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LOOK bindings suck

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mattwalker
Posts: 5063 - Karma: 2,478
Look bindings suck. The only thing good is that they are lightweight.

1.)They break easier than twigs
2.)You cant land a big table without something going wrong.

3.)The brake wont stay on.
4.)THEY ARE CHEAP PLASTIC
5.)They are annoying to get on, and wont come off when you need them too.

FUCK!!
Nov 5 2002 1:12AM
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mattwalker
Posts: 5063 - Karma: 2,478
So let me get this straight...everyone hates me because I dont like a company whos products broke.
Nov 6 2002 2:22AM
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huckster989
Posts: 2147 - Karma: 12
now your getting it
the magazine is called 'POWDER' cool! - my stupid non-skiing friend
Nov 6 2002 2:25AM
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^-^
Posts: 66 - Karma: 10
I wanna be disliked too!!! look bindings blow. I've never skied them but little_whateverhisnamewas doesn't like them, and that is good enough for me. down with look. oh yeah, rossi sucks, dynastar sucks, and any other popular ski company sucks. why? because I said so.
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'do sperm bite? iggyskier
Nov 6 2002 2:59AM
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Billy
Posts: 603 - Karma: 11
people dont like you because you come on here say that youre good enough to get sponsored and follow that up with a bunch of uneducated posts that should be kept to yourself.
Nov 6 2002 9:28AM
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andyrightcoast
Posts: 5220 - Karma: 18
Time for a bit of post/ego destruction

1.)They break easier than twigs

Actually, the only fault Look has had in a long time has been the plastic circle that holds the heel peice's lever on. And that was corrected in a matter of half a season and I believe this only happened on lower end Looks.

The bindings you used are made to be cheap and mass produced to fit the need of the recreational, unexperianced skier who is looking to buy a budget binding to supplement his Dynastar Snaps or Agyls (or some other equally shitty/beginner ski)

If you are as good as you claim, you should be on AT THE VERY LEAST, p10's, because those bindings ARE MANUFACTURED to preform to those standards. It's like bringing a pair of 720's and skiing them in AK.

2.)You cant land a big table without something going wrong.

List some examples, I've landed on many big tables (60+ ft) with my P10's and never have had something go wrong.

3.)The brake wont stay on.

Stay on? Brakes don't just brake off... return your bindings to the shop and Look or the shop will return them.

4.)THEY ARE CHEAP PLASTIC

What bindings aren't made of plastic?
Oh yeah, and take a look at the high end Look's, (the ZZ R, I think).. those certainly arent made of cheap plastic.

5.)They are annoying to get on, and wont come off when you need them too.

To snap in, put toe of boot in toepiece. Press your heel down

To get out, press the rear lever down. Are you the Rainman or something? WOPNER WOPNER!! haha... idiot.


-Andy

Attack of the Killer Stop Sign!

Proud member of the resurrected PPP
Nov 6 2002 10:57AM
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alpentalik
Posts: 7364 - Karma: 110
boom, it's in the bag...next thread.


'Shit? I don't shit...I throw up out of my anus.''
Nov 6 2002 1:58PM
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SUpilot
Posts: 5267 - Karma: 15
ha thats great...andy throws the bitch be good stick at this kid.
Nov 6 2002 2:41PM
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jonski
Posts: 164 - Karma: 10
rainman..hahahaha! that is a fuckin great finishing line...


--Peace Out--
Nov 6 2002 2:48PM
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AlexMartini
Posts: 2987 - Karma: 1,886
i happen to like look binds and i am quite offended by this tread
Nov 6 2002 3:58PM
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CTripper
Posts: 6520 - Karma: 20
we all like look bindings, we just dislike the little fucker that started this thread
-Chris

