I’ll fix the links…. Not trying to cause trouble, just puzzled. When I say a binding is beefy, I mean that it lacks slop and has the design and materials to ostensibly hold up to multiple resort skiing days. I’ve had my Duke’s for 2 seasons, I think halfway through the 1st I started to notice the fore/aft slop. Copyright Policy Remember to click your boot in and out a few times then recheck the AFD with the business card to make sure this is where the boot naturally sits. Obviously the bindings need to be adjusted so you can click your boot in but they need to have the forward pressure set properly so the binding works properly. Can you recommend a source for a 2nd hand binding swap to save on cost? I'm going to Japan this winter and will be doing a mixture of touring and resort skiing and am looking for bindings to mount on my Moment Exit Worlds. Just engage your boots several times and make sure you have lowered the AFD all the way down. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies from this website. How to Adjust Marker Ski Bindings. Quite a few resort skiers pick such bindings so they can have a “one rig” setup they feel will do it all. With regard to the minimum ski width thing and the Marker line of AT bindings as per the post of Joseph. As far as downhill performance, there is no comparison. This will correspond to a letter code on the chart. Adjusting bindings is a serious job that could result in severe injury if done wrong. http://www.wildsnow.com/backcountry-ski-pdfs/baron-duke-mount.pdf. I have the Dukes, I’m an aggressive 185 lb skier. Where on the binding does it say if it’s a large or small? Inferior products and the illusion/allure of lower price for the consumer and high volume for the manufacturer are cheating us out of quality and performance.
I don’t get it. I personally ski a “quiver of one” with Naxos, but that was more because when I bought the bindings I was using my alpine boots. Ski bindings are an increasingly high-design piece of equipment and need to be adjusted to the proper tension setting (known as the "DIN" setting). I guess I’m still looking for an area where dynafits aren’t the obvious choice. By the way, not sure if you guys are rolling through the Yukon on your Alaska trip or taking the ferry up the coast but if you need a place to plug that camper in for the night and have a hot shower in Whitehorse, YT, we should get in touch. A good deal of these areas are accessed via a lift served traverse with short bootpacks. 2020 I'm not a licensed binding tech, but I've been doing my own adjustments and ski tuning for many years and have scoured enough resources to feel confident enough in this advice to follow it myself.
But for some reason, you haven’t. I’m putting FT 12’s on Megawatts that will be mostly for BC softsnow use, but, some of it will be inbounds on our token “powder days”. It helps to have the pack off when doing all these shenanigans. I think the crux here is that bindings such as Duke or Baron are truly intended to be used mostly in alpine mode, with only occasional switches to touring, usually for short distances. Jason, thanks for bringing that up. The worst that could happen is that I’ll have to get another pair of Dynafits to replace them . Now before you go into a coma, any beta on brake/leash options? All you will need is a Phillips head screwdriver or Allen wrench and a business card. Close the adjuster lever firmly against the toe piece. ***Disclaimer*** It is best and we recommend having your skis adjusted and mounted by a professional technician at a ski shop. BARON EPF 13 L (110 mm) BARON EPF 13 S (110 mm) Baron EPF 13 L (100 mm) Baron EPF 13 S (100 mm) New. Then I lock the heel down and this is the key part. Lou –
Marker bindings also typically have a "fore aft" adjustment, which allows the binding to be moved slightly forward and backward to maximize ski performance.
Demo Bindings Marker FDT TPX 12. The focus just isn’t on their climbing ability – it’s not about how efficient they are. As a rather new Dynafit convert I am frickin’ stunned at how awesome they are. Tanner-D. Posts: 2043 - Karma: 3,965. All three ski great, albeit with minor “feel” differences. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("nsfw", "yes"); We noticed that mistake and I was editing it out just 5 minutes after posting! It’s about the fact that if you are into alpine skiing in bc conditions, you CAN climb when you want to – and your friends either boot (exhausting), carry snowshoes (unlikely) or alpine treckers (really not very fun) or don’t climb at all. Turn the width-adjustment screw at the side of the toe piece to the left with a screwdriver to widen the receivers so the boot fits fully into the toe piece. Sandy – thanks for the feedback. Lou or anyone, is there a chance any of the Marker NON touring bindings have the same hole pattern as the F12?
Another key thing is getting the heel plate the correct distance from the toe plate. Brake width for Duke and Baron is 110 millimeters. I mounted Duke’s on my resort skis last year and in the process found the big-box stores don’t sell pozi-drive or mm drill bits. Everything else works and you get a very solid alpine binding interface out of the deal. It doesn’t seem to have gotten worse and I don’t notice it while skiing so I’ve mostly ignored it. If you are "III" level skier, go two DIN settings higher. { just like cars, it’s nor profitable to make one that will last many years without need for servicing or replacement. Just a word on the street sort of thing but i have been hearing mutterings about a longer heel life becoming available sometime in december for ~$40. Holy Grail is here, most boot makers have an alpine equivalent boot with Dynafit fittings. I think your bindings are size small, also. My question is whether the Baron is beefy enough for me, given how low the minimum weight recommendation is, or whether the Duke is a better choice (but I’m never going near that sort of high DIN)?
http://www.wildsnow.com/backcountry-ski-pdfs/baron-duke-mount.pdf, Lou, Thanks for the good comments. In addition, you adjust the forward pressure to ensure the boots remain stable when locked in the bindings. I have been using a credit card making it tight enough so i can just pull it out. I grabbed the “single” hole dimension off the Marker paper template, which probably got shortened slightly by being folded. If it is set properly the DIN's are most likely too low. In the above images is the heel piece on the Marker Griffon. console.log('NSFW in title'); 175 lbs, advanced to expert, but ski with expert/pro a lot who talk me into things. One issue I found with the Dukes that is somewhat problematic, the AFD is very fragile. Many people equate size with strength, not realizing that you can engineer strength without necessarily more bulk if you’re clever and use the right materials (metal vs. plastic, for example). If you’re sure it’s 102 I’ll change that on the Wildsnow template. Your safety is important and comes first. var content_container_margin = parseInt('340px'); Enter the skier's personal data into a DIN setting calculator to determine the DIN number. Most people just get wet. Built for maximum edge pressure and g-forces accelerating your heartbeat.
Any word on the new Freeride Pro, and how it stacks up to the Baron? If you are planning to purchase bindings and boots within the next few years, the Marker ID bindings will allow for more boot options that take advantage of the Grip Walk feature. If the height and weight letter code are different, use the one higher up on the chart as a starting point (if your height code is "L" and your weight code is "K," start with the K). Place the right boot and the right ski on a table.
But first, always fun to unbox nicely engineered machinery.
They may also be talking about full alpine release, in which case the Marker/Naxo bindings are there and the Fritschis are significantly closer than the Dynafits. Thanks,
Having to take boots out of bindings to change modes is a minor issue for me, but I can understand how a dedicated touring skier would find this annoying. I gave up resort skiing in the east several years ago but my twin sons are now old enough to enjoy the sport and I’d like to get them as many days in to build their skills.
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