Member of the Month

hi_vis360
November, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Din settings

profile picture
markc
Posts: 367 - Karma: 540
what do you guys set your din at? mine is at 6 on my marker squires
Dec 11 2011 5:55PM
0 0
profile picture
kootenayklaus
Posts: 3914 - Karma: 2,179
you must be 50 pounds.
Dec 11 2011 5:56PM
0 0
profile picture
Crispy.
Posts: 6116 - Karma: 7,712
Uhhh i think they're at 9 on my fks 140s, I'm like 5' 11" 140. Don't be changing your dins unless you have somewhat of an idea of what you're doing.
Dec 11 2011 5:57PM
0 0
profile picture
Goku
Posts: 8119 - Karma: 4,223
not really. if hes a level 2 skier, with a 295-305 Bsl, weighing around 140 and about 5'6 thats about right...
Dec 11 2011 5:58PM
0 0
profile picture
markc
Posts: 367 - Karma: 540
im am a skier not some ski racer that goes and does pencil spins i have been skiing since i was two i have my din at 6 because im 80 pounds and 5 feet tall
Dec 11 2011 6:00PM
0 0
profile picture
Skibumsmith
Posts: 5432 - Karma: 11,823
^haha are you holding the chart in front of you?
i got mine at 11.
Dec 11 2011 6:01PM
0 0
profile picture
Skibumsmith
Posts: 5432 - Karma: 11,823
meant to quote goku
Dec 11 2011 6:02PM
0 0
profile picture
TOAST.
Posts: 7512 - Karma: 36,438
mine are at 18 cuz i like to do spins
Dec 11 2011 6:04PM
0 0
profile picture
markc
Posts: 367 - Karma: 540
no i just put them at what is comfortable
Dec 11 2011 6:04PM
0 0
profile picture
Goku
Posts: 8119 - Karma: 4,223
No. I work at a shop. Mount skis daily. We have a wintersteiger so no chart is needed. The machine tells you the recommended setting for a 1, 2, or 3 level skier based off of weight, height, and bsl, then we do release checks on the same machine that applies force to boot in 3 3 spots to make sure they release properly
Dec 11 2011 6:06PM
0 0
profile picture
markc
Posts: 367 - Karma: 540
my sole lenght is 293 im a type 3 skier
Dec 11 2011 6:09PM
0 0
profile picture
Skibumsmith
Posts: 5432 - Karma: 11,823
nice that's what our local shop uses.
Dec 11 2011 6:11PM
0 0
profile picture
207
Posts: 8969 - Karma: 3,846
11

