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Does anybody ride an 8 din for park?

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triss
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what is the din u guys usually ride at for park skiing?

guy at the shop told me 8 would be fine for be im 165 6 feet.
what do u guys ride? just curious and list ur wieght and hieght if u could thanks!!!

(btw looking at the fks 180 b130 because i can get an insane deal on them)
Apr 12 2013 6:39PM
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a_burger
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There is no set din for park, all depends on your size. Generally just check off the aggressive box when they have you filling out the info.

For example I ride with a din of 5 at 5'7 and 98 lbs (yeah I know, just a little lightweight.)
Apr 12 2013 7:05PM
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Blake.P
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Din is something that changes from person to person. If a shop says you are an 8, get a binding that is within that range. Don't get 180's if you have to raise your din
Apr 12 2013 7:05PM
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triss
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i talked to the guy at the shop and he calculated it for me and was like

"a din of 8 will be good, but it is the least din for that binding but if ur getting a good deal get them if not get a binding where your din will be in the midde"
Apr 12 2013 7:19PM
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El_Barto.
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I wouldnt do it man. Based on your PMs to me i would stay at 6. Your knees are important.

FKS 180s arent the be-all-end-all binding.
Apr 12 2013 7:22PM
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triss
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ikik!!! but the deal is sooooooo good. the guy at the shop said i should be fine but ill also put on alot of weight before next ski season
Apr 12 2013 7:32PM
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Lick
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I ride a 7, i weight 130 and 6 feet tall
type 3 skier
Apr 12 2013 7:47PM
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djensen
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I ride a 7. I'm 125 pounds and 5' 8"
Apr 12 2013 7:56PM
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triss
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^^^ judge by those 2 i should be somewhat fine
Apr 12 2013 8:02PM
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triss
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but the bindings only come 130 mm breaks so i would have to cut them down....should i just aviod this and get sth 14s for 100? insted of spending 200 on these

better be safe then sorry?
Apr 12 2013 8:08PM
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El_Barto.
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Are the 14s the driver toe?
Apr 12 2013 8:28PM
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TRAP_CHEF
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Well you cant really cut brakes to fit a smaller ski so i would go with sth its still a great binding i have fks 140 and sth 14 i ride 8.5 and am 6'1 and weigh 175 and have no realease issues whatsoever
Apr 12 2013 8:28PM
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Lick
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No, I don't believe they are. They have the all metal toe piece just like the 18s, but the toe is somewhat metal and stronger than any other plastic binding, but still some plastic.
Bomber binding anyway
Apr 12 2013 9:22PM
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Pikachu.
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im 6'3 185 and ride an 8 just because i only have old 10 din bindings, theyve been fine and ive never had a problem
Apr 12 2013 9:25PM
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El_Barto.
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I meant the STH14s that the OP can buy for $100
Apr 12 2013 9:27PM
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bnewbs6
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Where can you get the 180s for 200??
Apr 12 2013 9:30PM
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triss
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secrets i got dibbs on em...but idk if they are the right choice...

what do u guys think about schizos compared to ffg/sth
Apr 12 2013 9:36PM
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TRAP_CHEF
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Schizos are pieces of shit and the track that the binding sits on comes loose all the time get a ffg or driver toe binding 12 or 14 din whichever meets your needs better there the same minus the din range
Apr 12 2013 9:58PM
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Lick
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Oh sorry lol
Apr 12 2013 10:02PM
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triss
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im just gonna go with ffg or sth save the money because fks and pivots are super expensive
Apr 12 2013 10:16PM
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jca
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you can't just go off of those examples because you BSL is also factored in because the larger your boot, the more torque there is on your leg. the ski tech just gave you the recommended setting so ride at that and if you find yourself pre releasing when everything else is adjusted properly, then you can start bumping up your din one click at a time until you find a setting that releases when it should.

