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din at 6....im fuckin pissed

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Irotate360
Posts: 6836 - Karma: 22
so today was my first day on my new MT and i had the fucks at ski company mount my bindings. i told them to set the din high when they mounted them because ive had problems in the past of double ejecting off jumps. but lo and behold they fuckin didnt. im 5 11 and 175lbs and they only put the fuckin din on 6. but i wasnt too woried because they are a race binding and as long as i didnt spin anything real fast i figured id be fine. but second run i go to pul a lil 3 and what do you think happend.....i fuckin double eject and land sq. on my knee. i fuckin cant walk right now and im out for atleast a week and a half. im so fuckin pissed. i went in aand bitched at em but they said they have to follow whats on the chart or i could sue them. but there is no way im a 6 on the fuckin chart.





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Jan 2 2005 5:15PM
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Joemuench
Posts: 883 - Karma: 10
im 5'11 180 and my din is at like 7 and they are fine and ive been throwing great 3s all season o yeah i have power120s so maybe your bindings suck or its something else
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Jan 4 2005 2:00PM
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jfoust31
Posts: 81 - Karma: 10
maybe you should try to not start ur 3s so early dumbass. wait till u leave the ground till u spin. u dont need to throw 3s that hard... its ur own fault
Jan 4 2005 3:15PM
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Jib_This
Posts: 8272 - Karma: 9
Ok, so when you fill out the info to have your bindings mounted, you MUST give your height, weight, age, and skier type. The tech will use your height, weight, age, and bootsole length, along with age which is only really applicable if you're 50+, to find your DIN setting. It's really not all that complicated.

Your DIN setting of 6 makes perfect sense if you put down your skier type as 1(beginner) , and have a bootsole length of between 311-330 mm.

If you were retarded and put yourself down as a type 1 skier, you deserve what you got. If you put yourself down as something else, your shop sucks. If you didn't put anything down, and your shop forgot to ask you, then you're all retarded.

This thread is over.







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Jan 4 2005 3:59PM
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estcstskibum
Posts: 73 - Karma: 10
i work at a shop and the techs cant just put the din at anything they want. they have to look at a chart that says exactly what to set the din at. the store has to do that because if they set them to high and you get hurt and go sue them theyre screwed. just put it up yourself. its not that hard







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Jan 4 2005 4:23PM
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Irotate360
Posts: 6836 - Karma: 22
ok ok ok, i did not i repeat... DID NOT put myself down as a type 1 skier. i put fuckin 3 which is what i am. i even gave myself like 7 pounds just so they would put it a lil higher. now i know they have to follow the chart but its the fact that i did ask them to put it higher(even though they cant) and they somehow put it fuckin lower. now out here in ny the jumps are tiny and i spin fast. so i like the shit tight. but im just complaining about the fact that when i recieved the skis i took 2 runs and the second one ended in a knee injury. fuck it ill heel. let this fuckin thread die.





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Jan 4 2005 6:57PM
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friday01
Posts: 1342 - Karma: 24
yeah ski company sucks where do u ride?
Jan 4 2005 6:57PM
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Irotate360
Posts: 6836 - Karma: 22
btw way i am curious powdercanuck so i am 5 feet 11 inches and i weigh 175, a type 3 skier and im not sure of my boot length but its not abnormally large(my shoe size is 11(us))





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Jan 4 2005 7:05PM
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kjfreerider
Posts: 2495 - Karma: 14
u people r pussies im 5'11 150 and ride at a 9. and i crank em up to 12 or 13 if i go BC.




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Jan 4 2005 8:25PM
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japollner
Posts: 1699 - Karma: 459
'age which is only really applicable if you're 50+'


Or, starting this year, age 9 or below will also drop your skier code one level.
Jan 5 2005 10:56PM
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devine
Posts: 1720 - Karma: 10
serious u coulda just cranked the din, it doesnt sound that far off except they prob thoguht u were trumping yourself up and only put u down as an intermediate.



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Jan 5 2005 10:58PM
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BeLeiVeTheHyPe57
Posts: 738 - Karma: 10
i just got my new skis mounted n im like 80 pounds n they put my din a 4 or 5...last time it was at 3
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Jan 5 2005 11:31PM
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Parkboy
Posts: 2303 - Karma: 32
I'm 5'7, 170, mine are set at 8.5 and they never come off, when my skis come off that's when I end up getting hurt, like when you land switch off a big kicker and double eject I can't think of a much worse feeling then that, that just sucks and it's really dangerous.
Jan 6 2005 1:58AM
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wuestinator
Posts: 2394 - Karma: 15
a race binding shouldn't even have 6 on it. turn it up your self. im 5'7' 160 lbs and my din is on 10 and i still want to turn it up.



