Help choosing a binding please?

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Cking96000

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Purchased my first pair of skis after skiing for quite a few years and need to pick up some bindings. Do you think a 12 din would be fine? I weigh 150 pounds. I don't jump off 50 foot cliffs or anything but I do want something that will be able to hold my skis in for some impact. Don't really want to spend over 200, so if you have any suggestions please let me know. Thanks
 
The Look Pivot 14 or fks 140 Are a bit more durable than the squires. Metal heel doesnt wear down as fast as plastic one. A fixed afd pad has better power transmission. Make sure that your din isnt 2 of the max on the binding, it should be around the middle.
 
You'll be fine with a DIN of 12.

Remember, your bindings are the most important part of your safety system for not blowing your knees. Comparing the costs of spending a little more on a better binding or knee surgery makes it pretty easy.
 
marker griffons are a solid 12-din option, you can definitely find them on sale for under 200$ too. I'd also reccomend the pivot or fks 120's but they'd be a little over your price range
 
13622834:Cking96000 said:
Thanks guys. anyone have experience with these?http://www.evo.com/outlet/alpine-ski-bindings/marker-squire-schizo-2015.aspx Guess they have 3 settings, for park groomer and pow? Sound nice, but I'd rather get someone's opinion who rode them. If not I found some axial3s for 90 bucks or some pivot12s for 200
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do not get marker squires. They get fucked up so easily and you hear about them breaking more than all the other bindings combined. stick to what people have reccommended in this thread. the axials would be alright but pivot 12's even better
 
Definitely, definitely don't get squires... Or any marker binding for that matter. I definitely reccomend axials or if you can find them, fks/pivot. Head/tyrolia bindings aren't too bad either.
 
13622911:Sounder said:
Definitely, definitely don't get squires... Or any marker binding for that matter. I definitely reccomend axials or if you can find them, fks/pivot. Head/tyrolia bindings aren't too bad either.
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Would you recommend axial3s over tyrolia's?
 
13622977:Cking96000 said:
Would you recommend axial3s over tyrolia's?
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Yeah, I'd say the axial 3s are maybe a bit of a better binding then the attack, but either way you'll end up with a solid binding. Another thing to take into consideration is how well the binding color scheme matches the color scheme of your ski. It's not that important, but still.
 
13623031:Sounder said:
Yeah, I'd say the axial 3s are maybe a bit of a better binding then the attack, but either way you'll end up with a solid binding. Another thing to take into consideration is how well the binding color scheme matches the color scheme of your ski. It's not that important, but still.
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Found a pink & black and white & black pair of axial 3s. Think pink would look fine with these or too much color difference, in your opinion? I couldn't decidehttp://www.the-house.com/8966lttnbw13zz-lib-tech-skis.html
 
topic:Cking96000 said:
Purchased my first pair of skis after skiing for quite a few years and need to pick up some bindings. Do you think a 12 din would be fine? I weigh 150 pounds. I don't jump off 50 foot cliffs or anything but I do want something that will be able to hold my skis in for some impact. Don't really want to spend over 200, so if you have any suggestions please let me know. Thanks
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Rossignol or look are the best companies ever. Not just because of their products but their service is absolutely amazing. I have been a customer for a few years now and have bought both rossignol fks 140 in orange and 120 in black. The product is really durable, within reason, if you do get these or any other binding for that matter I'd recommend always popping your boots out using your poles not your skis because you can damage them adecent amount doing that if you are careless. This binding model is a bit heavier but I don't mind it due to the fact that they have turn table heels witch help prevent knee injuries a bit during twisting falls. But back to their customer service... It's great I damaged my heel pieces after only a year of normal wear and tear and they said send them in so that they could be repaired, it was mainly the breaks that were broken but their was a crack in both of the heel pieces and they sent me a brand new pair of rossignol fks 140 heel pieces, I couldn't be happier. They are a company that goes above and beyond to meet customer needs, this shouldn't be abused but you definitely know that if something breaks within warranty you are fully insured to have it repaired or replaced.
 
13623126:BrucetheShark said:
Rossignol or look are the best companies ever. Not just because of their products but their service is absolutely amazing. I have been a customer for a few years now and have bought both rossignol fks 140 in orange and 120 in black. The product is really durable, within reason, if you do get these or any other binding for that matter I'd recommend always popping your boots out using your poles not your skis because you can damage them adecent amount doing that if you are careless. This binding model is a bit heavier but I don't mind it due to the fact that they have turn table heels witch help prevent knee injuries a bit during twisting falls. But back to their customer service... It's great I damaged my heel pieces after only a year of normal wear and tear and they said send them in so that they could be repaired, it was mainly the breaks that were broken but their was a crack in both of the heel pieces and they sent me a brand new pair of rossignol fks 140 heel pieces, I couldn't be happier. They are a company that goes above and beyond to meet customer needs, this shouldn't be abused but you definitely know that if something breaks within warranty you are fully insured to have it repaired or replaced.
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This definitely made up my mind. Picked up the axials
 
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