Remounting Casts

ViolentSkiBlade

ViolentSkiBlade

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Hey all, I'm looking to get some new touring boots, but I think I may need to remount my bindings. Is it just absolutely atrocious to remount cast or is it decently possible without fucking up my skis?
 
its exactly the same as remount pivots. Theres just 2 extra holes in front of the heels for the risers.
 
14507290:tdollo said:
its exactly the same as remount pivots. Theres just 2 extra holes in front of the heels for the risers.
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Beaaauuuut. Thanks man, wanted to make sure its not a ridiculously tedious process.
 
14507293:ViolentSkiBlade said:
Beaaauuuut. Thanks man, wanted to make sure its not a ridiculously tedious process.
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A trick with mounting cast is to lay the metal toepiece plate on the ski, then line up the toepiece assembly with the holes before you screw it on. This way when you put the screws in they go in perfectly vertical every time.
 
14507297:tdollo said:
A trick with mounting cast is to lay the metal toepiece plate on the ski, then line up the toepiece assembly with the holes before you screw it on. This way when you put the screws in they go in perfectly vertical every time.
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Sweet, good to know. Thanks for the tips
 
topic:ViolentSkiBlade said:
Hey all, I'm looking to get some new touring boots, but I think I may need to remount my bindings. Is it just absolutely atrocious to remount cast or is it decently possible without fucking up my skis?
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throw cast away and don't worry about remounting, ski a shift or rotation binding
 
14507322:ViolentSkiBlade said:
Pride myself in sounding dumb
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Actually tho go rent a pinned set up with dynafit rotations or shifts and get yourself to release on them. Coming from an EX pivot fanboy I can spot no difference and have certainly taken a few releases on each binding. If you plan on actually having an efficient day of BC skiing cast is not the move.
 
14507324:skrtfest said:
Actually tho go rent a pinned set up with dynafit rotations or shifts and get yourself to release on them. Coming from an EX pivot fanboy I can spot no difference and have certainly taken a few releases on each binding. If you plan on actually having an efficient day of BC skiing cast is not the move.
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I’ve been on both those systems. I prefer the weight of the cast system, considering I have tree trunk legs I enjoy it much more.
 
14507324:skrtfest said:
Actually tho go rent a pinned set up with dynafit rotations or shifts and get yourself to release on them. Coming from an EX pivot fanboy I can spot no difference and have certainly taken a few releases on each binding. If you plan on actually having an efficient day of BC skiing cast is not the move.
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Dude shifts are well known as a steaming pile that shops can sell to dentists who might one day get into touring. Flimsy, heavy, pre-release issues etc. Every person I know that had shifts took them off and sold them within the season.

IMO if you are able to have a BC quiver I see no need for anything between a cast ski and a pin ski (ATKS probs). You simply get the worst of both worlds with the in between bindings like shifts, tectons or kingpins.

If you can only have one ski for inbounds/bc I would go with cast.
 
14507403:Profahoben_212 said:
Dude shifts are well known as a steaming pile that shops can sell to dentists who might one day get into touring. Flimsy, heavy, pre-release issues etc. Every person I know that had shifts took them off and sold them within the season.

IMO if you are able to have a BC quiver I see no need for anything between a cast ski and a pin ski (ATKS probs). You simply get the worst of both worlds with the in between bindings like shifts, tectons or kingpins.

If you can only have one ski for inbounds/bc I would go with cast.
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Shifts are known to be a pile of crap because they are so common. Quantity = more issues being seen. Based on quantity I have seen way more prevalent issues other bindings on the market. they are not my choice of binding, but they seem to be what this guy needs more than a shit cast system
 
14507414:skrtfest said:
Shifts are known to be a pile of crap because they are so common. Quantity = more issues being seen. Based on quantity I have seen way more prevalent issues other bindings on the market. they are not my choice of binding, but they seem to be what this guy needs more than a shit cast system
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Bro how did you get your karma score down so quickly in one day ?
 
I dont remember what the spacing is on the two extra holes for the toe piece, but because of those be prepared to have a different mount point

Also, why did this random guy make an alias to shit on cast? No one getting it is picking them up for the efficiency

**This post was edited on Feb 6th 2023 at 5:55:24pm
 
14507443:maaattt said:
Also, why did this random guy make an alias to shit on cast? No one getting it is picking them up for the efficiency

**This post was edited on Feb 6th 2023 at 5:55:24pm
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buddy works for big salomon and sales on the shift are down.
 
Also, why did this random guy make an alias to shit on cast? No one getting it is picking them up for the efficiency

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For real ? I didn't pick it up for any weight reduction purposes
 
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