Bindings lever loose

[Cussonay]

Hi,

DIY bindings install: binding lever wiggles up and down on Atomic Colt 7 binding. Forward pressure is good. Boots look locked and snug. No side movement at all. Bindings and boots ISO5355 compatible.

Is this normal?

Thank you for your help!

 

[tdollo]

Pretty sure its all good. The wiggle looks like bad design but the heel is completely clicked in.

 

[animator]

A. That binding was dogshit so it makes sense it wiggles

B. The heel was a two stage design, similar to the Marker TCX or the Salomon Shift. Instead of the heelpiece being one solid thing, like a Griffon or a Pivot, its two. Sort of hard to explain but the part that is wiggling acts like a lever of sorts to engage/disengage the heelpiece. Boot is engaged and this was something that was relatively common with bindings like that, even my Shift did the same thing when I owned it.

 

[Cussonay]

Thank you!

I still can return them and I'll probably will.

Though I'll need others, so what should I stay away from? Do all Salomon / Atomic bindings sucks, or only this particular design?

I got Tyrolia Peak 4.5 for my daughter. Everything looks good with these, though I have no idea if they are good or "Dogshit" as well ...

I'm looking at Look, Marker and Tyrolia/Head to replace the Atomic ... around the $100 mark

 

[Non_State_Actor]

Thank you!

I still can return them and I'll probably will.

Though I'll need others, so what should I stay away from? Do all Salomon / Atomic bindings sucks, or only this particular design?

I got Tyrolia Peak 4.5 for my daughter. Everything looks good with these, though I have no idea if they are good or "Dogshit" as well ...

I'm looking at Look, Marker and Tyrolia/Head to replace the Atomic ... around the $100 mark

Are the Colt 7 also on a kids ski? What is the intended use case for the binding?

 

[Cussonay]

yes. His DIN is 3. the intended use is just recreational skiing, including black diamond trails, not an aggressive skier though.

**This post was edited on Oct 28th 2022 at 3:19:20pm

 

[SlitherySnake]

pivot 18 is the only answer

 

[Non_State_Actor]

yes. His DIN is 3. the intended use is just recreational skiing, including black diamond trails, not an aggressive skier though.

**This post was edited on Oct 28th 2022 at 3:19:20pm

Cool, what is the waist width on the ski?

 

[Cussonay]

Cool, what is the waist width on the ski?

85mm

 

[Cussonay]

pivot 18 is the only answer

probably not for a 10yo / 90lbs!

I couldn't find any Look at the right width around 7 DIN max at my regular stores ...

 

[tdollo]

probably not for a 10yo / 90lbs!

I couldn't find any Look at the right width around 7 DIN max at my regular stores ...

Look NX7 is a good junior binding at a reasonable price point if you can find a store near you that has em

 

[Cussonay]

Look NX7 is a good junior binding at a reasonable price point if you can find a store near you that has em

yes, I saw these but never at the right size.

 

[tutipups]

yo my bindings started doing the same shit after prereleasing right after landing a jump

 

[PartyBullshiit]

yes, I saw these but never at the right size.

Nx10 for a really good price. Should work fine and thr right size.

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[FaunaSkis]

That’s just the way the action on that kind of cam binding works.

The shift heel lever has a similar looseness when locked in and it’s a binding that costs 3+x as much.