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FKS snapped in half - this ever happen to anyone else?

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hollygrove
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my FKS 155 just snapped clean in half on me, what the fuck? Anyone else ever seen that happen with these bindings?
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Mar 15 2011 1:24PM
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tbayskier
Posts: 1137 - Karma: 1,640
holy shit, that's gnar.  def never seen that before, and i have two pairs of em, and a lot of my friends do too
Mar 15 2011 1:26PM
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Mr_pretzel
Posts: 4616 - Karma: 1,289
Thats gnarly dude. You just snapped a piece of metal. Luckily you can just get a new baseplate.
Mar 15 2011 1:42PM
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pigglywiggly
Posts: 4482 - Karma: 305
Damn man I've definitely never seen something like that
Mar 15 2011 2:06PM
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scratchskier321
Posts: 2571 - Karma: 1,313
Haha wow, that's crazy. If you break fks... I think you just need new ones, those r dead.
Mar 15 2011 2:07PM
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spere
Posts: 6105 - Karma: 248
Oh snap! Jokes aside, never seen that before, gnarly.
Mar 15 2011 3:23PM
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Balto
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this is why 916s>fks
Mar 15 2011 3:33PM
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Mr_pretzel
Posts: 4616 - Karma: 1,289
Dont they run harder then appointed dins? like 10 is a 11 or 12? Or did i dream that?
Mar 15 2011 3:43PM
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nlamx
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SEnd pictures in to Rossi and they might replace because that shouldn't happen ever
Mar 15 2011 4:08PM
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jca
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ive seen that once or twice.  Just get a new baseplate and screw it in and you should be good to go.  on another note my mom ground half way through one of the arms from skiing with her skis so close together back in the day.
Mar 15 2011 6:17PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
yep, that being why 9165s are the shit, you click in and there is no coming out
Mar 15 2011 6:27PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Fuck ACLs, you're staying in.
Mar 15 2011 6:51PM
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cbrady
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I did that exact same thing to mine on my park skis.  Hit the jump, landed, came to a stop and then just walked right out of my left ski.  Luckily I had an extra heel on my older skis.  Good luck man.
Mar 15 2011 7:26PM
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tbayskier
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haha that's awesome
Mar 15 2011 9:20PM
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BenWhit
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ligaments are for pussies.
Mar 15 2011 9:35PM
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Mr_pretzel
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Really? How much harder do they run?
Mar 16 2011 3:10AM
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Balto
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based off experience, a solid 1.5 to fks and sth16s
Mar 16 2011 3:12AM
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Mr_pretzel
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Holy shit.
Mar 16 2011 3:17AM
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Balto
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man bindings
Mar 16 2011 3:18AM
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Mr_pretzel
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Defiantly.
Mar 16 2011 3:19AM
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Rosbif
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Surely DIN is an internationally recognised setting, if manufacturers made bindings that are '1.5 harder' wouldn't that render the entire concept of DIN pointless?
Mar 16 2011 3:40AM
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zagfan5
Posts: 2608 - Karma: 144
this. i thought a certain amount of measured pressure equaled 1 din. so on and so forth.

can someone explain din if this isnt the case?
Mar 16 2011 3:48AM
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Balto
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DIN is not a standard, all springs are different, which is pretty obvious. for example, a setting a pair of px12s to 10 will still be weaker then a pair of p18s at 10
Mar 16 2011 3:54AM
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T.C.M
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Did this on two occasions with the older Rossi Fks 155 (gold and black). Dude in the shop reckoned poorly adjusted forward pressure and also mega cold weather pattern. Luckily I had a spare pair with me so just put new baseplates on, going to try and build some in the workshop at uni that are a little tougher.
Mar 16 2011 5:33AM
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SIX
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Nah man, I am pretty sure that DIN is an international standard.
Mar 16 2011 6:39AM
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Evilchris
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I thought that the pressure needed to release is a standard, but some bindings vary slightly, thats a big reason why you need to have a shop adjust your DIN
Mar 16 2011 8:45AM
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yeahitsdave
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DIN is a standard, but the numbers on the indicator window are a rough outline of the torque values they should equate.

That being said, there is a range of pressure that corresponds to each DIN value, so even if it says one thing, a binding can test high and low of that. When function tested, the binding is adjusted to the torque value, not the DIN number shown in the indicator window (as they can sometimes be off, especially in older bindings)
Mar 16 2011 8:51AM
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SIX
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'Maybe, but I know for a fact that the shop I work at adjusts the DIN with a salomon DIN chat that is supposed to be standard...

Mar 16 2011 9:57AM
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onenerdykid
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DIN (Deutsche Industrie Normen) is a standard (hence the "norm"). It's why all up-to-date DIN charts are the same from every manufacturer and in one proper functioning binding to another a 10 will release as a 10 should. What changes from binding to binding is the elastic travel in the heel; some bindings have more travel than others before they release you and this equates to more retention.
Mar 16 2011 10:34AM
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onenerdykid
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^unless 10 is the max the DIN will go; if the spring is fully compressed you will get inconsistent release values.
Mar 16 2011 10:37AM
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Chucktheweasel
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In theory all DINs are a standard. A Marker binding must be set using a Marker chart, and a Salomon binding using a Salomon chart. However, both charts for the most part are the same. The thing is that the springs, especially on used or older bindings, can change. That's why if you test the binding, they release within a specific range measured in Nm. If the binding releases within this specific range (which is standard across the board, a Salomon binding with a DIN of 7 will have the same range as a Look with a DIN of 7) then the DIN is accurate. There are times you have to bump the DIN up or down to make the binding release within the correct range for what the DIN is supposed to be.
Mar 16 2011 11:26AM
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MacMahoooon
Posts: 9009 - Karma: 3,305
Yup does happen. Metal fatigues over time. I have snapped 2 of the metal knuckles in half where the arm meets the heel piece
Mar 16 2011 1:20PM
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doGelyst
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can I buy those busted bindings off you?!? Yes I am serious.
Mar 18 2011 3:57PM
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