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Best bindings to ski on overall

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L-Dollo
Posts: 639 - Karma: 45
Title says it all. I want something that is sturdy but not to heavy and looks dope. I currently have the rossignal axial 2 120 I wanted the fks 140 but they were put last year I had the marker squire and I hated them they broke causing my ankle to go with it. :( thanks +k for good feedback
Nov 29 2012 11:08PM
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lukemeahan.
Posts: 1689 - Karma: 330
Salomon STH Driver 14/16
Nov 29 2012 11:11PM
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L-Dollo
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How much are they and what they look like. Do u have them?
Nov 29 2012 11:11PM
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profa_212
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Google? But make shure you get the driver version or else you won't be getting the metal toe piece.
Nov 29 2012 11:26PM
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Balto
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only the sth 16/20 steel have metal toes, the 14/16 still have plastic, just much stronger then the shitty z toe
Nov 29 2012 11:31PM
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profa_212
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I am looking at my 14s right now and they have a full metal toe. So I'm pretty sure they are full metal.
Nov 29 2012 11:34PM
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L-Dollo
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Otomi both ride salomon bindings
Nov 30 2012 8:44AM
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momentz
Posts: 875 - Karma: 285
So true. Bomber and a great and reliable ride
Nov 30 2012 9:09AM
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oil.
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why are you blaming your broken ankle on your broken binding?
Nov 30 2012 9:36AM
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Madoubalos
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That or the Atomic ffg team 14/16. They are exactly the same and the atomics are a bit cheaper afaik.
Nov 30 2012 9:49AM
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razors-chaz
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https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/481906/
read this and come back to us with a reply we can work with to get you the best binding for you or it just turns into a ive got this binding/i rode this binding before/i like the pretty colours i can get this binding in, thread
Nov 30 2012 10:12AM
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Huck_Norris
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any turntable > anything else. 

The retention heel of the FKS is the fucking tits.  It's saved my ass a few times for sure.  No idea why anyone wouldn't go with the turntable heel over anything else.  It's just the pinnacle of function and durabillity and they all but eliminate prerelease.  They're fkn pretty too. 

Nov 30 2012 10:33AM
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Caucasian_Asian
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No, it isn't.

The only Salomon bindings with a "full metal toe" are the STH16 Steel, 920s, and older 916s.
The STH16 does not have a metal toe. 

STH16:
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916/920/900/STH16Steel:
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Nov 30 2012 10:44AM
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Caucasian_Asian
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According to Salomon, one STH16s weighs 1161g.  One STH16Steel weighs 1410g.

BC.com has 920s listed as weighing over 2000g(4lb 10oz).

These are not light bindings, but they are burly.
Nov 30 2012 10:53AM
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Balto
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No they are not
Nov 30 2012 11:22AM
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L-Dollo
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does anyone ski on rossignals
Nov 30 2012 11:23AM
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Huck_Norris
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anyone on FKS does, and Looks are the same fkn thing fwiw

Nov 30 2012 11:25AM
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division.bell
Posts: 2762 - Karma: 1,905
Besides touring bindings, I only ski on Rossignol FKS's.

As mentioned above, the current Look Pivot's are the same as the current FKS bindings except for color/markings.
Nov 30 2012 11:48AM
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snakerton
Posts: 2434 - Karma: 1,977
Best bindings. you will be happy with any of these
Rossi fks
marker jester
salomon sth
Nov 30 2012 12:21PM
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Lord.Quasimoto
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fks or pivots is all I would ever ski on. the smaller mount pattern means you have less of a dead spot on the ski, which means more pop right behind your heel, exactly where you want it.
Nov 30 2012 2:13PM
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L-Dollo
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Thanks bro +k
Nov 30 2012 5:09PM
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BirtDike
Posts: 1258 - Karma: 514
fks/pivot or STH Driver. depends on the feel you like. both are bombproof...
Nov 30 2012 5:14PM
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Session
Posts: 5379 - Karma: 22,190
Really? Does this dumb fucking discussion need to be rehashed over, and over and over again. Despite what little queerbaits on NS think, they are all pretty equal in performance with some small differences. It's all preference.

Admittedly I don't like marker heels, But that's because I'm a fucking beater. A lot of kids think the STH(driver) series is not good because they saw Simon Dumont come out of them one time. For the most part a lot of kids are on FKS purely to trend whore.

But again. It's all personal preference. Every binding out there has had some pretty burly shit go down on it. Most people her will never REALLY put an appropriately specced binding to it's limits.
Nov 30 2012 5:32PM
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TropicStorm
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Thank you!
Nov 30 2012 10:25PM
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