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: I have been trying to mount Karhu 7tm bindings onto K2 She's Piste
: using the optional Karhu riser plate/adaptor to convert the 7tm
: mounting pattern to the predrilled G3 pattern built into the K2's...
: and I am having some problems. It seems that G3 specs state that the
: two front holes in the mounting pattern be 26 mm appart. With the
: She's Piste, the holes are 27.5 mm appart. Not much but enough to keep
: the screws from going in strait due to the fact that the risers are
: properly drilled at 26 mm and give little room for error. I stripped a
: number of screws trying to get them in and finally gave up fearing I
: would strip the treads in the ski. In addition, if I did get them in,
: I fear there would be some fairly nasty stresses on the screws.

: That said, has anyone else had a similar problem? My wife really wants
: this setup and I would like to get it up and running for her without
: drilling the skis. (Note that I measured other She's Piste at 3 other
: stores in Boise and they are all at 27.5 mm. The other K2s, World
: Piste, Dawn Patrol, etc are OK at 26 mm.) Just wondering if I may be
: able to get new She's Piste with proper hole alligment?

i'm unfamiliar with the structure of the riser, but is it not possible to elongate the
clearance holes with a dremmel? if you're only off by .75mm on each hole, the material
loss should be negligable in terms of structural support. but not knowing the geometry
myself, i dunno. tried calling k2?