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Help with DIN setting +K

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Yack
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My bindings pop out wayyyy to easily, I weigh 170 and have salomon STH 12's, they're set around a 7 right now. What should my bindings setting be? I'm not going in the backcountry or any huge jumps soon if that helps

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Dec 14 2010 7:45PM
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Caucasian_Asian
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Is your forward pressure set properly?
Dec 14 2010 7:46PM
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Yack
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I'm not completely sure, I usually pop out of the back.

Dec 14 2010 7:47PM
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Caucasian_Asian
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Take them to a shop and have them check it for you.  And if it's correct, have them adjust your bindings for you.

Because you don't know what you're doing and will probably screw it up.
Dec 14 2010 7:52PM
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T_orageskiier
Posts: 580 - Karma: 13
ask a shop tech they can do a forward pressure check. If you are sure it not that keep a screwdriver in your pocket and turn the DIN up a quarter or half a DIN at a time until you are happy. Don't overdue it! You don't want blown knees.
Dec 14 2010 7:54PM
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japanada
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your forward pressure is off it sounds like, are the heels of your boots worn down?
Dec 14 2010 8:12PM
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Jaymon
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Disclaimer: i'm an ex-racer who does big mountain and sends it in pretty much ski-cannot-pop-off-or-you'll-die zones.

I weigh about 165 and rock all of mine at 13, and 15 for big mountain comps. i have popped out at 17 before and not wrecked my knees. My dad even rocks his at 10.

put em' up to 10, you'll be happy you did
Dec 14 2010 8:28PM
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Evilchris
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ignore this dumbfuck. Only a certified shop tech can tell you what to have your din set at. So take your skis to the shop, ask about the forward pressure, and if thats correct ask them to raise your DIN
Dec 14 2010 8:52PM
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.AR6rider.
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Dec 14 2010 8:54PM
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nkmo.
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Anyone with half a brain can read a DIN chart. Setting forward pressure and torquing boots is a different story.
Dec 14 2010 9:00PM
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LivinontheLedge
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yo just raise the dins cause i way 100 and mine r set on six so i would set it on like 9
Dec 14 2010 9:02PM
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Blake.P
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bad advise. plus do you really have enough status on this site to be making posts like this.

OP, take them to your shop and have them check it. if you want to do it on your own, raise it .5 everytime you ski if you keep prereleasing

we cant tell you what to set them at because NS could be liable if you fuck up your knees and it is our fault
Dec 14 2010 9:08PM
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Evilchris
Posts: 2090 - Karma: 44
If the OP wants to read a din chart himself and fuck with his bindings no one can stop him, but if he fucks his knees thats his fault. The problems occur when some 10 year old convinces him to set his din to high and then he blows his knees.

I admit I should have said binding adjustment in my first post instead of just DIN.

and also from the sticky at the top of the page-
"Ok I,ll make it short and clear: if you are not a certified shop tech or know exactly waht you are talking about, dont anser to any of the binding adjustment questions.

If you lead someone in the wrong direction, you may be responsible for screwing hisknees and maybe other parts of his body big time."
Dec 14 2010 9:12PM
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Will.T
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Oh my bad, im more than 200 and mine are like at 8.5! I will put them at 10.

Dec 14 2010 9:22PM
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Evilchris
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I really hope your joking :/
Dec 14 2010 9:47PM
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bt@509
Posts: 327 - Karma: 30
yuppp take them to a shop and have them check them out. even having them tested wouldn't be a bad idea. but have a shop set them up correctly. then ride them. if they are too loose and you are still popping out, have the shop turn them up half a din. setting your bindings up isn't hard but you need to know how to accurately set your forward pressure and din. your din setting is measured according to your height, weight, boot sole length, and skiing ability. for sure don't just turn your din up without checking your forward pressure tho. that's how a lot of people end up with wrecked knees. oh and forget that ex racer. his idea will get you hurt. lol.
Dec 14 2010 11:25PM
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Jaymon
Posts: 860 - Karma: 1,213
sorry, I now realize how fucking retarded that sounded

you are right, it is a good idea to take them to a shop. unless you really know your way around bindings and know how to set up your forward pressure and toe height it can be dangerous.

I am just too quick to assume everyone on here is an experienced skier and part of that includes having to fix and maintain your own shit. It just doesn't make sense to have to pay a shop or spend the time to get somewhere to get a guy to twist a screw around a couple of times. In saying that take it to a shop and don't fuck yourself up if you have no clue what your doing.
Dec 15 2010 12:46AM
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bt@509
Posts: 327 - Karma: 30
exactly. bindings are easy to mess with. but if you don't know what you are doing. take it to a shop. to the op: once your forward pressure is set correctly have your ski tech show you how to adjust your din. you can do that yourself if you know what you are doing.
Dec 15 2010 1:58AM
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Evilchris
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took the words right out of my mouth
Dec 15 2010 7:14AM
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Pipe_Munky
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NO!
That's a surefire way to blow out your knees!

Get your bindings looked at by a tech. Do not ask for binding adjustment advice on the internet, unless you want to get hurt
Dec 15 2010 9:19AM
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Hamster.
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i have mine in the 8-10 range
Dec 15 2010 9:44AM
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Jules.
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Yea either your forward pressure is all messed up, or you need to put your din up. im about 10 lbs heaverier than you, and im on sth 16's, and ride at 14
Dec 15 2010 12:54PM
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a2freeski
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this is a 12 year old thinking he knows shit. take them to the shop. usually its free if you dont have leave ur skis there. just ask them to do forward pressure and torque check. if they still pop out on the mountain then raise it by quarter turn until you feel is necessary. idk if your doin the big mountain or the (ski cannot pop off or you die zones) but i have had a friend tht his right ski kept falling off even sometimes when he went to make a normal turn. his forward pressure was fucked. tht was why
Dec 15 2010 3:21PM
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T_orageskiier
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I said get them looked at by a tech? did I not? This is what the ski tech at my shop told me to do.. its just that extra half a din or so when your skis are pre-releasing and you are crashing all the time.
Dec 16 2010 8:11AM
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