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I hate bindings

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Drail
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seriously. ski bindings are the worst. I've been saying it for years "If there is one thing about skiing that would make me quit forever and switch to snowboardings - it's the bindings".

Like, seriously - i don't think i've gone one season in the past 10 years without having binding issues.


Nov 4 2008 3:07PM
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WONTON
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which bindings have you used? what issues?
Nov 4 2008 3:07PM
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Jodi
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well then darryl, i think this is your golden ticket. you should just invent ski skating....like wakeskating....or skateboarding....but ski skating. get it? yah.
Nov 4 2008 3:11PM
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Drail
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tyrolia, marker, salomon, rossi, movement, plus i'm sure there's some more in the mix

- heal piece's ripping out, exploding (mostly 'cause breaks are good at breaking skis), cracking.
toe pieces ripping out, exploding, cracking.

the breaks are one directional which - I think all of you on here can agree with me on this one - don't usually end well while falling switch.

there's so many damn moving part, all spring loaded - if one thing shifts in the binding it usually released something 'causing the whole fucking thing to start dropping pieces everywhere....

fuck - a snowboarder usually only has to replace a plastic strap while we got hunks of metal and springs flying all over the place.

and the whole non-compatibility from company to company...
Nov 4 2008 3:15PM
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Drail
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ski skating you say.... my friend duncan and i each have a pair of ski boots this winter for the soul purpose of urban boot skiing. it's going to be uber cool.
Nov 4 2008 3:17PM
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t_walker
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maybe you should just snowboard
Nov 4 2008 3:18PM
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BootySpunk.
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The only thing i dont like about ski bindings is the non capadibility(sp) other than that i am fine. they have saved my knee many a times
Nov 4 2008 3:39PM
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-PowAir-
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You could beartrap yourself to the skis with tele bindings? If you dont mind the possibility of losing your knee
Nov 4 2008 3:44PM
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