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ScaryDumpTruckThey pivot in the heel piece to decrease the chance of you fucking up your knees when you crash.
ScaryDumpTruckThey also look dope as fuck.
ucberzerkeleythis is wrong as fuck. sorry.
ScaryDumpTruckWhy do they pivot. I've always thought it was to release better and not fuck you up.
zeke.obliqueConvential binding heals only have vertical release where the toe has horizontal release, so with the pivot having horizontal and vertical release you can crank your dins higher with know that the binding will still release since you have more angles of release with pivots. Allowing a more reliable and consistent release when actually crashing while technically popping out less due to a little bit added elasticity that the heel pivot gives you
PissWizard69So basically pivots are better for park skiing, as they wouldnt release as easily if you knock your ski off of a feature as opposed to a conventional binding that would pop under the same circumstances?
zeke.obliqueConvential binding heals only have vertical release where the toe has horizontal release, so with the pivot having horizontal and vertical release you can crank your dins higher with know that the binding will still release since you have more angles of release with pivots. Allowing a more reliable and consistent release when actually crashing while technically popping out less due to a little bit added elasticity that the heel pivot gives you
SessionPivot does not have horizontal release.
zeke.obliqueWhat I mean by that is that if your foot is twisting enough, then the heel piece can release by the turntable without the spring releasing, so to me that's horizontal release
zeke.obliqueConvential binding heals only have vertical release where the toe has horizontal release, so with the pivot having horizontal and vertical release you can crank your dins higher with know that the binding will still release since you have more angles of release with pivots. Allowing a more reliable and consistent release when actually crashing while technically popping out less due to a little bit added elasticity that the heel pivot gives you
ethanshredzThis is entirely incorrect. The idea behind having more elasticity built into a binding is so that you can run your DIN setting *lower*, because the boot can move further from centre without ejecting. With a binding with less elasticity, you're relying more on spring preload (basically what changing your DIN is actually doing) to prevent the boot from blowing past that limit of elasticity. Or to put it another way, on a binding with 20mm of elasticity, the spring needs to be strong enough to hold you within that 20mm range without releasing. On a binding with 40mm of elasticity, the spring doesn't need to hold you in as tightly because the boot can move further and still remain attached to the ski. The whole entire reason Pivot heelpieces are so great, is that they have the greatest amount of heel elasticity, and the shortest screw hole pattern. The amount of misinformation out there, even coming from Rossi reps and guys working in shops, is mind boggling.
zeke.obliqueWhat I mean by that is that if your foot is twisting enough, then the heel piece can release by the turntable without the spring releasing, so to me that's horizontal release
ColoradoDogfartthey have kool colors and make me look like I actually know how to ski
OhJayPeople also like the low stack height and short mounting distance.
BradFiAusNzCoCaI bought them and initially assumed all these things about heel release when I was younger.
But after having used them, I’ve noticed that they keep me in the binding and I’m never worried about pre-releases.
Get kicked out of a few bindings on impact and you’ll start valuing that.
PissWizard69Exactly the problem im having. Thats why i was wondering if they are worth buying or not
PissWizard69Exactly the problem im having. Thats why i was wondering if they are worth buying or not
