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DIN Setting

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CousinEddie
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How high of a din do i need...im 5 foot 100 lbs.

Oct 9 2010 4:54PM
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Where-am-I
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as high as the shop sets it /end thread
Oct 9 2010 4:56PM
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garrettwiz
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higher than a shop would set them, i have mine at like 11-12 to do quick front flips and not to pop out but thats just me and im 6ft 160
Oct 9 2010 4:56PM
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Broseph_Stalin
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cool kids have higher dins

jk, it depends on your height, weight, foot size and skill level
Oct 9 2010 5:00PM
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t.peterson
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it depends on how hard youre sking/what youre skiing too. leave them at what the shop puts them at at least the first day and tighten them if you need to after that. id only go up by one setting at a time.
Oct 9 2010 5:01PM
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3mania
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100 lbs.? I'd start out at 7 and see how that works, but i doubt you'll need more than 8 DIN.
Oct 9 2010 5:03PM
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californiagrown
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u need them at 12-12.5, regardless of height, weight, ability, binding, or bsl.  trust me, its much more dangerous for your knees to pre-release, than to stay in too long.


Also: you need to put this in geartalk forum, and while you're in there you should take a look at the sticky thread at the top of the page...
Oct 9 2010 5:05PM
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Jacuse
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https://newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/353082/
Oct 9 2010 5:05PM
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blackoutbill
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Seriously?

At that height and weight, even if you have a ridiculously small foot, you shouldn't need a din more than 6 period. Not knowing your skiing ability, I'd say if you have to ask, let the shop do it

Nah fuck it. All the cool kids crank their fks to 18
Oct 9 2010 5:09PM
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californiagrown
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haha thank you. 


and to the OP:  generally if you have to ask what to set it to you should keep your hands off and let the shop do it for you.  in all honesty pre-releasing in the park really isnt too dangerous unless it right off the lip.  the dangerous pre-releases happen when you are maching down some rowdy terrain and then a ski comes off and you cant hockey stop and then you tomahawk down moguls, trees, cliffs, and rocks
Oct 9 2010 5:14PM
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AJizzle
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^if dude is asking newschoolers what to set his din at I highly doubt hes gonna be maching any rowdy terrain...hahaha
Oct 9 2010 5:53PM
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Roy
Posts: 1982 - Karma: 1,240
you dont need to set them that high, most everyone seems to forget what forward pressure does. Aka I'm 205 lbs 5'10 and I ride my dins at 10 to 10.5 and I have no pre-release issues what so ever and Im in the small percentage of my friends that hasnt blown a knee
Oct 9 2010 9:59PM
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jason...
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maybe the shop i go to has a bunch of handicrapped people but they always set it waaaay too low and i always have to crank it up.

I weigh 115lbs and run mine and run my DIN at 7.
Oct 9 2010 10:02PM
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Testicles
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18
Oct 9 2010 10:26PM
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steezenskis
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buy special race bindings so you can crank it to a 20. thats gonna be what you need
Oct 9 2010 10:51PM
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miroz
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IF YOU SET YOUR BINDINGS YOURSELF, YOU'RE ASKING FOR IT.

That goes for most of NS. Take them to a shop - if they're at all smart they'll do 'em right. DIN is based on your height, weight, age, skier ability, and the length of your boots - a lot factors into this setting. The shop should have a machine to calculate the DIN and subsequently torque the binding to make sure it will release under the proper strain.

Don't be an idiot. Pay someone professional to do it. Your knees are worth it.
Oct 9 2010 11:01PM
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Testicles
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Fucking 18

/thread for fucks sakes
Oct 9 2010 11:14PM
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TijmenDal
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Rofl! Shut the fuck up please! No wonder everyone in the us has torn acl's all the time...He's 100lbs for fuck's sake! He'll not even be able to get in there in the first place!

Don't put your din above 6.5/7 my man. And that's already really on the high side. I'm a certified tech but I wouldn't recommend you'd put them above that. You probs want 5.5/6 more like it. You're really short and light...
Oct 10 2010 11:34AM
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El_Barto.
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nah, the real cool kids spray paint their fks 120s bright orange.
Oct 10 2010 2:46PM
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Balto
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23 no doubt
Oct 10 2010 2:48PM
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123+ski
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this
last season i was like 6 foot 145, and they put them on like 6
now im almost 6'1" and 150-155 and they litteraly came flying off at mt hood, and not when i needed them to. I need new boots this season so when i get them mounted im making sure that they put them way higher.
Oct 10 2010 3:18PM
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iffe
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Start with what the shop puts them to. If you pre-release a lot then increase them A BIT (like .5). Repeat until satisfied. I don't think that there is a perfect DIN setting. You have to find a balance between protecting your knees and never pre-releasing. Can't have both.

I'm 6'2", about 170-175 lbs with ski gear on, 325 mm BSL. I don't go huge in the park but like to haul ass on the groomers. My DIN is set to 8-9 depending a bit on what I'm doing.


Oct 10 2010 3:37PM
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iffe
Posts: 984 - Karma: 120
NS really needs an edit button.

Check this out:
http://www.dinsetting.com/
Oct 10 2010 3:39PM
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CousinEddie
Posts: 633 - Karma: 215

your exactly right haha

and living in Wisconsin I wont be finding rowdy terrain anytime soon

Oct 11 2010 8:58PM
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