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Silvretta 555 help!
I'm using 555's with Raichle concordia AT boots. The boots are quite soft and on the occasion that I do stuff everything up and crash the boots tend to give rather than the lateral release on the bindings. This has resulted in some nasty sprains and torn ligaments.
Should I reduce the DIN setting on the binding and risk it releasing in fast turns, buy stiffer boots or new bindings with a toe and heel release system? All advice gratefully received. Chris |
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In article , Chrispy wrote: I'm using 555's with Raichle concordia AT boots. The boots are quite soft and on the occasion that I do stuff everything up and crash the boots tend to give rather than the lateral release on the bindings. This has resulted in some nasty sprains and torn ligaments. Should I reduce the DIN setting on the binding and risk it releasing in fast turns, buy stiffer boots or new bindings with a toe and heel release system? Well, the best solution is to fall less. Any of the above things will help, but AT bindings will never be as good at releasing as standard Alpine bindings. You trade some safety for convience in backcountry skiing. IMHO, a big part of backcountry skiing is learning to stay within your limits. Of the solutions above, I would rank them in this order 1. Turn the DIN down 2. Buy stiffer boots 3. Buy stiffer boots and new bindings. There's no guarantee that you won't have the same release problems with different binding. The soft boot problem was common in early versions of releasable Alpine bindings. Setting DIN values on AT bindings is not a precise science, if your knees are getting torqued it needs to be lower. The values listed in the manuals are suggestions at best. _ Booker C. Bense -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBQ8bX1GTWTAjn5N/lAQF26gQAnK0JmepEjUXF+64h0lWHm5980H0CMWG/ 5hthVAAnpOiT14CuQ3xXSVTSI5YFXsRKTgvEiiNQszPJYpLJbP jJb1OCxj/Wi81I vkNLaUcurGY+FQyK3vmohIUdsjbEjgz1l5K9b3qqPueHsCTjS8 vNd0G2EUaP976l Ao89ARi5haQ= =yb0c -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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