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Mounting skis with regular bindings and putting Touring bindings on later
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I just bought a pair of Helio Recons from BD on a steal, but I am currently trapped in Minnesota. I want to be able to tour on them when I move to UT next winter or in the next few years, but for now I do not have much use for a touring set. I understand that most skis can only take 2 mounts. so if I bought a regular set of bindings and mounted them at +2 or +1 would it be possible to remount at the BC point (the furthest one back) without any issue or performance change?
I really just want to mount them so I can take them to Bohemia (shoutout Lonny!) and on my trip out west this year instead of my thrashed park skis with no edges, but as I said I would rather save them for a touring setup if I couldn't mount the touring bindings after a regular pair.
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I have 5 mounts on a pair. The 2 mounts thing is a myth. More mounts devalues a ski
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You could look for a binding combo that shares holes. Marker Jester/Duke PT/kingpin share heel holes, new salomon strive might share all holes with shifts(?)
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as long as you fill the holes with high grade epoxy and a little paint on top they will be fine, especially if your are just touring without sending big cliffs or booters.
you dont want to drill directly on top of an old hole, so it will effect where u can mount the next binding by a cm or two. All depends on the mounting hole patterns of the bindings used.
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This is an ultralight skimo ski correct?
Why not just buy a used pair to fill the gap between now and when you'll be traveling uphill?
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