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Breaking bindings

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dmc12380
Posts: 3545 - Karma: 792
just wondering how often you break your bindings. Ive skiied 3 times this year and broke them every day. the first two times i ripped the brake out causing metal and plastic to bend, so it was fixable. today i tore the heel piece off from the base plate cracking the metal in half by just sliding on some ice sideways. I have Salomon S912 TI bindings
Nov 25 2007 3:15PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
yeah i broke the base plate on my s912s too, salomon has a good warranty so it wasnt an issue.....but still thats the only binding thats ever broken on me.
Nov 25 2007 3:34PM
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skiP.E.I.
Posts: 7604 - Karma: 20,092
my s810 tis cracked all around the screw holes and about 1.5 inches broke off the baseplate of the heel and one of my brakes also ripped off because the metal it screws into was cracked. Also the toepiece is always loosening up, and I have to tighten it down about once a week. The used s916s the shop lent me while my bindings were gone for warranty had cracks around the screw holes too, and cracks in the brakes rendering them useless. On my little brother's new z10s last year, both sets of brakes were broken in the first 2 hours he was skiing.
Nov 25 2007 4:37PM
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roussillon
Posts: 1305 - Karma: 170
I usually break two or tree brakes a season, but I've never really broken any binding for real. I had some rossignol axial 100. I have salomons this year. I'll sea if it break more
Nov 25 2007 4:45PM
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ShadyHillGroup
Posts: 2881 - Karma: 213
dont ride 912s, alright problem solved
Nov 25 2007 5:19PM
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Alkyy
Posts: 2839 - Karma: 149

I blew up i think 4 912s last year... The 2 that i end the season on had no breaks just the little plasic thing around it and the screws were pulling out of the plastic base plate.   To fix the problem...buy different bindings, trust me you will be happy

Nov 25 2007 5:22PM
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chickenwang
Posts: 5639 - Karma: 40
damnit i have those bindings, they better not break.
Nov 25 2007 5:25PM
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CTD
Posts: 6300 - Karma: 348
ive bent the arms on a set of P12s once. a million AFDs and things like that, plenty of brakes, and just about any trackmount/tabbed heels i step in break. i rode those pivots for like 4 years thou, they had seen more than their share of torture.
Nov 25 2007 5:37PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,537
i broke bothe of the heel pieces on my 912 Tis...never gettin those again
Nov 25 2007 6:00PM
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Billek
Posts: 5665 - Karma: 98
I had 810 ti bindings last year and I came down hard on my noses landing switch and one of my brakes snapped off, later that day, after I replaced the brake, I did the same thing except I completely snapped both of the base plates on the heelpieces.
Nov 25 2007 7:14PM
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FartBoy05
Posts: 1306 - Karma: 9
i hate bindings i break them way too much
Nov 25 2007 8:04PM
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SEskier
Posts: 570 - Karma: 115
My friend broke the toe piece on his z12's on a small bomb drop.  He had something like 10 days on them.

Personally, I've never broken a pair... knock on wood.
Nov 25 2007 8:13PM
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987321654hgfd
Posts: 5133 - Karma: 5,447
Seems like everyone that has broken their bindings has Salomons. So if you dont want to break your bindings dont ride salomons
Nov 25 2007 8:21PM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
I had a couple sets of S912's a few years ago and they both blew up really quickly.  Salomon has their shit together with the 916's, but everything else I've seen has been junk--in my experience.  I didn't bother warrantying mine, I just switched to Look/Rossi and haven't had a major problem since. 
Nov 25 2007 8:24PM
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telestar6
Posts: 2102 - Karma: 44
I use to have the same problem with my 912 tis.  I broke three tracks in about a month and a half.  After the third time warrantying them I sent a little note in with my bindings asking if when they sent me back the next pair they would send them with a steel track instead of a Ti one.  Problem solved.  I've had them for two years and they haven't broken once. 
Nov 25 2007 8:45PM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
I've done 3 Broken PX12's in 2 seasons.
Nov 25 2007 8:46PM
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PaulT
Posts: 394 - Karma: 14
I put 200+ days on a pair of S912 sking park and all mountain.  Plus I work in a terrain park, so I was in and out of them a million times a day.  I never once broke them, mangled a couple breaks though..  weird...
Nov 25 2007 8:57PM
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InfernoHits
Posts: 4755 - Karma: 192
I broke my rossi axials a good 10 times last season. And first day this season broke them and had it. I since have bought marker jesters and am in love with them. Bent a break bailing switch though
Nov 25 2007 9:37PM
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JoshBishop
Posts: 464 - Karma: 748
Get the P 18 by Look or Rossi
Nov 25 2007 9:39PM
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pbandj
Posts: 5610 - Karma: 28
is it just me, or does the duke look identical to the old reactor binding, minus the portion that allowed you to switch the bindings between skis?
Nov 25 2007 9:56PM
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SEskier
Posts: 570 - Karma: 115

Yea, it kind of does.

Nov 25 2007 10:13PM
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pbandj
Posts: 5610 - Karma: 28
kinda makes me curious as to how well they'll hold up, guess we'll find out soon enough
Nov 26 2007 8:43AM
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Tucks
Posts: 2120 - Karma: 161
a couple of markers because they suck. and a couple of p12's
Nov 26 2007 10:24AM
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lepp0012
Posts: 482 - Karma: 39
I'm curious to see how those hold for people this year. I'd like to get some if they seem durable. I'm just nervous about buying anything from Marker again...
Nov 26 2007 1:21PM
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eheath
Posts: 61100 - Karma: 118,256
Problem: You bought salomon bindings

Solution: Cry to someone until they buy you some looks or rossis.
Nov 26 2007 1:23PM
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hawaiianpunch
Posts: 208 - Karma: 10
i bet eheath brakes them a lot because he's fat!
Sep 20 2010 11:50AM
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sunnyskiing
Posts: 41 - Karma: 15
2007.......kys
Sep 20 2010 12:02PM
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