'you ski? oh wow no one skis anymore.'- my cousin's friend
Nov 6 2002 4:11PM
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Frank_Spinatra
Posts: 1203 - Karma: 75
bump for summer entertainment

sorry for bumping two ancient threads in the same day but this one cracks me up with everyone trying to shit on walker hahaha
Aug 21 2009 8:52AM
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THUGwife
Posts: 1909 - Karma: 301
7 years later..... nothings changed
Aug 21 2009 8:53AM
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TRIZZLE
Posts: 125 - Karma: 85
Haha Walker your just pissed because you dont have any of the good ol' P 18's son!!
Maybe I'll give you a pair...maybe
Aug 21 2009 9:08AM
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Fev4ng
Posts: 225 - Karma: 62
Hahaha, what a great bump!
Aug 21 2009 9:42AM
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JsNeagle
Posts: 1399 - Karma: 1,506
epic thread.
Aug 21 2009 9:46AM
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jibjunkie
Posts: 3807 - Karma: 191
quality bump i love he rides for salomon look at their durability now lol
Aug 21 2009 10:58AM
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c.hale
Posts: 636 - Karma: 50
super awesome bump, nice work
Aug 21 2009 11:17AM
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whipple
Posts: 1415 - Karma: 5,167
I completly agree, ive had looks this past season and they were a complete pain in the ass. Whether it was the brake snapping off, the binding itself just messing up on landings, or just being a hassle to put on and off.
Aug 21 2009 11:41AM
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Chris.S
Posts: 881 - Karma: 30
hahaha i didn't realize this thread was from so long ago but this is amusing to me.
Aug 21 2009 11:54AM
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scratchskier321
Posts: 2541 - Karma: 1,313
Just get FKS
Aug 21 2009 12:37PM
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OrangeName
Posts: 675 - Karma: 15
i think you just gained sum weight. so they broke
Aug 21 2009 12:49PM
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HamFaceGirl
Posts: 5242 - Karma: 2,677
actually their really good bindings..
Aug 21 2009 12:51PM
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YooperSteeze
Posts: 1248 - Karma: 45
This thread also makes me giggle.
Aug 21 2009 1:18PM
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Keith_M
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i love old threads of now-pros getting beat on lol
Aug 21 2009 4:09PM
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will-g
Posts: 1031 - Karma: 69
i think he was talking about matt walker
Aug 21 2009 5:01PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14477 - Karma: 10,516
haha I love these threads, even though the Durtschi one was better.
Aug 21 2009 5:23PM
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creighton
Posts: 3836 - Karma: 3,386
classic
Aug 21 2009 5:57PM
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wintersway
Posts: 5115 - Karma: 128
demo looks... what was walker thinking back then?
Aug 21 2009 7:33PM
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BC.
Posts: 1551 - Karma: 86
7 year thread.....rlly?
Aug 21 2009 8:20PM
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s-trana
Posts: 47 - Karma: 256
walker, fuck yeah. marker is the way to go
Aug 22 2009 7:52PM
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Tablespoon
Posts: 923 - Karma: 14
That, would be fucking hillarious.
Aug 22 2009 8:01PM
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skiP.E.I.
Posts: 7619 - Karma: 20,182

Interesting, I have had the exact same problems with SALOMON bindings, both the S810 ti (mounted on K2 Public Enemy and K2 Silencer skis) and S912 ti models (mounted on K2 Silencer skis.) In both cases, the bindings released inconsistently (while carving off of jumps, while on rails, on landings of  even small rails and jumps, and in countless other situations.) While I'm glad the ligaments in my kness are ok, I've suffered countless bruises and scrapes on seemingly unnecessary binding releases. The brakes on both bindings have had to be replaced on average probably twice a month during the ski season, because they explode constantly (mostly on switch landings.) You could probably make 3 dozen Salomon brakes from the pieces scattered around the mountain I ski at. The thin metal tracks that the heelpieces sit on on both sets of bindings crack on a  regular basis, and the cheap plastic risers that they sit on break into little pieces. In addition to these problems, the toe height constantly has to be adjusted. I've noticed all of these problems not only with my own Salomon bindings, but with those of siblings and friends as well, especially on the z10ti and z12ti bindings. 

I've seen Look PX12 Jib and PX12 bindings stand up to 2 full seasons of park skiing almost every day with no mishaps.

