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frankcolderif you shop locally, the shop hooks up the mount for free. if you buy online and bring skis into a shop, they can charge you whatever they want cause its a service most consumers cant do on their own. mine charges 50 but thats cheap for the area. most are 60-75. moral of the story: SHOP LOCAL
ParryWithAnA$50 isn't, "fair".
This really pissed me off about shops. Cool I get it your a local shop I want to support you but $50 for 10 min of work?
nick_ai agree but at the same time i think part of it is the liability that if they fuck up and you rip a binding out, they should replace it
frankcolderIn order to properly set bindings you need to test them. the machines from wintersteiger and their service cost roughly $40,000. lets see you pay that off on 20 dollar mounts. unfortunately shops arent out there as a charity service and they need to cover overhead, pay for labor, as well cover the cost of the machine.
ThaLoraxExcept nobody uses those machines.
ThaLoraxExcept nobody uses those machines.
Swandog7Used to know a guy who was manager? at a shop and mounted this kid's skis at the hill free of charge, took maybe 10 mins, 15 mins tops. He had marker jig in his car haha. He also raised my dins for me last season while at the hill because i pooped out and broke a brake. He's a real g.
ParryWithAnA$50 isn't, "fair".
This really pissed me off about shops. Cool I get it your a local shop I want to support you but $50 for 10 min of work?
ThaLoraxExcept nobody uses those machines.
MinggI JUST PAID $100 FOR A MOUNT AND REMOUNT AND THEY WAITED TILL I PAID TO TELL ME THAT THEY WON'T BE DONE UNTIL DECEMBER 10TH AND I'M SO FUCKING PISSED. I GOT RIPPED THE FUCK OFF.
TheRancorAndy I was just charged $85.00 + tax at the Ski Company on Jefferson rd. in Rochester, NY! price gouging near your home town... if only there was a wizard super hero to police this injustice!
nick_aFuck ski company. And fuck snow. Seriously. The price gouging in those two stores is outrageous. It's gotten to the point where I refuse to buy anything at either. It's shitty though because there's no other options really
frankcolderif you shop locally, the shop hooks up the mount for free. if you buy online and bring skis into a shop, they can charge you whatever they want cause its a service most consumers cant do on their own. mine charges 50 but thats cheap for the area. most are 60-75. moral of the story: SHOP LOCAL
nick_aFuck ski company. And fuck snow. Seriously. The price gouging in those two stores is outrageous. It's gotten to the point where I refuse to buy anything at either. It's shitty though because there's no other options really
ParryWithAnAThe testing element someone was talking about also comes as a hand tool. It maybe costs $80.
A few years ago the tight asses at The Ski Company screwed me over with pizzas at the Toggenburg TAFT. Thanks Togg for being heros and covering the pizzas.
Buy local? Not if they are ass holes.
Other wise click here! And PM me for a 11% discount code!
http://theskimonster.com/
ParryWithAnAThe testing element someone was talking about also comes as a hand tool. It maybe costs $80.
A few years ago the tight asses at The Ski Company screwed me over with pizzas at the Toggenburg TAFT. Thanks Togg for being heros and covering the pizzas.
Buy local? Not if they are ass holes.
Other wise click here! And PM me for a 11% discount code!
http://theskimonster.com/
nick_ai agree but at the same time i think part of it is the liability that if they fuck up and you rip a binding out, they should replace it
ParryWithAnAThat's not what the cost is based off. They know they can charge people $50+ so they do.
frankcolderIn order to properly set bindings you need to test them. the machines from wintersteiger and their service cost roughly $40,000. lets see you pay that off on 20 dollar mounts. unfortunately shops arent out there as a charity service and they need to cover overhead, pay for labor, as well cover the cost of the machine.
SFBv420.0try 5 grand for a hand held ski system
VinnieFthis is actually ridiculous.
If there's a market for these things I'll get cracking on making them right away.
All it is is a torque wrench with boot fitting and some fairly straight forward math to figure it all out.
