EXCACT CENTER?


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Nov 21 2003 8:03PM
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ReggaeConcept1
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^i think like +10 is exact center or so on most skis. i have mine at +1.5


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Nov 21 2003 8:37PM
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etom
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the public enemys have the normal binding setting. on the side of the ski you will see markings that go forward and backwards 3 centemeters. most pros that i know of mount there PEs 3 cm forward+. when i origonally purchased mine i had them mounted on the normal setting. they performed decently in the park and were great all mountian. after i snapped them in half i mounted them 3 cm forward, they seemed more stable, went from edge to edge faster, made switch much easier, made butters, true tails, and basically all park stuff easier, but took away a small amount of the big mountain. in powder i noticed i had to lean back a little more than im used to, and they didnt take crud and speed as well. i highly reccomend setting your PEs at 3cm+.

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Nov 22 2003 1:21AM
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Nov 22 2003 2:38PM
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five0
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i mounted those at +2...and it lookslike enough tail for me
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Nov 22 2003 2:39PM
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Dallan!
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i just think it looks nicer with center mounted skis





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Nov 22 2003 2:59PM
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CrankSkimafia
Posts: 176 - Karma: 10
When I got my skis, I thought they were too far back aswell. I stared at them for hours trying to talk myself into accepting where they are. I thought I would ski on them once before I really decided. I did just that the other day and absolutely loved where they are. So a 0 mount works perfect for me
Nov 22 2003 4:05PM
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Karva_extreme
Posts: 338 - Karma: 11
if you not centermounting your skis will you get less speed

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Nov 23 2003 5:32AM
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Karva_extreme
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*when your going switch

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Nov 23 2003 5:42AM
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