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Help me to connivence my friends parents to buy him STH 12's

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andrew95
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so my friend needs something to tell his parents to make them buy him these rather then the 10 din kids binding that they want to get him...
please help us out
Nov 8 2010 7:38PM
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Slick.Rick
Posts: 183 - Karma: 19
Tell them that tearing an ACL is all the rage is skiing these days. If he can't injure himself using his bindings then he shouldn't be riding them.

But seriously, maybe he needs a 10 din binding. Give more info on your "friend".
Nov 8 2010 7:42PM
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nutsnbolts
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i thought about it for a second...NOOOOOPE...get a 10 din
Nov 8 2010 7:44PM
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andrew95
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i know he needs something more then a 10 din.. and he said thats all the shop had but he is type 2 or 3
5'9 150lbs ish
and skis park.. how stupid would kids bindings look on some brand new k2 presses
Nov 8 2010 7:47PM
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blackoutbill
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All I see you do is hate on everyone. Just an observation
Nov 8 2010 7:47PM
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andrew95
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typical ns member
Nov 8 2010 7:50PM
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andrew95
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common people

Nov 8 2010 7:54PM
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nutsnbolts
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all i was saying is if you dont want ACL issues get a 10 din...12 is a little much for me, wasnt trying to hate...just very opinonated...so....sorry?
Nov 8 2010 7:55PM
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andrew95
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if 12 is too much for you what is your din set at on your 10's ?
Nov 8 2010 7:58PM
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Slick.Rick
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Most NS members don't have dins above 10 on their park/all-mountain skis.
Nov 8 2010 8:07PM
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beermuscles
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Yeah i don't .. i have a high din on my big skis but my park skis i ride at a 9.5
Nov 8 2010 8:18PM
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beermuscles
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and i am 6'2" 170 lbs. i'd rather not blow my knee.
Nov 8 2010 8:18PM
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Chompo.
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What are you talking about.... It looks so much cooler to ride at a high din...
Nov 8 2010 8:19PM
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BWalmer
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That means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

How many people ride 18 DIN bindings at 18...answer: about ZERO.

You should never ride with your DIN maxed out, or even close to maxed out. I ride 16 DIN bindings with my DIN at 10...why, cause higher DIN bindings are mostly more durable than lower DIN bindings and are generally better.

If you really want to convince them, tell that them that 10 DIN bindings are far less durable than 12 DIN bindings and aren't really strong enough for park riding. Riding a 12 DIN at 6 is actually much safer than riding a 10 DIN at 6 because the 10 DIN will most like end up breaking in the middle of the day, possibly at a very bad time and could cause major injury...or just a huge bummer for the rest of the day, and then the cost of buying and mounting new bindings in the middle of the season, which could also possibly take out another day or so of skiing depending on how busy the shop is.
Nov 8 2010 8:21PM
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PaleCelery
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^^^^^

I have 2 kinds of bindings right now STH 16 and FKS 155

I ride the sth at 9.5-10 and the FKS at 9, both almost all the way down. Less force on the spring yo!
Nov 8 2010 8:25PM
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Balto
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tell him to buy his own shit
Nov 8 2010 8:27PM
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Slick.Rick
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I agree with you. I was just pointing out the fact that most don't ride above a 10 DIN.
Nov 8 2010 8:28PM
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PaleCelery
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Nov 8 2010 8:29PM
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andrew95
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hahah you said the completely opposite eariler but the point is that this way he will have something he can still grow into a bit compared to the 10 din but its all good so
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Nov 8 2010 8:44PM
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nutsnbolts
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my teaching skis are low, like 6.5 i think
my park skis are 8.5
Nov 8 2010 10:04PM
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K2skipunk
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About zero?

I know a few people that ride 18 Din binders maxed.

Tis a difference of where and what you're skiing. Park, a ski pops off, oh well. On a gnarly line, ski pops off, life is in danger.

Just sayin'.

Nov 9 2010 12:36AM
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ryman
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This!

i had a pair of 12 bindings a few seasons back and one ended up exploding, literally on the take of of a jump, wasn't a fun experience. turns out they just were not strong enough construction for thrashing in the park, so i moved up to sth 16s. on a side note, they had been pre-releasing a lot, but showed no outward signs of wear. when i took the un-exploded one off my ski, inside it was all cracked and about to do the same.

Not quite what you're looking at i understand, but a 10din binding is not going to be as reliable and durable as the 12s. sell them on that point mostly, and the safety issue.
Nov 9 2010 2:29AM
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Scrambles
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uh, my park skis are at 13 and my pow skis are at 14
Nov 9 2010 2:50AM
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TijmenDal
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He doesn't need them. Period. Maybe because they're more durable and that's about it. And the only argument being that it would look 'noob' is of course not a valid argument.

I'm 6"5 and ride my park ski's at 8 DIN and I hit 50 footers...Ski only comes off when I crash badly.
Nov 9 2010 5:28AM
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warrilow86
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When i did my salomon binding exam, we were told that you should always try and keep the din around the middle numbers of the binding, so that theres less stress on the binding
Nov 9 2010 6:42AM
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I_Am_Mod
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he should ask his parents for burly jesters or sth 16s and eventually settle with the sth12s, that's how you bargain, didn't you know ?

and for parkskis, i personally would prefer light and crappy bindings, because they get destroyed anyways + i personally don't care much about my parkskis.....

however, my powder skis, they are my precious babies and nothing is good enough for them ! :D
Nov 9 2010 7:10AM
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