if you're not at 2 for park you're a pussy. Das right.
Dec 11 2011 6:17PM
0 0
profile picture
markc
Posts: 367 - Karma: 540
what?
Dec 11 2011 6:18PM
0 0
profile picture
TOAST.
Posts: 7512 - Karma: 36,438
THIS. If your not setting yourself up for unnecessary injury you're a pussy.
Dec 11 2011 6:18PM
0 0
profile picture
Peppy
Posts: 346 - Karma: 341
mines at 7 or 8. people who set them any higher than what they are supposed to be at are idiots. if you ski pow you could set them a wee bit higher though
Dec 11 2011 6:30PM
0 0
profile picture
steezenskis
Posts: 1044 - Karma: 31
wut?
Dec 11 2011 6:34PM
0 0
profile picture
Gorilla.Steeze
Posts: 2215 - Karma: 43
You are just plain wrong with this one.
Dec 11 2011 6:39PM
0 0
profile picture
steezenskis
Posts: 1044 - Karma: 31
some serious retardation in this thread. just go to a shop if youve got a question about bindings
Dec 11 2011 6:41PM
0 0
profile picture
ankhou
Posts: 505 - Karma: 238
Good one. My recommended setting is an 8; I could blow out of that by stopping hard on a groomer. If you're an advanced skier, the chart is only a starting point.
Dec 11 2011 6:44PM
0 0
profile picture
a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9217 - Karma: 5,399
fucking 6. i'm like 5'5", 19, and 120lbs or so. never release when unnecessary so thats how it's staying.
Dec 11 2011 6:44PM
0 0
profile picture
markc
Posts: 367 - Karma: 540
Agreed! stay on when you stick it but if the crash is bad enough they pop off
Dec 11 2011 6:46PM
0 0
profile picture
Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
hahaha you in no way need to be riding at 11
Dec 11 2011 7:12PM
0 0
profile picture
the.nile
Posts: 580 - Karma: 153
have some one that knows what theyre doing do it. if you set it too high for your weight you increase the risk of knee injury by something like 200%, too low and you prelease. have some one who knows how to do it and has a chart
Dec 11 2011 8:32PM
0 0
profile picture
skiingblowsme
Posts: 664 - Karma: 100
inb4 hes 12
Dec 11 2011 8:32PM
0 0
profile picture
Panda_with_Guns
Posts: 3040 - Karma: 1,620
i just normally keep mine at whatever the shop sets them at, they are supposed to be experts, right? Although i had to turn them up a wee bit because i ejected out of one ski twice in 1 day from nollieing to hard
Dec 11 2011 8:44PM
0 0
profile picture
Goku
Posts: 8119 - Karma: 4,223
Scary Story Time
When I was like 15 and had my fujatives mounted at a local shop on the ski hill the "tech" asked me what I wanted my din set at as he was bringing the skis out to me. at that time I had no idea what he was talking about so I just said they should be fine where they are. At 4. I was 5'8 and 175lbs.
Always make sure the tech knows what theyre doing too
Dec 11 2011 8:46PM
0 0
profile picture
207
Posts: 8969 - Karma: 3,846
i trust my shop. Not some raving neo-hippy.

And I was trolling at DIN being at two anyone who thought I was serious is retarded
Dec 11 2011 8:47PM
0 0
profile picture
Hogis
Posts: 551 - Karma: 393
Try this one: http://www.dinsetting.com/
Took like 2seconds to google it..

But if you dont wanna go after charts..
I got 9,5 on sth12.
6'2", 185lbs, 95% park, ft booter (cant remember length).
Dec 11 2011 8:49PM
0 0
profile picture
207
Posts: 8969 - Karma: 3,846
also thomas, I just checked and apparently my fucking retarded shop when re-adjusting my bindings for my new SPK's moved it down to a 9. idrc haven't noticed anything different.
Dec 11 2011 8:51PM
0 0
profile picture
TOAST.
Posts: 7512 - Karma: 36,438
I it was a typo and you meant 2 digits. And I highly doubt your shop set them at 11.
Dec 11 2011 8:52PM
0 0
profile picture
Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
the techs there need to lay off the beer, im guessing you are no more then 5'7" and a 120lbs? you don't need to be riding at 11, I ride at 11 and am much larger then you
Dec 11 2011 8:53PM
0 0
profile picture
Goku
Posts: 8119 - Karma: 4,223
I ride at 12 when I'm freeriding. 14 when Racing
I know I'm SUPPOSED to be at 9.5
But i've walked out of a racetiger with comp 16's at 10 in Slalom on a hairpin.
Basically by turning your own dins up you lose the ability to file suit against a shop in event of injury when it happens.
Dec 11 2011 8:58PM
0 0
profile picture
Cotter
Posts: 2546 - Karma: 849
6" 155 type 3 at 7 with salomon STH 12 Driver bindings