In Salomon's favor, they have a good 5 year warranty from date of purchase on their bindings, which they have honoured each time I've claimed for it. Rossignol (Look) bindings that I've owned have broken as well (ones with a plastic body), where the actual plastic has shattered. I've also read numerous complaints about Marker bindings on this website, as well as VIST/4frnt/movement and tyrolia/head bindings. Maybe we can conclude that ALL bindings suck.

Aug 22 2009 8:26PM
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skiP.E.I.
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P.S, Matt Walker you're one of my favourite skiers to watch, and you seem to have a generally positive attitude. I respect your experience-based opinion regarding the product you specified in this thread.  This is not in any way a statement against you personally, but it seems to me that you are bashing a popular binding  brand based on an experience with a low end model in their line, with the possible intent to direct business to a company that you represent, and which from my experience makes very poor quality bindings.
Aug 22 2009 8:32PM
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skiP.E.I.
Posts: 7619 - Karma: 20,182
oh man, I just got date pwned hard. NS mass facepalm?
Aug 22 2009 8:34PM
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assface
Posts: 4319 - Karma: 2,031
yeah it took me a while too
Aug 22 2009 8:36PM
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Frank_Spinatra
Posts: 1203 - Karma: 75
haha i think current day matt walker would be pretty pissed if those were the best bindings his sponsors could provide.
Aug 22 2009 9:22PM
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powderhound100
Posts: 2510 - Karma: 144
want to remind us of that one?
Aug 22 2009 10:31PM
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skiP.E.I.
Posts: 7619 - Karma: 20,182
these threads remind me of the memory bowl thing from Dumbledore's office in Harry Potter.... the pensieve is what it's called. I propose that we call old bumped threads "pensieves", henceforth.
Aug 22 2009 10:31PM
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t_rob
Posts: 6433 - Karma: 11,458
Bumping orange threads hating are awesome.
Aug 23 2009 12:00AM
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Zoro
Posts: 1253 - Karma: 37
yessssss.  my favorite was the one LJ made in like 2004
Aug 23 2009 12:20AM
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Roy_Kittler
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Look bindings are the best ones u can get!but just when u can get the old pivot 18 racing, that´s like the best binding ever done, it just opens when it haves too....tanner and tj and all those guys where riding them back in the day!
just the px bindings...the ones from nowadays are shit, the stoppers are breaking and they open if u hit to big jumps, thats true for sure!
but if u can get a old pivot 18, that´s like the best one ever!try them!
Aug 23 2009 6:17AM
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h_bar
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 506
bahhahahahaahahahahahahaha, someone bump the durtschi thread
Aug 23 2009 10:41AM
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PhilboydStudge
Posts: 3431 - Karma: 206
holy shit you did. a bunch of other people did too, and hard
Aug 23 2009 1:53PM
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J.D.
Posts: 21362 - Karma: 5,141
Wow, and I thought the Durtschi thread bump was good. This is amazing. Hall of fame material.
Aug 23 2009 3:59PM
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S.Anderson
Posts: 369 - Karma: 18

i got a pair of new look px jibs on my new moments last season and the brake broke off the first day of the season on a rail and when i went to get it fixed my other brake was breaking off

Aug 23 2009 4:08PM
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p_n
Posts: 573 - Karma: 26
was it about getting someonewith a truck to get some snow and shoot urban and he was like going to play basketabll or something? cuz that thread was fucking hilarious
Aug 23 2009 4:21PM
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corona
Posts: 12754 - Karma: 32,295
epic fail
Aug 23 2009 4:42PM
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bkelly
Posts: 599 - Karma: 295

arnt you a pro for salomon, meaning you got salomon 16 bindings. which are sick.  And look has the best bindings to date, they just dont make them anymore.  P18.  You would think you would know a thing or two about products that have to do with the sport you love.

Aug 23 2009 4:55PM
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bkelly
Posts: 599 - Karma: 295
haha, f*uck, i take my post back,  didnt realize this was 7 years old.  blah.
Aug 23 2009 5:00PM
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k-rob
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hahahahahahaha mythreads for reading serious posts at matt 7 years ago.
Aug 23 2009 5:23PM
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