Will shops mount used bindings/bindings they didn't sell

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Alright I don't know if this happens much to anyone else but when I go into my local shops and ask if they will mount bindings they didn't sell. They always come up with the whole liability answer and if the bindings fail there liable so they can't mount them because they didn't sell them. I live in Wisconsin so i don't know if its just around here, but I'm just wondering if this has happened to anyone else.

Sparknotes: Will shops mount used bindings/bindings they didn't sell
 
Yes they will, as long as theyre indemnified. Also if you didnt buy the skis from them prepare to pay a lot more than you expect
 
Genrally no, manufactures train staff, so that if they mount the manufactures bindings, the shop do not have the liability. Well they dont train them directly, but you have to take tests so that manufactures know the staff member has the appropiate knowledge to safly mount the bindings.

If a shop do not sell the bindings then generally the staff will be liable if they mess up. Aslo they generally wont have the appropriate jig, so that means mounting by hand, which is always risky.

If a shop will not mount a binding, dont give them shit, find a shop with staff members who are covered by that manufacturer.
 
Are we talking about, say, a pair of Salomons getting mounted at a shop that sells Salomon but you bought them elsewhere, or are we talking about a pair of Salomons at a shop that doesn't stock a single item of Salomon/Atomic?

Because the first one should mount them no problem, and the second one should mount them no problem unless you're in the USA and they're worried about getting sued.

Chances are they'll have a jig, or be able to borrow a jig, or if the tech is worth his salt he'll be able to mount from a template without too much trouble, might cost you an extra tenner/few beers though.
 
^ we are talking about techs being certified by a manufacturer.

Lets be honest most techs that know what there doing can , mount any binding, but if they are not certified by a said manufacturer, chances are they wont mount them for you. This is not just in the USA but pretty much worldwide.

Admittedly if you are friends with the tech, chances are they will do it no questions, even if they don't have the jig, but if your a random customer who walks in with a binding which the tech is not certified in, why would they take the risk mounting it, even if they know perfectly well how to do it.
 
Honestly, unless it's some super obscure binding, if a shop does not have the jig, or won't mount. Then they are fucking beaters anyways.
 
When I got my Filthy Rich's mounted, the shop I went to doesn't stock FKSs or Pivots but has the jig for them. Mounted them with no issues...

I assume it's shop dependant.

 
They should, with my personal experience at the shop I work at, we have yet to turn someone down for a mount. But they will rape you on a mount w/release check I can guarantee you that
 
hahahaha. I love how shops charge for binding tests when (as I was trained) you are supposed to do that when you mount any binding to make sure you did it right. I do it for free, but I know that there is a safety check charge somewhere in our register. Or if you did something to anger the tech the dreaded open charge button.
 
yeah they will mount if they are able too. if they are from the 70s or something then probly not
 
everywhere i have had bindings mounted the check is included. usually it's 15 bucks to remove a binding from a ski and 25 to mount it/do the release test around where i live. so basically if you're transferring bindings to another ski or remounting with new bindings it's 40 bucks when all is said and done.
 
I'm sorry but $15 to remove a binding? It's like 16 screws. And maybe you have to turn the forwards pressure screw a few times. Anyone who pays (or charges) for that is a bit questionable if you ask me. It's not exactly like you can do it wrong.
 
Like in the car industry or bike industry, labor charges are labor charges regardless if they are installing or removing. If someone is on the clock, they will get paid for their work. If you want to remove them yourself you totally can.

Now a few points should be made about the OP's question. In general, shops are liable for the binding work they perform. That means the shops need to be covered by the binding manufacturer's indemnification policies and therefore need to be certified by said manufacturers. Most high end shops are certified to work on every manufacturer's bindings, even if they do not sell every brand. Just call ahead to make sure they are. If the shop is not certified and mounts your bindings, they are greatly placing themselves at risk

If the shop is certified to work on your binding but you did not buy it from them, they can mount the binding. BUT chances are they will charge you more money for the mount than if you bought the binding from them. When you support your local shops, they typically reduce the labor charges for mounts and tunes and boot-work.
 
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