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DIN Sizes?

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CAM_RON
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What size din for a binding will fit a size 12 boot?

Jun 18 2004 11:19AM
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CAM_RON
Posts: 7 - Karma: 10
Thank you ant, apparently all you other fuckers are to fed up with yourselves, and your 'magical' skiing ability to help anyone else.
Jun 18 2004 3:02PM
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bigJ
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just my skis are magical, not my ability

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Jun 18 2004 3:07PM
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rocketboy
Posts: 123 - Karma: 10
yo the bigger your boot is the lower your din should be, don't give advice when you are talking out your ass
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Jun 18 2004 7:11PM
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skimack
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^I think you is wrong bro brah...A bigger boot has more torque and therefore should have a higher setting. That's what the shop guys I know tell me and it seems to make sense.

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Jun 19 2004 3:38PM
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fakie_jibber
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hahahaha, if your guys at your shop are telling you that you'll be seeing alot of injured customers coming back. just look at all your charts from salomong or rossi and then post a message back. the bigger the boot, the lower the DIN.
Jun 20 2004 9:52AM
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mammothpunks
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your an idiot. having a low din with a huge boot just means you will pop out every time you dont land perfectly straight or hit a bump going faster than 5mph

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Jun 20 2004 1:47PM
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skimack
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^That's what I thought.

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'Don't let academics interfere your education' (My coach)

'I'm in his nigger crew' (my little brother in response to my statement that he was in my 'digger crew')

'My knee hurts' (Jeff Merat after grinding a lunch table for an hour instead of sitting in the ski patrol shack for his torm mcl and acl which he got earlier that day.)

'I'm not asking for any help, just mabe for you to get off your ass.'(my dad)
Jun 20 2004 2:22PM
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thejackamo
Posts: 1785 - Karma: 11
it's like this - which has more leverage? a screwdriver with a 2 inch diameter or a screwdrive with a 5 inch diameter? obviously the 5 inch since you're able to apply a greater force over the same distance (the screw). same with boots - the bigger the sole, then the more 'leverage' it's going to have in relation to it's 'screw' (center sole). whoever said bigger boot = lower din is a moron.

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Jun 20 2004 3:39PM
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fdsa
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Ok dumbass. Then explain the DIN charts! If you'll actually look at one, you'll discover that every one of the above posts is true. The bigger the boot, the lower the DIN setting.




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Jun 21 2004 9:01PM
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barebeatz.
Posts: 104 - Karma: 10
fuckin hell, everyone on this site is so brutal. you all think your right so it doesnt matter who actually is as no one will admit theyr wrong. i havent seen the charts but if the guy is right id be inclined to go with salomon, they cant afford to print wrong charts cos ttheyd get sued shit loads of money so they are pretty much guarenteed to be right.
Jun 21 2004 9:11PM
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fdsa
Posts: 686 - Karma: 19
http://www.terrymorse.com/ski/din.html
http://www.callisto.si.usherb.ca/~lacurve/html_gen/din.html
http://cholla.as.arizona.edu/skiing/chart2.gif
http://cholla.as.arizona.edu/skiing/markerDIN.html
Ok there's 4 examples proving that the bigger the boot, the lower the DIN.




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Jun 21 2004 9:31PM
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mammothpunks
Posts: 5724 - Karma: 372
din charts are for people who dont know how to ski. the din chart says i should be on 6, but i can step out of my bindings if they are on 6. i run them on 12 and they are perfect - only come off the times i need them too

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Jun 22 2004 2:18AM
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fakie_jibber
Posts: 341 - Karma: 10
ooooh aren't you the cool one. you can always crank up your DIN if you want to. the chart is there for safety. They are not there for nothing. crank it up if you want to, but tearing an acl is a bitch. now.... who was telling us we were dumbasses for saying the DIN had to be higher with a bigger boot. go see any chart you want to, they will all say the same. THE BIGGER THE BOOT, THE LOWER THE DIN. go check out your local shop and ask them if you're so smart. actually, call up every binding company and tell them they have to call back every single binding ever made because the install was done wrong.
Jun 22 2004 8:19AM
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Caden
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if you're going to be hitting rails or jumps, good luck with your dins at 6 if you are bigger. those charts are for skiers down the bunny hill. higher dins. do it.
Jun 22 2004 3:53PM
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fakie_jibber
Posts: 341 - Karma: 10
who the hell skis at 6. look, the chart will give you a number for your weight, height, age and level of skiing. if you stick to that number, you will be fine unless you want to push it a bit more, you can always crank it up 1 or 2. more then that you're pushing your luck. landing clean shouldn't need a high DIN. A 6 DIN is gonna be for someone light weight who doesn't need a high DIN. Don't give that to a 6'4, 230 pound man.
Jun 22 2004 11:19PM
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ozee
Posts: 759 - Karma: 16
to use 'thejackamo''s example, cuz a tech once used the same for me. take a screwdriver, twist it with one hand and hold the handle, it's much easier to grip than if you're holding the other end, therefore the larger end requires less force..less retention.
Jun 22 2004 11:23PM
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wazzucrewskier
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okay the jackmo should call himself the fucktard. his example is exactly the opposite. the shorter it is the more force the boot puts out. with a long boot you get more speed at the ends, but less force. this is the exact same reason that you cut thick things closer to the middle with scissors, it puts out more force when it is closer in, but more speed when you are further out.

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Jun 23 2004 7:31PM
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Hedekar
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This thread is funny, good luck kids.







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Jun 25 2004 9:18PM
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conifercatcher
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Think of it like this, If you were holding an 8' 2x4 in the middle of the board, and were trying to push someone over with either end, you would find it more difficult to do so than if you only had a 3' long 2x4. More of your power can be generated with a shorter board. This is not like an example of whether it is easier to tighten up a bolt with a long wrench vs. using your fingers, because with bindings all your force to release the binding is being created from the center of your boot, and not just from one end. The same thing applies to the boot sole length and how it relates to your din setting. If you have a long boot sole length then it requires less force (lower din setting) to keep you in your bindings, rather than needing a higher din setting for if you have a small boot sole length.
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Jun 26 2004 2:54AM
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*scotty
Posts: 1579 - Karma: 20
im 175cm tall and 70kg... i ski pretty hard and pretty much all jibbin/jumping and i ski on a 7.i have noprobs whatsoeva with that setting. so if that helps you i dunnohowit will but it may give you a comparison or some shit...

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Jun 26 2004 3:37AM
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