Sorry Caron, could not resist the original comment, after you mentioned weighing yourselves and thinking of Ryanairs delight in charging for excess baggage. I'll get back in my box now.caron-a wrote:Tony_H wrote:I was talking about you putting weight on over Xmas and weighing yourselves....... :wink:caron-a wrote:Tony_H wrote:Dont fly Ryanair then, you'll get charged excess baggage :wink:caron-a wrote:When I had my boots fitted in Les Arcs at new year he asked my weight - I told him him 52 kg "but I may have put on a few pounds over Christmas, ha, ha, ha". He said "absolutely non madam, ha, ha, ha" (as the French do). I fell about 21 hours later, skis did not release, I honestly believe the DIN was too high.
I've since figured out that 4 may be the best for me so I ask for it. I'm now obsessive about weighing us all before we travel. It could be the difference between injury or not.
baggage is the least of my worries with ryanair :evil:
alright, I got it d**k [sorry, couldn't resist :lol: :lol: :lol:]
I put a huge amount of weight on with every heavy meal :cry: it's in my genes
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Started by Dave Mac in Ski Hardware 06-Dec-2009 - 43 Replies
Tony_H
reply to 'Binding Settings' posted Dec-2009
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New and improved me
Tonypants
reply to 'Binding Settings' posted Dec-2009
OK will do,thanks TH
Caron-a
reply to 'Binding Settings' posted Dec-2009
Tony_H wrote:I'll get back in my box now.
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Kateshaw
reply to 'Binding Settings' posted Dec-2009
Well I'm delighted to learn that in spite of gaining weight over the past couple of years I'm not so much of a porker that my DIN setting has to change.
I can eat a few more pies over Christmas.... :lol:
I can eat a few more pies over Christmas.... :lol:
Eljay
reply to 'Binding Settings' posted Dec-2009
hmmmm. I've never given that a thought before. I always give my weight as is, without all the ski clobber on. Will need to look at that this season.
Dave Mac
reply to 'Binding Settings' posted Dec-2009
Some people here were not aware of some factors that affect DIN setting, such as boot length and age. So I am glad that has been highlighted.
While I can see the angle that Langran is coming from, I sway towards Admin's advice to adhere to the binding setting sheets, and where required, or if you are not sure, having the bindings properly checked. Insurance alone is a good reason.
Where I do have some disagreement is that the DIN setting sheets are a broad brush solution. They may be the best we have, but that does not prevent us from exploring the shortfalls.
Langran suggests that a 1 Kgm weight difference could make a 25% difference in the DIN setting. I think that would only be possible at the lowest DIN settings. However, I take his point. Most of the parameters are in ranges, and not absolute measures. Hence, if you have say 3 out of 5 parameters, each close to the edge of it's relevant range, the DIN could be at say, a 10% variation, than if the calculations were carried out uniformly.
What concerns me more, is that DIN settings are set the same on both skis. Almost by definition, we have variations in the resistance of our limbs to injury. My point is that while Mike Langren suggests that there might be variation, I am suggesting that this variation should be an expectation, particularly in certain groups of people.
The outcome of my suggestion is that many people should have DIN settings that are different on each ski, and of course there should be a left ski and a right ski. (For injury prevention reasons, ~ I am ware that many skiers have a L&R ski for technical reasons, I do too).
Finally, many J2skiers have their own skis, have the bases regularly serviced, but never/rarely have their bindings serviced?
While I can see the angle that Langran is coming from, I sway towards Admin's advice to adhere to the binding setting sheets, and where required, or if you are not sure, having the bindings properly checked. Insurance alone is a good reason.
Where I do have some disagreement is that the DIN setting sheets are a broad brush solution. They may be the best we have, but that does not prevent us from exploring the shortfalls.
Langran suggests that a 1 Kgm weight difference could make a 25% difference in the DIN setting. I think that would only be possible at the lowest DIN settings. However, I take his point. Most of the parameters are in ranges, and not absolute measures. Hence, if you have say 3 out of 5 parameters, each close to the edge of it's relevant range, the DIN could be at say, a 10% variation, than if the calculations were carried out uniformly.
What concerns me more, is that DIN settings are set the same on both skis. Almost by definition, we have variations in the resistance of our limbs to injury. My point is that while Mike Langren suggests that there might be variation, I am suggesting that this variation should be an expectation, particularly in certain groups of people.
The outcome of my suggestion is that many people should have DIN settings that are different on each ski, and of course there should be a left ski and a right ski. (For injury prevention reasons, ~ I am ware that many skiers have a L&R ski for technical reasons, I do too).
Finally, many J2skiers have their own skis, have the bases regularly serviced, but never/rarely have their bindings serviced?
Edited 2 times. Last update at 08-Dec-2009
Scapula
reply to 'Binding Settings' posted Dec-2009
I agree with Dave Mac in that as a veteran of being ejected by my bindings the slow twisting fall (in the lift queue or off the chairlift...classic pratfalls) are more knee wrenching and painful than when losing it at speed on the piste when the skis pop off and the world spins round! Also dont leave hard or breakable objects in your hip pockets as I was reminded last night ...a bunch of keys ouch!!
its all going rapidly downhill!
Edited 1 time. Last update at 09-Dec-2009
Trencher
reply to 'Binding Settings' posted Dec-2009
NOBODY TELL MY DAUGHTER ! In some weird fit of enthusiasm last spring, I backed off the DIN on her bindings. Now I should have checked the settings anyway before she used them again, but forgot to. I dropped her off at training last night, went off on an errand. When I picked her up, she was complaining about the rutted course, that her skis kept coming off, and that I needed to adjust her bindings :oops:
Moral - don't back off the bindings if you are subject to senior moments.
Trencher
Moral - don't back off the bindings if you are subject to senior moments.
Trencher
because I'm so inclined .....
Edited 1 time. Last update at 11-Dec-2009
Topic last updated on 12-December-2009 at 13:34