A nice and accurate torque wrench: $150
materials for boot fitting: $50
labour for manufacturing: $400
figuring out math: $150
design costs: $100
I'll sell you the first for $850. $600 for every one after.
Dunno how much a torque sensor costs, but for $300 extra plus sensor costs I'll have something you can plug into your computer for the readout.
All you need is to be able to clamp your ski really well and know what the release values are for your specific binding.
VinnieFthis is actually ridiculous.
If there's a market for these things I'll get cracking on making them right away.
All it is is a torque wrench with boot fitting and some fairly straight forward math to figure it all out.
A nice and accurate torque wrench: $150
materials for boot fitting: $50
labour for manufacturing: $400
figuring out math: $150
design costs: $100
I'll sell you the first for $850. $600 for every one after.
Dunno how much a torque sensor costs, but for $300 extra plus sensor costs I'll have something you can plug into your computer for the readout.
All you need is to be able to clamp your ski really well and know what the release values are for your specific binding.
MinggI JUST PAID $100 FOR A MOUNT AND REMOUNT AND THEY WAITED TILL I PAID TO TELL ME THAT THEY WON'T BE DONE UNTIL DECEMBER 10TH AND I'M SO FUCKING PISSED. I GOT RIPPED THE FUCK OFF.
bdarb207you don't know what you're talking about. http://www.vermontskisafety.com/files/PRICE14b.pdf
The machine we have here at Sunday river must have cost at least 30-40K. It's completely automated. If you can do better, good luck, there's your million dollar idea. Get cracking.
VinnieFWhat do you mean? I've looked at the thing and that's the price breakdown for what I think it would cost me to build an equivalent machine (minus the ski clamp) that would be just as accurate and reliable (minus it being certified). Maybe the certification costs 5 grand a year and they only sell a few each year so that's why the costs are so high, but I don't think that's the case. Probably 5 grand 1 time fee.
They just inflate prices significantly because they can. I mean that 'special' hammer for tapping on the boot they're selling for 100 bucks. A rubber mallet does not cost 100 bucks.
A torque screwdriver for 385!!!! HAHAHAHAA.. . oh man. Is this company a joke? half that can get you a good one.
Their prices are completely over the top for what you're getting. I guess it's just such a niche market
And I don't care how fancy and automated your machine is or what its country of origin is, 40k is absolutely way way way too much for such a simple device. Like I said, a kickass CNC milling machine can cost you 40k. Go play with one of those machines for a bit then tell me your fancy automated torque wrench should cost the same.
bdarb207I'm not saying it should, I'm saying it does. If someone could do it cheaper than the VT company, I'm inclined to think it would have happened by now. If you could undercut them by 4000 dollars, I can't see how they'd stay in business. If you can do this, it seems silly for you not to.
Swandog7He also raised my dins for me last season while at the hill because i pooped out and broke a brake.
DACO-TOGMust have been a wicked large poop.
VinnieFWhat do you mean? I've looked at the thing and that's the price breakdown for what I think it would cost me to build an equivalent machine (minus the ski clamp) that would be just as accurate and reliable (minus it being certified). Maybe the certification costs 5 grand a year and they only sell a few each year so that's why the costs are so high, but I don't think that's the case. Probably 5 grand 1 time fee.
They just inflate prices significantly because they can. I mean that 'special' hammer for tapping on the boot they're selling for 100 bucks. A rubber mallet does not cost 100 bucks.
A torque screwdriver for 385!!!! HAHAHAHAA.. . oh man. Is this company a joke? half that can get you a good one.
Their prices are completely over the top for what you're getting. I guess it's just such a niche market
And I don't care how fancy and automated your machine is or what its country of origin is, 40k is absolutely way way way too much for such a simple device. Like I said, a kickass CNC milling machine can cost you 40k. Go play with one of those machines for a bit then tell me your fancy automated torque wrench should cost the same.
Squirrel_MurphyYou're a fucking moron.
DBack1321Sweet lord baby Jesus. Three weeks to mount bindings? They are ether extremely shitty or extremely busy. Im going with the first. I've literally sat at my shop as they mounted bindings. It took like 15 minutes each time and they can get slammed.