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Trouble With Salomon Pilot 2 Classic Binding
I had some problems with my Pilot 2 binding yesterday. Snow must have
gotten trapped inside the opening which houses the the kevlar strap. The strap wouldn't return to the retracted position. After inspection it was clear the kevlar strap was froze up with snow. The sensation is odd with no resistance after kicking. Has anyone else experienced this? Mt concern is if the kevlar band doesn't return will I eventually step down and crush the little white plastic hook on the end of the band. |
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Trouble With Salomon Pilot 2 Classic Binding
On Jan 25, 4:03*pm, ADK Skier wrote:
I had some problems with my Pilot 2 binding yesterday. Snow must have gotten *trapped inside the opening which houses the the kevlar strap. The strap wouldn't return to the retracted position. After inspection it was clear the kevlar strap was froze up with snow. *The sensation is odd with no resistance after kicking. Has anyone else experienced this? Mt concern is if the kevlar band doesn't return will I eventually step down and crush the little white plastic hook on the end of the band. What tension mark is you binding tension set on? Would increasing the tension setting improve the return of the strap into the binding housing? |
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Trouble With Salomon Pilot 2 Classic Binding
On Jan 25, 9:41 pm, wrote:
On Jan 25, 4:03 pm, ADK Skier wrote: I had some problems with my Pilot 2 binding yesterday. Snow must have gotten trapped inside the opening which houses the the kevlar strap. The strap wouldn't return to the retracted position. After inspection it was clear the kevlar strap was froze up with snow. The sensation is odd with no resistance after kicking. Has anyone else experienced this? Mt concern is if the kevlar band doesn't return will I eventually step down and crush the little white plastic hook on the end of the band. What tension mark is you binding tension set on? Would increasing the tension setting improve the return of the strap into the binding housing? Try a good shot of silicone spray into the housing and on the binding itself. Captain Nordic |
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Trouble With Salomon Pilot 2 Classic Binding
I've had the same problem, as have many others. Sometimes mine a re
wonderful, sometimes they click in and out, sometimes they don't engage at all. One temporary fix is to warm the bindings before going out. The silicone spray sounds like a good idea too. I heard Kikkan Randall comment that hers were clicking in and out during the classic race at Nationals. I'd be anxious to hear what Salomon has to say about this. Dave p.s. when I first had the problem I thought you sold me some lemom bindings, happy/sad to hear all have this problem. "ADK Skier" wrote in message ... I had some problems with my Pilot 2 binding yesterday. Snow must have gotten trapped inside the opening which houses the the kevlar strap. The strap wouldn't return to the retracted position. After inspection it was clear the kevlar strap was froze up with snow. The sensation is odd with no resistance after kicking. Has anyone else experienced this? Mt concern is if the kevlar band doesn't return will I eventually step down and crush the little white plastic hook on the end of the band. |
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Trouble With Salomon Pilot 2 Classic Binding
On Jan 28, 8:12*am, "Dave M-K" wrote:
I've had the same problem, as have many others. ** The silicone spray sounds like a good idea too. I'd be anxious to hear what Salomon has to say about this. Salomon says to check w/ your dealer, they no longer have a direct e- mail contact from their website. I also had this problem (I have the Atomic version), during a race last week and also yesterday skiing the same course. The problem (for me) is that the strap does not retract, which leave the white plastic hook hanging out there and it "unhooks" itself from the boot. The clicking you hear is from your boot stepping on the hook. Mine has "broken free" and rehooked a few time, but I actually saw what I desribed yesterday. Many times yesterday, on curving downhills, I would step out into softer, deep snow to step/carve my turns - excellent conditions to pack snow between my boot and binding. After skiing, I immediately went to my dealer, put the skis on the bench, backed off the tension and pulled the strap all the way out. Almost at the end of the strap, a good sized piece of ice came out. I used a heat gun to dry the binding out and sprayed it w/ a silicone spray. If you look at a demo binding (which is mounted on a clear plastic plate) you'll see that there is a coil spring which actually provided the tension for the strap. Icing in the spring maybe the issue, but a teammate who has seen the same thing said she's lubed that also with no success. - Bob |
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1) Salomon Pilot classic bindings benefits from lubrication much as a bike chain does. We suggest you spray the hook and the internals (pull the hook out and spray into binding) with silicon spray. Do this every 500 km. 2) We have a new insert called the Pilot Classic Protector that is a free part available to our retailers goes under the rear portion of the binding that incases the spring. It takes about 2 minutes to install. If your shop does not have them they can order them from Salomon customer service. 3) Make sure the boots and bindings are as clean as possible before you start skiing. If they start clean the stay very snow free. If they start with snow then snow builds up. If you have further question please call or email. Andrew Gerlach Salomon Nordic Factory Team www.enjoywinter.com 406-585-2660 |
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Trouble With Salomon Pilot 2 Classic Binding
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:06:33 +0000, Andrew Gerlach
wrote: 3) Make sure the boots and bindings are as clean as possible before you start skiing. If they start clean the stay very snow free. If they start with snow then snow builds up. Start w/o snow on them? Easy to say. |
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Trouble With Salomon Pilot 2 Classic Binding
I wonder if my problem falls under the same solution?
Wet snow (nearly wet) builds up under my boots on top of my Salomon bindings and gets to be up to 2cm thick and I simply cannot ski - this is on fresh snow breaking trail etc. Any suggestions would help - TIA tbuckley^canada.com On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:03:18 -0800 (PST), ADK Skier wrote: I had some problems with my Pilot 2 binding yesterday. Snow must have gotten trapped inside the opening which houses the the kevlar strap. The strap wouldn't return to the retracted position. After inspection it was clear the kevlar strap was froze up with snow. The sensation is odd with no resistance after kicking. Has anyone else experienced this? Mt concern is if the kevlar band doesn't return will I eventually step down and crush the little white plastic hook on the end of the band. |
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