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  1. #1
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    Feb 2014
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    Mount point and boot cuff height

    While surfing the twiggy New Hampshire back country yesterday, working hard to keep my tips up and tracking over the snow snakes, snow sharks, and various other subsurface obstacles, I had a bit of an epiphany:

    I think the reason I have to put so much work into keeping my tips up on my BC skis is twofold:

    1. My bindings are nearly center mounted (factory recommended position)
    2. The cuffs of my touring boots are about an inch + shorter than the cuffs of my in-bounds boots

    Thus, the ground has a longer lever (ski tails) with which to resist my efforts in riding my tails/lifting my ski tips, and I have a shorter lever (boots) with which to muscle my skis to do what I need.

    Translation: longer tails and shorter boots = harder to keep your tips up.

    Now my specific situation:

    My setup is Atomic backland FR 102s (2017-2018), and Marker Kingpins. I'm thinking of moving the bindings backward 1-2 cm.

    Questions:

    1. Does anybody ski this ski? If so, where are your bindings mounted? How do you like it?
    2. Does the screw pattern of the Kinpin allow me to shift 1-2 cm back/forth?

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
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    northern BC
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    no idea about that ski but If i was ewe I would forget wanking about with moving ski center and buy some skis with more early rise
    Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dangur View Post
    2.
    Yes. And you might get away with remounting the toes and adjusting the heel.

    In addition; get some plates under the toes. 5mm or so will help a lot

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Oct 2014
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    Shims for toes (increase float. Experience is simiLar to skiing with gas predal more depressed)
    move back 2cm (1 won’t be worthwhile)
    find taller boots or try taller liner (intuition tour wrap is high)


  5. #5
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
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    Just ski more in the back seat... like usual.

    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    the situation strikes me as WAY too much drama at this point

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