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Ski and Binding mounting update
I thought I would post a quick update to my post of last week asking
for the position to mount bindings. What I ended up doing was going in an entirely different direction. I returned the skis, and got a pair of NIS skis - the Alpine Control Skis, with the NIS bindings, and I got them today, and was able to just slide them in and snap them into place. I decided I was more comfortable with the bindings that were adjustable if needed than even the company putting them on, since I don't really have anyone here to put them on (that's not very expensive) and this way I can adjust them if necessary as I learn more abou this. Right now I have them in the default position where it snapped into place first - I believe with the pin over the ski balance point as was suggested in the previous post. I also figured I'd get them faster this way and then maybe there was a slight chance we'd get snow again. It's snowed as late as Easter here sometimes. I have read that sometimes women's ski bindings would be mounted a bit forward - and I wondered what the benefits are of that (if there are any) I figure I can start out in the central position and see how things go. Now I just have to hope for snow - or will try them out next year, but at least I've not wrecked a pair of skis by mounting them incorrectly. The company was very good and took everything back and sent me the new set and paid for the shipping, since they had made a mistake in the first place. Meg |
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Ski and Binding mounting update
Oh, I just answered your other post, assuming you still needed help.
Start with the balance point. The skis, your beginning technique and where you are skiing probably don't demand more. If you had some experience and racing skis, I'd suggest experimenting (which you can still do). It's not uncommon for the the best results to be behind the balance point, even with Salomon bindings. This is contrary to standard practice, but is what people who actually look at a ski's flex on a bench and experiment on snow find. With the NIS, a click or possibly even two back may work best. However, in my couple of weeks experimenting with a pair, the best setting seemed to depend a lot on snow conditions. That on-the-fly adjustability is NIS's main attaction. Gene On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:51:21 -0800 (PST) Meg wrote: I thought I would post a quick update to my post of last week asking for the position to mount bindings. What I ended up doing was going in an entirely different direction. I returned the skis, and got a pair of NIS skis - the Alpine Control Skis, with the NIS bindings, and I got them today, and was able to just slide them in and snap them into place. I decided I was more comfortable with the bindings that were adjustable if needed than even the company putting them on, since I don't really have anyone here to put them on (that's not very expensive) and this way I can adjust them if necessary as I learn more abou this. Right now I have them in the default position where it snapped into place first - I believe with the pin over the ski balance point as was suggested in the previous post. I also figured I'd get them faster this way and then maybe there was a slight chance we'd get snow again. It's snowed as late as Easter here sometimes. I have read that sometimes women's ski bindings would be mounted a bit forward - and I wondered what the benefits are of that (if there are any) I figure I can start out in the central position and see how things go. Now I just have to hope for snow - or will try them out next year, but at least I've not wrecked a pair of skis by mounting them incorrectly. The company was very good and took everything back and sent me the new set and paid for the shipping, since they had made a mistake in the first place. Meg |
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Ski and Binding mounting update
Sorry for the confusion - in heading towards Chicago, I was thinking
in a search for snow so I could still try these out this winter. I do appreciate all your advice. On Mar 3, 7:19*pm, wrote: Oh, I just answered your other post, assuming you still needed help. Start with the balance point. The skis, your beginning technique and where you are skiing probably don't demand more. If you had some experience and racing skis, I'd suggest experimenting (which you can still do). *It's not uncommon for the the best results to be behind the balance point, even with Salomon bindings. This is contrary to standard practice, but is what people who actually look at a ski's flex on a bench and experiment on snow find. With the NIS, a click or possibly even two back may work best. However, in my couple of weeks experimenting with a pair, the best setting seemed to depend a lot on snow conditions. *That on-the-fly adjustability is NIS's main attaction.. Gene |
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