All Things Marker

[Uncle-A]

These M40 "Sarajevo 1984 edition" bindings are on a pair of skis that live as decor in the AirBnB I'm at in SLC.

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They're on a pair of Rossignol Equipe SM slalom skis, so I'm guessing circa 1983.

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BTW The Rossi SM was a GS ski and the ST was the SL ski..

 

[Rudi Riet]

BTW The Rossi SM was a GS ski and the ST was the SL ski..

As if there really was much different between the two other than a sheet of metal.

But duly noted, all the same.

 

[AdamSkiTech]

I would not trust an M36 heel...or 46...Maybe a 46R and I would have no problem with an MR/MRR...other than bending down every time to clip in.

I still have later model MRR's(M48 vintage) on two pair of K2's. Even with a little crack on the toe piece cover the mechanics of the binding are still dead on and dependable. A.

I do wish they would recreate a modern version. Even at 58 I can pull them on and in deep powder, or on steep, a yard sale still makes me glad I don't have to step down. Now my Look turntables are something else. I swear by turn tables for knee protection.

 

[Rudi Riet]

I still have later model MRR's(M48 vintage) on two pair of K2's. Even with a little crack on the toe piece cover the mechanics of the binding are still dead on and dependable. A.

Yeah, they could withstand so much abuse it was incredible. I have a few sets of the M46 and M48 vintage ones.

I do wish they would recreate a modern version. Even at 58 I can pull them on and in deep powder, or on steep, a yard sale still makes me glad I don't have to step down. Now my Look turntables are something else. I swear by turn tables for knee protection.

Hear hear! It was the best for powder, so much easier to manage than a Look turntable. Most of my powder skis as a teenage ski academy racer were "blown up" GS skis with MRRs on them and they just plain worked in the often bottomless Utah powder. I miss their utility and their light weight.

That design is still perfectly legit today from a mechanical standpoint. Sadly the powers-that-be at Marker felt that step-in was the only way forward and the successor version - the step-in MRR - was a hot mess.

If anybody from Marker is reading this: there is a market for the Rotomat heel in the modern era.

 

[Philpug]

If anybody from Marker is reading this: there is a market for the Rotomat heel in the modern era.

If all the things Marker should do moving forward, bringing back the MR/MRR doesn't even enter the top 20

 

[wildman5357]

View attachment 83757 View attachment 83756 Hello All,

This post is to answer KingGrump who commented on a photo of my ski/binding combination. Modern 2018/19 Stockli Laser SC's with Marker MRR's.
Well.....I so happen to love MRR's and when I decided to buy some new modern skis the Stockli's, I had a set of these stashed for almost 15 years I think. There wasn't a single shop that would touch it, I had previous experience working is a ski shop in the early 80's so it wasn't like I hadn't done this before. I bought a Marker jig and the correct drill bit...piece of cake.
When I ski them I get a comment every now and then. I just smile and say bye-bye.

Cheers,
Earl J

do you want to sell the MRR JIG ?

 

[Bill Talbot]

Marker M4-FDSB from the mid 70's. I received them NIB.