Bindings, what do you set yours at?

[72Twenty]

[Monique]

Like aspenskichump, I set my DIN on the fly while I'm skiing.

While I'm going off cliffs, I set it high, then I ease it back for the groomers and in the park. It's cool because most of the time people think I'm going for a grab when really I'm microadjusting my bindings.

Hell I swap my SKIS on the fly as conditions change top to bottom. The problem is finding a good caddy.

[p.blz]

Couple points:

You should be able to release your bindings with your own power while standing still.

Most pre-releases are a result of poor technique.

[slippy]

My settings would be lower if I wasn't on Tyrolias.

[onehotchili]

this could be a dangerous thread, so i hope no maggots makes changes to their settings based on what everyone has posted.

for me when i raced USSA, FIS, college etc. i had mine anywhere from 11-15 (depending on the event, speeds, etc.) at 5'9" 160lbs.

now at a flyweight of 145lbs. and less aggro skiing... typically around 7. at least when i am not freeheeling

[meatdrink9]

All of my binders are now old-school sollys that max at either 14 or 16 on the DIN. I weigh 150 and I am 6,1. I keep the toepieces at 10 and the heels at 9. I go up to 11 toe, 10 heel for comps. I don't come out of the skis unless I've done something seriously wrong. I used to have newer sollys with a din to 12 and set the bindings the same way and couldn't stay in those things to save my life. Always prereleased.

[powder11]

I haven't read all the posts, sorry if this had already been stated... setting your bindings at 12 or 13 on a 14 DIN max binding is a bad idea. if you feel the need to be at 12 or 13, get an 18 DIN max binding

[truth]

I throw 11 pennies in behind the springs them crank them to [Nigel's voice]eleven[/nv].

So that's like 6.72 US pennies?

[mntlion]

I agree in gerneral, and for most people but

Couple points:You should be able to release your bindings with your own power while standing still.

why? if you are skiing aggesivly and hucking I want my DIN higher. If I'm skiing around with beginers then sure. Some terrain a lost ski is a bigger hazard then a tweeked knee, and with some flexibility that helps to "reduce the risk"

Most pre-releases are a result of poor technique.

or DIN too low .... (see point #1)

[Endlessseason]

Couple points:
You should be able to release your bindings with your own power while standing still.

NO. WAY. Maybe for the "average" skier out there, but that would be incredibly dangerous at the speeds and in the terrain skied by the overwhelming majority of the maggots I've skied with over the years. Not all of them, of course, but the majority.

If you keep your bindings set at a level that allows you to twist out while standing still, I invite you to try to keep up with a random gaggle of maggots on the rampage at Mammoth, K-wood, Snowbird, or Alta. Heck, anywhere. I assure you, you will not be with them for long because you'll be spending your time looking for your lost skis.

Oh....and by the way, this is not because of dangerous or reckless riding, either. I'm talking a normally paced, run-of-the-mill, regular old ski day with a bunch of internet buddies with a whole day to kill on any given hill. And when I say "internet buddies" I mean that in the TGR sense as opposed to the "Barking Bear" method of skiing.

[truth]

Endless, that's cuz our technique sucks.

[seatosky]

So that's like 6.72 US pennies?

9.4 actually

[truth]

9.4 actually

parity sux

[wicked_sick]

What do "Barking Bear" e-buddies do when they get together?

[PeachesN'Cream]

Couple points:

You should be able to release your bindings with your own power while standing still.

Most pre-releases are a result of poor technique.

good point

[Arty50]

good point

Yes, especially since snow always has the same consistency with a smooth surface.

[A-wreck]

What do "Barking Bear" e-buddies do when they get together?

They get wicked sick.

[p.blz]

Woah...guess I better defend myself.

The stand and twist to set din has always worked for me (I was taught it by a race coach as a kid), the theory being that if you can twist out using your own power then youn knees will be safe during a fall.

I'm not talking about a slow turning of your foot until it hurts your knee...it must be an aggresive twisting motion simulating what might happen in a real crash. An aggresive thrust backwards works for the heel pieces too.

I'm not a particularly strong person and I can twist (and heel release) out of most bindings (salomon, tyrolia, fritschi) in the 10-11 range (a little higher for tyrolia). I can't remember the last time I had a pre-release and
doubt i'd have trouble keeping up to a group of maggots.

I do agree that cranking the bindings for hucking/hauling/comps is a good idea but it is only to make sure you won't lose a ski during a momentary lapse in technique (backslapping, getting in the backseat while hauling etc.)

[glademaster]

5'8'' 145 lbs
317mm boot sole

I run my race skis at DIN 7 toe, 8 heel
My everyday fats at DIN 8 all around
My Spatulas at DIN 8 toe, 9 heel.

[Endlessseason]

...an aggresive twisting motion simulating what might happen in a real crash.

Sorry. Can't happen in your living room.

I'm not saying this as a challenge, and I'm not spraying for maggots (obviously of which you are one), but, if you set your bindings with the "your own power while standing still" method, there are an awful lot of maggots who will have to decide if they want to wait for you while you go find your skis.

Oh...and for the record, I cannot self-release in my living room with my DIN at 11 and I weigh 225 pounds.

[justjusty]

/// I cannot self-release in my living room /////

i bet you could with showtime & cinemax.

[p.blz]

if you set your bindings with the "your own power while standing still" method, there are an awful lot of maggots who will have to decide if they want to wait for you while you go find your skis.

It might be a problem for others using this method, but won't be a problem for me. Like I said, I haven't had a pre-release in quite some time and I do like to ski fast.

Oh...and for the record, I cannot self-release in my living room with my DIN at 11 and I weigh 225 pounds.

I haven't actually tried it it the living room but doubt it would be a problem. Concentrate on focussing all of your energy on the task at hand and then with a burst of strength, twist it out. It's mind over matter really....think about what they taught you in Ninja school.

[midget]

I keep seeing references to people looking for bindings that go to at least 16 or similiar. Are people (Other than those hucking off 100 ft + cliffs) actually setting their binings this high, or is just that a binding works better set towards the low end of it's range? I ski with mine set around 7-8, on binders that go to 12, I don't release, I ski fast and pretty hard (I think), so what's the deal?

High din bindings tend to have more metal parts and less plastic parts. Plastic parts break a lot when you have high stress. EX: Salomon 810-914 bindings have a plastic piece on the heel piece that the screws go through and hold the heel piece in. Those break a lot. The 916's in the same part of the heel piece are metal and don't break.

[Endlessseason]

I haven't actually tried it it the living room but doubt it would be a problem.

It was a figure of speech; representative of trying to do this somewhere "on your own power" as you suggested, duh.


And Justy...don't you have some computers to fix or something?

[cj001f]

Ortovox does make a doggy beacon and a separate reciever so i would expect it would run on a different frequency but i didnt look into that too much.

The Ortovox D1 (doggy beacon) runs at 457kHz the same frequency as the rest of the line. SOS Has a sled/snow bug system that's similar to the ski maus.

My binders are all set 7-8 (Fritschi & Dynafit) I've never prereleased. As for not skiing down on one ski - it's called walking.