Dec 11 2011 9:18PM
0 0
profile picture
Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
if you sue a shop because you hurt your self, you are the lowest level of scum in the sport and should not be skiing in the first place
Dec 11 2011 9:53PM
0 0
profile picture
Goku
Posts: 8119 - Karma: 4,223
the shop i work at is currently involved in a lawsuit from a fall some lady took about 3 years ago. saying its our fault the bindings didn't release properly.
Dec 11 2011 9:55PM
0 0
profile picture
Blandct
Posts: 1858 - Karma: 37
what shop do you work at if you don't mind sharing. i see that you are from mi.
Dec 11 2011 10:05PM
0 0
profile picture
TBreso
Posts: 468 - Karma: 52
im 6' 155 lbs and my dins are set at 7, its been fine like that although i could probably have em at 8
Dec 11 2011 10:05PM
0 0
profile picture
Shabangarang
Posts: 949 - Karma: 156
what ever my ski shop sets um at i dont fuck around with that stuff.
Dec 11 2011 10:07PM
0 0
profile picture
3ski6guy0
Posts: 9201 - Karma: 134
if only my shop had one of those. we do all the torque testing by hand. as for DIN my pow skis are at 12. dont wanna release on those big lines
Dec 11 2011 10:08PM
0 0
profile picture
Sharpy
Posts: 7596 - Karma: 19
I'm 5ft11 and 175lbs. The shop set my bindings at 9. I usually leave them with what the shop set unless I take a spill and feel the binding prereleased. I have bumped my din up to 10 for everyday riding due to one such incident. I bump them up to 11 if I skiing something where I rather have my skis on. I'd never turn them past 11 even for big lines in super deep pow. I rather break a leg or arm anyday over tweaking my knee. Broken bone take 6 weeks to heal. Busted knee ligament takes 8-12 months (at least) and will never be the same.
Dec 11 2011 10:26PM
0 0
profile picture
Chompo.
Posts: 4952 - Karma: 88
10 on my walls and 11 on my jj's
Dec 11 2011 10:46PM
0 0
profile picture
lukemeahan.
Posts: 1689 - Karma: 330
The shop leaves them at 8 but I move them up too 10.
Dec 11 2011 10:48PM
0 0
profile picture
Skiingsnow
Posts: 1567 - Karma: 797
shop put em at 9 but i did a 360 once so i bought some marker comp 30s and ski at 27.
Dec 11 2011 11:46PM
0 0
profile picture
steezywannabeezy
Posts: 990 - Karma: 690
8 on some Salomon DIN 10s. They aren't park, but they hold up ok. I'd like Marker DIN 12s and set them at 9 or 10.
Dec 12 2011 12:02AM
0 0
profile picture
Yinzer
Posts: 1011 - Karma: 73
10.5 seems to do me well. I'm a real big guy tho and think it needs to be uped
Dec 12 2011 12:06AM
0 0
profile picture
iLLbiLLy
Posts: 2865 - Karma: 2,631
Honestly bindings are overrated. I was fed up with pre-releasing all the time no matter how might my dins were. So this season I decided to just bolt my boot straight to my ski. I already have MFD touring plates on my ski so it was pretty simple. Make sure you take out your insole and predrill a hole. You also will want to create an inset so the bolt fits flush in the sole of the boot. Next time some water proofing tape and lay it over the hole so you don't get wet feet.

Its worked great for me so far. Best bindings I've ever had and I only spent 87 cents at lows hardware.
Dec 12 2011 12:07AM
0 0
profile picture
Goku
Posts: 8119 - Karma: 4,223
Boyne Country Sports
Dec 12 2011 1:40AM
0 0
profile picture
Gorilla.Steeze
Posts: 2215 - Karma: 43
I lol'd.
Dec 12 2011 1:51AM
0 0
profile picture
jca
Posts: 4172 - Karma: 6,310
i bolt straight through the ski then fill the missing base with some epoxy. its a lot lighter, your boot sits right on the ski, and i never have to worry about prereleases.
Dec 12 2011 1:57AM
0 0
profile picture
Che~
Posts: 2108 - Karma: 296
I have my park skis at 10.5, pow skis at 12, and when I race I have them at 13 for SL and 15 for GS. Im 5'9, 195, and have a 310 bsl
Dec 12 2011 9:43AM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)