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12-05-2019, 12:14 PM #1
salomon 916 ZZ bindings OK to use without the bar?
I have some 916ZZ bindings (integrated bar thingy between/heel)
can this be removed, and OK to use the bindings without this?
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12-05-2019, 01:42 PM #2
Pretty sure the heels are unusable without the connector bar. It sets the forward pressure as I remember
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12-05-2019, 02:36 PM #3
^ This.
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12-05-2019, 03:55 PM #4one-track mind
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If the ZZ bar ain't broke, then don't mess with it---just mount it as designed. On the hill, I can feel only ONE difference between ZZ and non-ZZ 916's---I can feel the ZZ heel shim is more rigid and transmits more shock than the squishier rubber dampener on non-ZZ 916 heels.
I have one pair of ZZ's with broken bars, which I will someday mount onto a beater ski with metal topsheet, using an extra screw or 2 to fasten the heel's broken bar "stub" directly into the ski core. I think a metal topsheet will hold the fwd pressure...if I ever run out of better bindings in my stash.
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12-05-2019, 04:29 PM #5
thanks
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12-05-2019, 04:46 PM #6Registered User
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Never could figure out why the zz 916s were made when the straight 916s were already such a good binding. Anybody?
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12-05-2019, 06:06 PM #7
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12-05-2019, 07:10 PM #8
For consistency when racing. Putting the heel in a track and attaching it to the toe virtually eliminates the affect of the binding on ski flex, so no flat spot. The forward pressure remains constant regardless of how much the ski is flexed. Many racing bindings have this feature.
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