Are DIN numbers based on a spec or a standard? Is a 10 DIN on any binding the same as opposed to the 130 boot flex numbers from brand to brand?
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22-23 - New Atomic Bindings for DIN 24/30?
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DIN is DIN. It is a standard, Deutche Industri Norm.
Tecnically they are not DIN but ISO standards but yes, in a bench test, 10 is 10 is a 10. I was told this at one point, be it accurate or not but supposed testing with done that the forces that a male racer puts on a binding equates to around what a 14 would be. True or not, I cannot confirm but it came from someone extremely knowledgeable about bindings.
Ah, the green spring 727s. I had a couple of pairs of them that came from a buddy on the British team. i can remember the Salomon rep being horrified and that I might die using them….
I'm sure that "hard easy coast snow" and Sunday racers are special, but guys on WC, at similar weight, and with just slightly more aggressive skiing at just slightly higher speed (I doubt many sunday racers bomb down tracks similar to Kitz at 150+km/h), and on ice that most likely is nothing compared to "hard east coast snow" have bindings set to less on their race skis 
Ha, this reminds me of a test centre that set my bindings at 8 by drawing an extra line below the 10 on a PX 18.
Right, that is why I need higher DIN, I am a choppier skier...those guys are better and smoother and can get away with lower DIN.I'm sure that "hard easy coast snow" and Sunday racers are special, but guys on WC, at similar weight, and with just slightly more aggressive skiing at just slightly higher speed (I doubt many sunday racers bomb down tracks similar to Kitz at 150+km/h), and on ice that most likely is nothing compared to "hard east coast snow" have bindings set to less on their race skis
The binding doesn't know the talent of the skier, it only feels forces and reacts accordingly.
Idk here….. I frequently end up helping racer clients out by bartering skis for services. Oddly, sub 25 point racers tend to have their DIN lower than most Masters skiers. Equally if not odder, I skied with a 70 year old coach this spring who was on the new Icon & he indicated that “it’s really a different scale…”. Wicked plugged in coach, so I’m guessing there’s an aftermarket spring kit available.
I know and absolutely agree forces in recreational racing are way higher then on WC.Right, that is why I need higher DIN, I am a choppier skier...those guys are better and smoother and can get away with lower DIN.
PS: Don't get me wrong, I really don't care how you guys have your bindings set. It's fine with me to whatever you set them, so no problem here.
This was just a training run of the Downhill in Bormio a few seasons ago. But when you imagine these skiers landing in grooves on pure ice at such speeds, you'ld want their bindings to really keep those skis on their feet...
Still have the green spring 727 on my Roc comp that i got from James Major back in 1976Ah, the green spring 727s. I had a couple of pairs of them that came from a buddy on the British team. i can remember the Salomon rep being horrified and that I might die using them….
That is just nuts. I've seen the delam in race videos. Just crazy amount of force I guess.A downhill ski exploding
Mine are set at 7. I'm thin and not that heavy. Have never felt the binding was going to release. Maybe I need to apply more force in the turns!
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One of the great stories in racing-
“I knew I was going to win the race.”
I’d say if they went out there with screwguns, it was to get him out of the binding. How are you going to get the binding off an injured leg with no ski attached?
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He has what looks like 997's on the skis, the highest I have seen these were 14-20's. Correct?
I've walked out of a Salomon heel set at 15.5, on a 9-16 binding.Right, that is why I need higher DIN, I am a choppier skier...those guys are better and smoother and can get away with lower DIN.
It was clearly the binding's fault and not my fault for leaning in while hitting a hole (which had been mentioned in the course report) at 45 MPH.
The one on the left in the original post’s picture looks like the Marker M20. I’ve horded that binding throughout the years.
Great binding and easy to use. That said, things are a bit easier with Volkl and Blizzard.
Great binding and easy to use. That said, things are a bit easier with Volkl and Blizzard.
I notice a lot of interesting similarity between my old hoarded iconic Comp 20's vs my new Ikon 30:
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