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Binding Settings.

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The-Kaizer
Posts: 46 - Karma: 155
Weigh about 88 kilos. What should I have my bindings set on? I had them on 12 and I bailed and they fucked my knee up pretty bad - out for the rest of the season.
Feb 13 2013 5:31PM
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dadunda
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Feb 13 2013 6:45PM
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Aithline
Posts: 131 - Karma: 204
Whats your height, skiing ability, and boot sole length?
Feb 13 2013 6:55PM
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The-Kaizer
Posts: 46 - Karma: 155
just under 6 foot. Boot length is 30.
Feb 13 2013 7:45PM
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IDMT_BC024
Posts: 224 - Karma: 129
Did you check your forward pressure? There's more to release than just DIN.If you didn't know that you probably shouldn't fuck with your bindings unless you want to blow another knee. You can't just turn up the Din and go.
Bring your skis into a shop, ask them to set the DIN and ask the shop tech if he'll teach you how. A shop probably won't set it above 10 so go home and use your newfound knowledge to set the DIN to what you want (don;t be stupid and crank it up too high). 12's high for your height and wight unless your charging big lines and dropping 20+ foot cliffs every day. I wouldn't be surprised if your prerelease was caused by your forward pressure being off, not your din being too low.
Feb 13 2013 7:56PM
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BlackcountryBill
Posts: 955 - Karma: 576
Do you mean they didn't release or they did?
Feb 13 2013 8:13PM
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Aithline
Posts: 131 - Karma: 204
Assuming that you are a good skier, anywhere between 9 and 11 should work.
Feb 14 2013 1:14AM
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The-Kaizer
Posts: 46 - Karma: 155
They didn't release. Which is what cause the knee-fucking. Got it checked by a tech, should have been on 9-10.
Feb 14 2013 3:48AM
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Robski97
Posts: 66 - Karma: 306
go to a shop and get it done they will do it for free. i tried to adjust mine and i blew out my knee
Feb 14 2013 9:11AM
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Caucasian_Asian
Posts: 2447 - Karma: 1,665
Ta-daa.  There's your answer.
Feb 14 2013 11:01AM
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Joonas
Posts: 568 - Karma: 230
By forward pressure, do you mean the DIN on the toe piece? Or is there something else you can adjust on the toe piece i dont know of? And isnt the heel pieces DIN about the vertical release, and the toe piece is about horizontal?
Feb 14 2013 5:15PM
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The-Kaizer
Posts: 46 - Karma: 155
Exactly. I think that's what he meant, just muddled his words.
Feb 14 2013 5:45PM
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rwalk
Posts: 442 - Karma: 36
Forward pressure is set in the heel not the toe
Feb 14 2013 6:12PM
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El_Barto.
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Forward pressure is the pressure exerted on your toe piece when your boot is in and your heel engaged. You can slide the heel piece back and forth to adjust this. din is a totally different animal
Feb 14 2013 6:18PM
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