Not the bindings everyone is looking for!!!

GKO

GKO

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http://www.proctorjones.com/pjonline/product.asp?s_id=0∏_name=Rossignol+FKS+180+XL+or+XXL&pf_id=prd87645&dept_id=11450&mscssid=70NEHBHFMEAH9HBGJN6X96F2LEW2BPB8
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it just said changeable brakes. every binding has brakes you can take off and replace, so i'm assuming that's what they mean. unless they just made it easier to do
 
Holy hit 440 bucks...Damn I guess they do last a while...But I am still glad I picked up some 155s and 120s for super cheap.
 
You could not replace the brakes on the older models very easily. You had to take the entire pivot heel apart almost.
 
eh, i guess i'm not very educated on the subject of rossi bindings. never had to deal with them in the shop
 
oh man, I sooooooooooooo need an 18 din binding!

How many people on here actually have a recommended din above 9? I mean if you're not at like a 13 or 14 in these things, isnt it kind of a waste of money? I know the turntable is rad and everything, and the binding is going to last for like 12 decades, but that is a lot of spring, and a lot of money for something that isn't going to keep you any safer, or make you a better skier than a 12 din binding, or a $299 binding.

SPend then money on a proper fitting boot, and a good tech guy at a good shop. imo
 
I've been rocking pivot 18's since i was 15. and a quote from the great lindsey buckingham "never going back again"

but i do agree with what has been said above, there is no reason for the avereage skier, let alone the average NSer to get these, not only would the majority of kids be wasteing there money but prolly endangering their knees.. so if you aren't competeing at a very high level or aren't in situations where u need ur ski on or you will die. i would strongly urge u to consider another binding.
 
I ride my bindings around 11 or 12 but, thats not for any skis that I would use in the park. Ive almost died because my bindings where at the recommended din, sometimes you cant risk your ski coming off randomly.
 
u can have those bindings but just leave ur din at the level u need

they are just better then 12 bindings
 
your not supposed to crank your dins more than like 2 away from your recommended din, so they would be like 10-14 on these, which is pretty intense unless you weigh like 180+ and are doing only big jumps
 
wow, thats pretty ridiculous. granted they're sweet, but still. I've got ones that go up to 14, and they're at like 9-10, and even as a decent sized guy at 200 i have yet to come out of them.
well, save the time some gaper ass snowboarder hit me in the shins and i double ejected and slid easily 500 feet down some stupid groomer on an icy day. I think i laughed all the way down though.
 
ive thought the same thing. back when i was using these bindings i rode the din at 16. i wasnt into coming out of them. but im 6'1" and 210lbs. most of these kiddies are not.

now little kids are begging their parents to buy them a pair of fks bindings with no regard to the din settings. 'mom these are in good shape, and they got a kool looking heel on em...the other kids at the mountain will think im da best!' mommy complies and now you got a 110lb kid skiing on a binding with a minimum din of 10 crying his way down the hill because he blew his acl coming off a rail sideways.

i duno man, i never thought wed reach the day that bindings are a fashion statement, but clearly weve made it. much more important that your own safety these days apparently.
 
Wow you guys are the first people to ever say this huh? No shit, but you can ride these at 8 or 18 for 10 years and they will likely still be in great shape. And there is another lower DIN model, as everyone knows. People are just excited to be able to order them again.
 
Yeah but the point is this, I am 5'11'' 210 pounds, my din recommendation is 8.5.

A binding that fits properly, and is maintained properly will not just "randomly" pop off, unless undue pressure is applied. I ride my bindings at a 10 mainly because the pressure I put on them often causes them to pop on on low landings. I found a good balance between where my knee/ankle/hip bend and when the ski will come off. Keep in mind, I am a heavy dood. mid season full of hot dogs I am 220 or so.

When I see a kid, and I do mean kid, who is maybe 125 soaking wet, on jesters, or sth16's, or an old pair of FKS', I kind of wonder the logic behind the guy who sold them to him/ her. Even the 14 din style, it just seems crazy to me to spend that extra money to try to look "legit".

Acceptions to the rule do apply, 100 foot table, spinning double 14's? sure, crank that shit up. But who does that on a daily basis? Most of these bindings are being sold to people who will get a new pair in 2 seasons, just tohave the new color.

I think the FKS heel is great, I sold quite a few back in the day, but never felt the need to ride it personally.

I have 5 year old 912's that work great even now. Tested and cleared for play.

maholo
 
im 6'2" and 155lbs, i have fks185, vist 614s, puting dukes on my at ski, and puting s916s on my great scotts, coming from a racing backround i know how to work a ski, last year when i had my din at 10 just ripping groomers i would boot out sometimes so i have to crank my din up. now yes i agree that most kids lapping the park dont need fks185 but for the rest of us who actually ski and ski hard, the all metal binding and high din is very nice
 
Great, you used to race. that doesn't mean your binding is properly set up or maintained. (not saying it isnt either) If you are coming out on groomers, just from 'ripping groomers', I would safely in my opinion assume your toe height and/ or forward pressure were not proper.

I am not saying don't buy an fks, or jester, or sth16 or etc, I am just saying there is a better way to get performance from a lower din binding.

 
sounds like a classic case of toe height/forward pressure. or even snow on your boot. my favorite is watching kids hike rails, clip in with a bunch of ice/snow on there boots, and wonder why they blow out so easy.
 
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