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Changing bindings?
martin wrote:
I'd like get my conventional bindings changed for touring bindings, but I've never changed bindings before. Can the skis actually cope with it? will the fitting still be strong enough? There is no reason in general why you can't do this. The new bindings will almost certainly have a different hole pattern to the old, although you can always put epoxy into the screw holes if you reuse any. You would need to seal up the old holes with epoxy or something to stop moisture getting into the core. Whether your particular skis will cope, with the usage you've already had, who can say? How many days have you already skied on them? Bear in mind that if you are planning to do serious touring rather than just climbing to out of bounds skiing not all alpine skis are well suited in terms of weight and strength. I've x-posted this to rec.skiing.backcountry/alpine as you are really in the wrong n.g. for this type of question. |
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On 24 Aug 2003 17:10:21 GMT, David Off
wrote: martin wrote: I'd like get my conventional bindings changed for touring bindings, but I've never changed bindings before. Can the skis actually cope with it? will the fitting still be strong enough? There is no reason in general why you can't do this. The new bindings will almost certainly have a different hole pattern to the old, although you can always put epoxy into the screw holes if you reuse any. One redrill/second binding OK, holes at least 1/4 to 1/2 inch from older holes, plugs glued into holes. Second redrill/third binding, questionable, depends on ski structure. More than that, Swiss cheese. Hang 'em on the wall. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) ------------------------------------------------ at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom |
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On 24 Aug 2003 17:10:21 GMT, David Off
wrote: martin wrote: I'd like get my conventional bindings changed for touring bindings, but I've never changed bindings before. Can the skis actually cope with it? will the fitting still be strong enough? There is no reason in general why you can't do this. The new bindings will almost certainly have a different hole pattern to the old, although you can always put epoxy into the screw holes if you reuse any. You would need to seal up the old holes with epoxy or something to stop moisture getting into the core. Whether your particular skis will cope, with the usage you've already had, who can say? How many days have you already skied on them? Bear in mind that if you are planning to do serious touring rather than just climbing to out of bounds skiing not all alpine skis are well suited in terms of weight and strength. Also, depending on the answers to the above questions, it might be worth considering the touring binding conversions, that just clip into your normal Alpine binding for those occasions when you want them. I've never used them, but they seem like quite a nice idea. |
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