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What is the best bindings for jskis ?

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p-orobert
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title say all im have a budget of 250$
Sep 25 2015 7:14PM
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tomPietrowski
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title says very little.

How tall and heavy are you, how agressivily do you ski and how long have you skied, what din do you currently use, have you had problems breaking bindings in the past
Sep 25 2015 7:24PM
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cobra_commander
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A good binding is a good binding, regardless of what ski you put it on.

Outside of touring bindings on touring skis, use whatever binding you are most comfortable with. Most people have personal preferences and loyalties to certain companies or systems. Personally I think the Salomon/Atomic STH and Look/Rossi Pivot series are the better options. All my skis are mounted with look Pivot 18s, for the way they ski and the extra durability. They are overkill for many people however.
Sep 25 2015 7:31PM
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Swandog7
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IItetslly most bindings are very similar just different looks and weight. If you are a pro then it will matter a lot more. It's all really preference when you are just an average park rst. Look pivot, sth 2 13, attack 13 will all work. It matters about budget and dun basically
Sep 25 2015 8:47PM
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270on420out
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If youre skiing park and you care about durability, look/rossi.
Sep 25 2015 10:43PM
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.squirrely.
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Swandog7IItetslly most bindings are very similar just different looks and weight


No
Sep 26 2015 6:19PM
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Swandog7
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.squirrely.No


For what he needs yes. Like the top 6-8 bindings used for park are not much different. They hold very similarly, some better than others based on price and some quality of heel/design. You can't feel almost any difference between say the attack 13 and Marker griffons. They for sure aren't as different as skis. You can't really make a bad binding choice between most "park oriented" bindings other than squires
Sep 26 2015 6:34PM
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Poikenz
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Swandog7For what he needs yes. Like the top 6-8 bindings used for park are not much different. They hold very similarly, some better than others based on price and some quality of heel/design. You can't feel almost any difference between say the attack 13 and Marker griffons. They for sure aren't as different as skis. You can't really make a bad binding choice between most "park oriented" bindings other than squires


No. On a basic level I can see what you are saying, all bindings are made to release at their set DIN, so in that you are correct, but there are differences between them (elasticity, stand height, ramp angle, durability, etc.). The differences can make certain bindings feel very different, just look at the sth vs z toe or peak vs attack toes and how different they all feel.

Anyone could most certainly make a bad binding choice if they end up with something like pivot 18's but should have their DIN set lower than 8.
Sep 26 2015 9:52PM
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p-orobert
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Im 130 pounds
Sep 27 2015 6:04PM
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cobra_commander
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90% of skiers could not tell the difference between bindings while skiing them.
Sep 27 2015 6:55PM
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KravtZ
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I can barely notice a difference in binding between skis. Its a binding. I buy whatever is within my price range and is the "best".

Have some pivots, and rossi axiums and they're is really no difference. Maybe thats just me though.
Sep 28 2015 10:27AM
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Krotchs_Brother
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PoikenzNo. On a basic level I can see what you are saying, all bindings are made to release at their set DIN, so in that you are correct, but there are differences between them (elasticity, stand height, ramp angle, durability, etc.). The differences can make certain bindings feel very different, just look at the sth vs z toe or peak vs attack toes and how different they all feel.

Anyone could most certainly make a bad binding choice if they end up with something like pivot 18's but should have their DIN set lower than 8.


Check out cobra commander's post. I'm willing to bet money that the general populace of NS can not differentiate between different stand heights, ramp angles and even elasticity. (that includes me, you, and certainly OP) While we'd all like to think we're gear experts, the truth is OP will likely see no difference between different brands, provided he is using a binding of the right DIN range and durability for his style.

cobra_commander90% of skiers could not tell the difference between bindings while skiing them.


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Sep 28 2015 11:09AM
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