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travis_halverson
Posts: 1012 - Karma: 359
Has anyone else had an issue with salomon bindings ejecting at the wrong times when landing switch?  I had the Z12's last year and some days it was like playing Russian roulette when I would try to land.  I can't count the number of times that I would have landed a 5 but one ski fell off as soon as I touched down.  Now this year I had the STH 12's.  The problem was a littile better but the issue was still there.  Now I am looking at an ACL reconstruction surgery because I twisted my knee on the way to the ground after loosing a ski on a landing that I would have easily ridden away from had the ski not fallen off.  I guess I am just wondering if I am the only one having this issue or if this is common.
May 11 2009 10:58PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
only sallys ill use or sth16 or s916
May 11 2009 10:59PM
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Ski.Ballet
Posts: 2860 - Karma: 200
I've heard a lot of stuff like this before. Sucks that you actually got injured from it. Good luck with your recovery!
May 11 2009 11:00PM
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Style+eeze
Posts: 6901 - Karma: 551
z series suck dick
May 11 2009 11:03PM
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Pinguu
Posts: 1581 - Karma: 49
get better binders=no injury.  Vibes for your recovery.  I have the 12's and I am getting different bindings
May 12 2009 12:56AM
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ScuffDUFF
Posts: 2027 - Karma: 143

salomon bindings blowww

May 12 2009 1:02AM
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shortdawg
Posts: 1359 - Karma: 19
my STH14s were pretty bomb until I adjusted the DINs and the forward pressure got FUCKED. Double ejecting on frontflips, popping out of switch landings... all that BULL. but they're fixed now :)
May 12 2009 1:21AM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
my friend kept coming out of his sth14s all year, he finally got them checked, turns out his boots were the problem haha
May 12 2009 1:25AM
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[Toby]
Posts: 766 - Karma: 10
switching popping is typical in salomons. My sth 12's are falling to pieces, absolutely terrible binding, buying turntables from now on.
May 12 2009 1:43AM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
Don't trust any binding with less than a 15 din. I don't care who you are or how much you weight. STH16's, Jesters, FKS 155's and 185's are cheap, easy to find, and 10000% better than the garbage that most people call bindings these days.
May 12 2009 1:49AM
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prontocuts.com
Posts: 5244 - Karma: 42
Make salomon pay for the damage done to you?
May 12 2009 1:58AM
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Skibumsmith
Posts: 5432 - Karma: 11,834

Sue their asses cause this is America god dammit and thats what we do in America.

May 12 2009 2:34AM
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Big_Spence
Posts: 16177 - Karma: 4,352
Yeah, fuck them hard.
Who cares if you signed a release or some shit like that, that's not how we roll in the US of A!
May 12 2009 2:42AM
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Abc567def
Posts: 8756 - Karma: 801
Look pivot 12 bro.... Sickest binding i have ever skied and i like it more then my px 18s
May 12 2009 3:51AM
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papasteeze
Posts: 12055 - Karma: 915
Salomon cult is a good place for this discussion too.
May 12 2009 6:10AM
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special_k10101
Posts: 1498 - Karma: 72
well i don't know how many people would bother joining the salomon cult to hate on their bindings.

z-series: light, but really poor quality
broke a heelpiece in half
destroyed a number of brakes and had to get a new plate on one of the bindings because of a switch pre-release

i've got jesters at the same din and i've never had a problem with them so far...

granted that the z series is a price point binding, but i still expect a similar level of durability as a look binding of comparable price...
May 13 2009 12:38AM
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ski2fast4u
Posts: 569 - Karma: 6
only use sth16 or s916 or 916labs
May 13 2009 1:56PM
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YooperSteeze
Posts: 1248 - Karma: 45
My S810's suck balls, they pre-released all the time last season, next year I'm getting new ones. Most definatly not sollys.
May 13 2009 4:29PM
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