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P18 din setting

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skia4life89
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ok so i just got a sick deal on some p18's and my shop is kinda lame, so im worried they wont set the din correctly!
i no theres a thread that cid started about not listening to kids on here for liabiltly reasons, but i just want some experienced peoples advice!

ok im 6'1
205 lbs
pretty solid skier!
boot sole is 332
what would be a good din?
thanks ns!
Jul 23 2009 12:44AM
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Balto
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if your rocking an 18 din binding you should know what your din needs to be
Jul 23 2009 12:46AM
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blackoutbill
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^what mrstskier said. Maybe check a din chart
Jul 23 2009 12:49AM
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skia4life89
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well im thinking 10 bc thats where my px12s where at!
Jul 23 2009 12:53AM
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summersover
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well you could just put it on the lowest setting and keep cranking it up until you stop pre releasing haha
Jul 23 2009 12:53AM
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SEABURN
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the DIN chart puts you at 8 for a type III skier

I really hope you don't ride at that if you just bought p18s... I'm worried for your knees.
Jul 23 2009 12:58AM
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skia4life89
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id prolly put them at 10!
i actually can cancel the sell..should i get something like rossi 155?
Jul 23 2009 1:02AM
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blackoutbill
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Yes. If you ride at ten, that will be in the middle off the fks155 range rather than the lowest number on a p18
Jul 23 2009 1:03AM
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skia4life89
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do the 155s have upward toe realese like the 120s or no?
Jul 23 2009 1:05AM
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summersover
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the 155s have the same toe as the 18s i believe
Jul 23 2009 1:10AM
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Balto
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if you put p18s at 10 you are retarded. im 6'2" 145lbs ex racer of 9 years and my fks185 are at 14
Jul 23 2009 1:14AM
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StReEtPIRATES
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crank that shit to 18, no but you really should alfeady know your din setting,start around ten and crank it toll you only release when you should
Jul 23 2009 2:58AM
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Silence
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no
Jul 23 2009 7:44AM
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grown-ninja
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like someone else said your din is at 8 for an expert skiier i wouldnt go higher than a 10 if you insist on putting them higher, or maybe put the heals to to a 9/10 and leave the toes at an 8 so you can butter still with out the risk of poping out

^^^how is that retarted dude your racing you need it cranked higher but 14 now thats retarded your 145 and 6'2 so your pretty much a twig, theresno need for your dins to be that high man stop blasting people for puting there dins in the range they are supost to be in

Jul 23 2009 9:03AM
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cobra_commander
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P-18 marked din range: 8-18, effective - 10-18. (If you put it @ 8 will release the same as other bindings @ 10)
P-15 marked din range: 6-15, effective 8-15

neither have vertical release.
Jul 23 2009 10:13AM
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no_steeze
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you must be teh man!!! don't peer pressure into high din settings, that leads to torn acl's

as said above, if you're rocking p18's you need to know what your din should be. those bindings will rape you if you don't use them correctly but they will love you unconditionally if you have them set right. take a look at a din chart and raise your din a few stops up from what the chart says

for you i'd recommend like 11, but that being said i have no idea how you ski, that makes a huge difference. but you're heavy enough to pop out of a p18 at 11 or higher

i use all fks 155's and p15's and i ride them at 12.5 and i'm 6'0 170. unless you're riding 14 or above there's no need for 18's. get them and see if you can trade for some 15 dins. don't get 12's tho, vertical release is a bitch
Jul 23 2009 11:19AM
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zackblain
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nothing below 15. The springs will explode otherwise.
Jul 23 2009 11:25AM
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ShadyHillGroup
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i think he meant its retarded that he bought a binding where he will be at the bottom of the din range. but yeah 155s might be a better bet
Jul 23 2009 12:37PM
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grown-ninja
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i ment taht he was retarded for crankin his to a 14 when he is only 145 pounds ( i mean if your gs racing or anything like thats its a little more exceptable) but if your just crusins/pow/park that a perfect way to get hurt

Jul 23 2009 1:47PM
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Balto
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torn acl's make a man ;)

but if your an expert skier and you way 205 pounds 10 din is low, at least 12 i would think
Jul 23 2009 2:29PM
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no_steeze
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to each his own

i have roxy demo bindings on my jj's with a din at 3 and i've never released. i ski really really really hard. this one time i jumped a cliff, well it was a cinder block covered in snow but it could've been a cliff
Jul 23 2009 2:58PM
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iFail
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Don't trust these charts ever.  I get my bindings mounted any tell the shop set at 11 and they won't because at my weight(>160) they say that is too much..  If I land cliffs the way I should set at 7, I release, and if I land backseat I often don't.  That is just treaching bad form.  For my pow/crud/charging skis I ski about a 12-13, and park about a 10(Peak 18s for the 13 and 15s for the 10).   Also at your BSL, you should set a bit lower than most people at your weight with smaller feet.

Jul 23 2009 3:38PM
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SEABURN
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dude, I was just telling him what the shop would set him at. I used to be a shop tech, I'm aware that most XTREME people may need a din higher than the chart says. However many shop's will only set you to what the chart says... unless they have a waiver. And if were gonna measure dicks...

I ride salomon 916s @ 14 for pow/all mtn
and look PX15s @ 12.5 for park

Jul 23 2009 5:04PM
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TimmyK
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I wouldn't worry so much bout the din as them properly setting the forward pressure, its not as simple as other look bindings.  the white tab must line up even with the two raised marks.
Jul 23 2009 6:29PM
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