What Are The Best Bindings For Me?!?

[Jon-Jon]

About me: i have been skiing forever... i am about 75% backcountry, Powder and 25% Park. i enjoy high speeds, less traveled areas, and a few jumps here and there... i am 5'9 170 pounds.

my skis are brand new pair of Volkl Karma 06/07 169cms

not sure which bindings would be best for me...

cost is not really a factor, i enjoy well built long lasting equipment.

i last pair of skis were K2 Public Enemy's... they were 169cm with P12 pivots... i enjoyed those bindings, never had a problem with them.

thanks for the advice.

 

[chronicskiier2]

169 at 5'9? is that right?

 

[Jon-Jon]

i like my skis a bit short for a number of reasons, and also quite use to it and comfortable with a bit shorter skis

 

[cobra_commander]

take the p-12's off the P.E's and put them on the new sticks.

 

[Silence]

^ word..perfect.

 

[dave44]

Exactly what I wouold do. If you liked them that much and never had a problem, then keep using them!

 

[fouldsys]

buy my 816s

 

[=nick=]

yah as said if u liked pivots just get more pivots...doh

 

[kepler.]

do you do any touring?

 

[Jon-Jon]

what do u mean touring?

 

[kepler.]

alpine touring. such as the need for touring bindings and some skins

 

[ski_powpow]

I ski very similar, and ride rossi bindings

 

[Jon-Jon]

look and rossi are almost the same? correct?

 

[fouldsys]

yup

 

[Jon-Jon]

thought so

 

[BenJAMIN4aWhil3]

yeah either take your pivots off the PEs or look for some new ones... if you cant find pivots get some px 12s you can get them really reasonably on a lot of sites

 

[hollygrove]

PX 12's will do just dandy.

 

[Jon-Jon]

are there a big difference between the pivots and non pivots?

 

[miroz]

pivots is when the heelpiece can "pivot" or twist on its base, right? it gives you a safer release or something

 

[Jon-Jon]

interesting...