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atomic bindings 412
hi,
I recently purchases the Atomic GS9.21 with Race 412 bindings. Unfortunately there's no explanation at all included on how these bindings are to be set/configured. Atomic support refuses to help me out as they only want shops to make changes, but I've had bad experiences with shops setting bindings, so I want to know what they do and how they calculate it to avoid any injuries. Does somebody have some kind of manual/guideline on how the 412 is to be set and how the calculations work for these bindings? Many thanks, Sven. |
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Sven wrote:
hi, I recently purchases the Atomic GS9.21 with Race 412 bindings. Unfortunately there's no explanation at all included on how these bindings are to be set/configured. Atomic support refuses to help me out as they only want shops to make changes, but I've had bad experiences with shops setting bindings, so I want to know what they do and how they calculate it to avoid any injuries. Does somebody have some kind of manual/guideline on how the 412 is to be set and how the calculations work for these bindings? No experience with Atomics; However the DIN reading is a standard, so any chart will help with release settings. Leaving you without measurements on whether the binding actually releases at the torque the DIN setting implies - that's what you pay a shop for (but you know that.) That leaves fore/aft setting and pre-load setting. I'd take them into the shop at the mountain base and ask the guys where the preload indicator is; they'd tell me. Maybe you can just walk in and ask, too? |
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lal_truckee wrote:
Sven wrote: hi, I recently purchases the Atomic GS9.21 with Race 412 bindings. Unfortunately there's no explanation at all included on how these bindings are to be set/configured. [snip snip] That leaves fore/aft setting and pre-load setting. I'd take them into the shop at the mountain base and ask the guys where the preload indicator is; they'd tell me. Maybe you can just walk in and ask, too? Is the fore/aft setting mathcing the boot's center mark over the ski's center mark? What is a preload indicator? I can't find anything akin to this - not surprising since I don't know what I'm looking for - on my Salomon 912s or my Look P10s. |
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I've used the 412's on my new Sugar Daddies while I've been waiting
for the 614's to come in. I usually ski a DIN 10 setting on other bindings, but I noticed the 412's have not pre-released on me at a setting of 8.5. Granted, I'm six months out from ACL replacement and I'm not skiing quite as fast nor as strong as I usually do, but I'm thinking they don't need to be set as high as you might normally set your bindings. Anyone else notice this? Another strange thing about these bindings--does anyone remember the plastic clackers they used to sell on TV? You'd hold a grip on this device and shake it up and down and these rotating clacker balls would make a loud clacking noise... Well, my 412's make a similar clacking noise when skied very fast or during high loads. It's the weirdest thing. Anyone else notice THIS? |
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