VtSkier wrote:
jimbo wrote:

Well, lots of good advice. BUT, unless the "expert" you choose uses
the device that actually pops the boot out of the binding to check the
release torque, you might as well do it your self.

If the "expert" doesn't use the release check device, don't pay him.

Right. But you won't find any shop in the US that will adjust a binding
without subsequently doing a release check.


I haven't seen any
rental shop that does anything more than set the DIN. In fact, I
haven't seen any retail stores that do anything more. I have seen only
one "expert" shop that used the device I mentioned.

Here's how it works with rental shops:

They spend many hours in the off-season putting each ski through the
release check device at various DIN settings to verify that the binding
is releasing properly. Then, when the hoards show up at the height of
the season, they can just set the DIN and hand out the skis. This saves
a lot of time on those busy holiday mornings. And that's why you've
never seen the rental counters put the skis on the release check device
- you'd need to visit in the fall when they're doing the prep work.

//Walt