J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bandit

Rossfra8 wrote:bandit chamonix, st anton, verbier, davos/klosters, zermatt, iscghl, mayrhofen, kitzbuhel, most of 3 V's, aple d huez, ste foy, tignes/valdisere, la garve... list goes on )

With the exception of La Grave they are big Tour Op destinations. Have you been anywhere interesting? :mrgreen:

Rossfra8 wrote:Tony_H-because North Americas better :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

For a comparison, where have you skied in Europe? :mrgreen:

Mike from NS wrote:

bandit wrote:Errrrr, you guys are trying to 2nd guess the business motives of a multinational company.
This will allow you to make any speculation you want to make fit the facts, so it must be true.

:-D

:thumbup: :thumbup:

However ..... maybe Marker realizes that some skiers want input or direction from the manufacturers as this will make for happy customers and returning customers. They go with the fable - "you get more with a smile than a frown..." The other guys can't care as much....I'll look into it. :evil:

I must agree with Tony ... he wasn't being rude at all.

Too bad the oil companies wouldn't have some sort of concern for their customers. :cry:

Mike :wink:

Maybe.....Marker are engaging in a little psychology. You know, make their product appeal more to guys who like to twiddle with their gear :D

Oooh, it's that maybe word again :shock:

Errrrr, you guys are trying to 2nd guess the business motives of a multinational company.
This will allow you to make any speculation you want to make fit the facts, so it must be true.

:-D

I went to Breckenridge years ago, and was very disappointed. Some of the slopes were just flat fields. Get off the lift, get into a tuck and stay there until you reach the lift bottom. Most of the resorts in the surrounding area have much more varied skiing. The most enjoyable was Arapahoe Basin, with Copper Mountain (bowls) a close 2nd.

I thought the town was really tacky too. Not somewhere I would want to revisit, but I guess that it appeals to a lot of folks, hence the ongoing development on and off the slopes.

Tony_H wrote:
So tell us ISE, why do Marker say you should wind down your settings over the summer, and other companies dont. Are they made differently? Do they care more about preserving the lift whereas the others are more interested in your wearing them out and replacing them with new ones to keep their income streams higher? Or do you just think you are right and everyone else is wrong?

Perhaps the springs on Markers are not made from the same grade metal as other binding springs on sale at the moment?

The Marker Bindings and Product Guide FAQ's ( http://www.marker.de/en/product-guide/F.A.Q.) recommend dropping the DIN for summer storage to relieve the tension: " You should turn down the Z-number (DIN/ISO) of your binding to the minimum setting to relieve the spring...." they say and also caution in proper resetting before ski time returns.

This tells me that Marker are suggesting that users wind down the spring.
I see nothing about, Salomon, Tyrolia, Vist, Fritschi, Naxo, Dynafit.........et al, doing the same. To me, this says, that Marker bindings need to be treated differently.

caron-a wrote:

bandit wrote:Many years ago, I was also the victim of lousy binding setting by a ski shop. I subsequently had surgery and have now just been diagnosed with Osteoarthritis as a result of the original injury.

That's not good. I hope you're not in too much pain.

Thanks for your thoughts, it's not acute, just fat, wobbly and annoying )