I've always bought used or demo skis so they have always included bindings, and the bindings have *always* been Marker Griffon bindings of some number. I really have no idea because I have never paid attention to them.
But now I've bought some 176cm ON3P Kartel 108s without bindings and I don't know what to do. I'm 155lb, maybe 160lb with pack, and there are moments when I ski pretty aggressively. My current bindings go up to 16 but are set at 9, which is a bit too light for me. I'm gonna put them at 10.
But honestly, I have no idea what else to look for in bindings. I'm wondering if I should move away from Marker bindings?
- they're a bit more trouble to stomp off due to the shape of the heel lever (I usually don't use poles)
- the sharp tips in the heel lever dig into my ass when I'm sitting down on my skis (stupid reason, I know)
- I've been told by a ski tech that they're junk and break often
- I've had two break on me on separate skis - the sliding plate mechanism broke in the front toe cup on one, and I had to get an entire rear binding replaced on another
So maybe I should get a different binding? Maybe one with a flat heel lever? Those look so much easier to stomp off.
Do all ski bindings use the same rail size? If I install a demo rail onto my new skis, could I slide on bindings from different brands? I have some demo bindings on my ON3P Jeffreys and I quite like them because they will fit any boot size should I choose to sell them.
**This thread was edited on Mar 8th 2018 at 7:55:03pm
**This thread was edited on Mar 8th 2018 at 7:57:34pm