Apr 12 2013 10:27PM
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Jewschoolers
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dont buy fks 180s if your recommended din is 8. if you are asking this question you are not good enough at skiing to be cranking your din up
Apr 12 2013 11:28PM
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BWalmer
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Your real problem is that you can't ride an 8-18 DIN binding at anything lower than 10...especially FKS, the DIN on the toe piece backs out to zero randomly making the toe piece wobble if you ride them at 8 or 9. If you look at the DIN indicator you'll see that 8 and 9 are surrounded by one color (I believe silver) and the rest of the DINs are surrounded by another color (I believe black), this is because the bindings weren't meant to be ridden at those DIN ranges (no bindings should be ridden at max or min DIN because it either puts too much tension on the springs or not enough, you should be somewhere around the middle of the range).
Apr 12 2013 11:57PM
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esotericjive
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I'm 5'10, weigh 185, I keep it at 9ish, never had problems. I use the fks 140 in the park mostly.
Apr 13 2013 12:06AM
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Jewschoolers
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ive heard from multiple reliable sources that this is horseshit
Apr 13 2013 12:55AM
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El_Barto.
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This is a wise decision
Apr 13 2013 1:00AM
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TimRiley
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I have a pair of sth12 on my park ski, din set at 9. Weigh 175#
Apr 13 2013 1:15AM
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Lemuel
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I'm the same weight and height as you and ride @ 8. Coincidence? No, there is a formula for din.
Apr 13 2013 8:53AM
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jca
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too bad you forgot two key parts of that formula... your bootsole length and skier ability. also your height doesnt really matter at all.
Apr 13 2013 11:29AM
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cocaine.
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if you have to ask, you dont need fks 18s
Apr 13 2013 7:46PM
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Scott0_robot0
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im 6'3 215 and im at an 8
Apr 13 2013 10:30PM
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bquick222
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7 din, 5'7" 130lb
Apr 14 2013 1:23PM
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Lapander
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6-6'1ft tall and 180lbs, bootsize 28 and DIN at 10-11.. No problems with releasing.
Apr 14 2013 3:38PM
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iffe
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6'2", 175 lbs. DIN 8 on the park skis, 9 on pow skis.
Apr 14 2013 4:30PM
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zahava
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5'10, 140, 301bsl, and I ride an 8 (chart for 3+).
Apr 14 2013 6:23PM
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jca
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and since you asked.. im 5'8", 170lbs, with a bsl of 306 riding at 13.
Apr 14 2013 7:05PM
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WaffleMaster
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I ski like an 8 or 9 and I'm 6'3" and 200 lbs... Call me crazy, but they still don't release very easy. I'm in WI, not like we're hitting 50-footers...
Apr 14 2013 7:10PM
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raymondcabral
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With some cheapo markers I rode a DIN of 4 but then i got Mojo 11s and even though i gained no weight, i cranked them up to 7 because i was popping out at 5. BTW I weight 125 pounds and im 5' 8"

So I guess sometimes its the binding, not the skier.
Apr 14 2013 8:38PM
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Forest.
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I ride an 8 din im 135lbs and 5'8" almost 5'9"
Apr 14 2013 8:46PM
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DeRizzo
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This is correct. I have STH 12's and have them on 7 din. I am 5'7" and weigh about 125lbs. I love my STH's so unless I can get some FKS 155 bindings I'm not getting new bindings until these are completely shot.
Apr 14 2013 10:31PM
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TRAP_CHEF
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Not true din is the same with all bindings you probably had forward pressure off or you were skiing exceptionaly hard
Apr 15 2013 12:20AM
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tomPietrowski
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^Nope the binding certainly does have an effect. I am lucky to get to ride alot of different bindings and not all bindings hold the boot evenly. On my skis I use 916 steels set to 11. I recently rode some z12's again on 11 and was popping out all the time as the toe piece simply could not handle the forces, and yes the bindings were set up perfectly, its just the ztoe could not hold the toe as well as the driver toe. Dins are standardized but the way a boot is held in a binding certainly is not.
Apr 15 2013 12:46AM
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El_Barto.
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You must have a tiny foot. Im the same size and ski as hard as you can ski at my mountain. I have a 295bsl and my suggested din is 6.5
Apr 15 2013 12:53AM
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TRAP_CHEF
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Interesting ya i just heard that on ns a while ago i was kinda talking out of my ass there
Apr 15 2013 1:22AM
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razors-chaz
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1. take up deal on 180s 2. sell bindings for more than you paid 3. ?????? 4. Profit 5. Fuck bitches
Apr 15 2013 11:46AM
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SkiTheYeast
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im 5'8 160 lbs and ride an 8
Apr 15 2013 5:45PM
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NMMedia
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5'5" 130lb and I have my bindings between 8 and 9, but really you should find the point where you pop out of them landing your tricks and then tighten it a bit to stop it then you should be good!
Apr 15 2013 8:21PM
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Forest.
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Yeah i ride 26.5 full tilts which really isnt that small. The only reason i have my dins so high is cause I compete in big mountain were you do NOT want your skis coming off or it could be a season ending fall, and i just have got used to them for riding and competing park although its probably a tad high. I ski at Jackson by the way.
Apr 16 2013 12:20AM
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El_Barto.
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Its funny, i was reading this thinking bullshit bullshit bullshit. Then you say you ski at Jackson. Yea, big mountains require a little extra screw.
Apr 16 2013 12:30AM
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~Gotama~
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im 6'1, 155, 28.5, and my park skis are 9 in the heel and 10 in the toe. seems about perfect to me since they have always popped off in gnarly falls, but stay on when im hitting rails and doing butters.
Apr 16 2013 10:51AM
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milk_man
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I'm 15 and I ride 6 in the front and 8 in the back. (Higher in the back so I can butter without popping out and looking like an idiot.)
Apr 17 2013 4:27PM
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