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Jan 6 2005 9:36PM
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unionbowler
Posts: 67 - Karma: 10
DIN is calculated using your height(or weight), whichever is lower, your age, your skier ability, and last but not least, your boot sole length. long boot soles equal lower DIN values. your DIN is probably at 6 cause you've got a huge foot. have the shop check your forward pressure. moving your weight up 7 pounds may make no difference - the weight ranges are fairly large.

i'm surprised you have a race binding if you are not setting your DIN yourself. and that setting is super low for the spring range on a race binding.

all in all, sorry to hear you got injured...
Jan 7 2005 3:42AM
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tandan83
Posts: 2783 - Karma: 141
what is this so called 'race binding' you are using? b/c no race bindings go to 5. and find out your boot sole length. it's usually stamped right into the side of the heel. or else use a tape measure and measure it in millimeters.





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Jan 7 2005 12:33PM
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gabeski
Posts: 576 - Karma: 103
I am 5'11'' 175lbs 3+ on the chart and they set mine at 9-10...that is fucked up! Is the plus and minus system new everywhere.

Used to be 1,2, or 3
Now 0, -1, 1, 2, 3, 3+ ...or very close to that

Jan 7 2005 2:15PM
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rodadeaco
Posts: 1054 - Karma: 10
You all need to quit bitching and adjust the DIN yourself if you don't like it
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Jan 7 2005 2:18PM
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skisf4x4
Posts: 394 - Karma: 21
i just wanted to pipe in and say you probally suck nuts at skiing. i'm 6'3' and 175lbs and ski like 5.5... and i spin 5s with no problem at all. get better at skiing before cranking up your bindings or you will REALLY fuck up your knees... not just bang them on the snow.

the reason your din is low is you probally have a big foot. that causes your din to go down.

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Jan 7 2005 6:48PM
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dutch1
Posts: 465 - Karma: 11
^^^tandan - a race binidng and a race stock binding are two very different things... and yes some 'race' bindings do go down to 5.

^^gabeski - no the +/- system has been recognized by most companies for at least a decade now... and the major companies only recognize -1 (or 0, same thing), 1, 2, 3 and 3+.

and to everyone else, adjusting the din on your bindings (if you are not a certified technician for that specific company) voids all warranties and conditions for safe operation. that is if you were to get injured or cause an injury because the binding failed or broke and something did not match whatever your recorded release check stated you are plumb out of luck... you would be paying not the company... just a friendly reminder. oh, and release checks are sufficient for up to 2 years.




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Jan 7 2005 10:16PM
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zerospinskier
Posts: 4867 - Karma: 350
saying what your din is at and that it works fine for u isnt going to help anyone, it dosent mean anything. it all depends what bindings u have. if someone has like rossi fkss, then they can ride and lower din and rarely pop out compared to someone whose on like some shitty old, or cheap bindings
Jan 8 2005 8:37PM
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Irotate360
Posts: 6836 - Karma: 22
ehh its a tyrolia carbon d9. its prolly just a race stock and ^^ you know ur shit man. and pt 2 to this mess is that i adjusted the front....but not the back din so when i went to do a 180 the other day i ejected on the landing and it fucked my brake up bad. so i had to bend the shit back. look shitty but ahh well





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Jan 9 2005 2:08PM
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vincepru
Posts: 5474 - Karma: 17
i got my din set up to 12, my local shop did it for me.
Jan 9 2005 2:51PM
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Posts: 3861 - Karma: 490
my rail ski have a din of 9 and my park/pow skis are at 12
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Jan 9 2005 3:49PM
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mcsean
Posts: 844 - Karma: 20
this is turning into a 'my din is higher than yours! im more hardcore' thread
Jan 9 2005 5:04PM
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reeski
Posts: 1024 - Karma: 1,591
I'm 5'11' 180 and my dins at 12 because salomon blows and my bindings keep fuckin up
Hopefully I will be skiing the Big K in VT until January, and the other K in CA for the rest of the season.
Jan 9 2005 6:11PM
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Dahlin
Posts: 112 - Karma: 11
Im about 180 lbs and I keep mine on 11 when I'm in the park.
Jan 10 2005 10:45AM
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benopoly
Posts: 61 - Karma: 10
i used to ski with my DIN at 6 and they always poped out this year i set em at 9 and theyre perfect... havent poped out when they shouldnt have... when i realy wipe out they do...
Jan 10 2005 7:35PM
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