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DIN setting for Park?

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NH_OPERATOR
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I am sure this has been asked and answered hundreds of times, but I cannot find it. What is the proper setting for release setting for my bindings in the park if I am NOT going to be hitting huge jumps. My primary goal is rails/boxes/and small kickers. I asked the guy in the tuning shop who mounted my bindings for me and he suggested I set them to type 3 skiier with very high release settings. This didnt seem correct to me so I just had him set them at 2 like my old park skis. It seems to me for rail work though I would want them set to release easy incase of any contact with the side of the rail/box or whatever. So whats the correct answer?
Jan 28 2013 9:45AM
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Urban.
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The din also relies on your weight the more you weigh the bigger your din is going to be. you did not include your din in your description but i think you said the the shop mounted your din at 2. that is completely wrong. my 7 year old sister is at a 3 din. also you are a type 3 skier so that is completely wrong. take them to another shop the binding mechanic just is retarded
Jan 28 2013 9:56AM
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Urban.
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* you did not enter your weight.... that is a correction in the first sentence when instead din instead of weight
Jan 28 2013 9:57AM
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Stose
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Like the guy above said, it depends in weight. But somewhere between 7-10 is probably where you will have it
Jan 28 2013 10:01AM
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NH_OPERATOR
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Sorry bout that I am 5'10" 200LBS. The level 2 I refered to was in regards to the Type I, II, III skiier that they usually refer to. I think its set on 7, but it seems to take a bit too much to pop it still, I just dont want it to pop mid rail obviously. I am on Head The Shows that are 173.
Jan 28 2013 10:08AM
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onenerdykid
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There is no such thing as a park DIN or freeride DIN or anything like that. Your DIN is a result of your age, weight, height, skier type, and boot sole length. Shops are required to set them to that and nothing else.

I suggest you read the stickied thread at the top of this forum on binding release settings.
Jan 28 2013 10:11AM
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NH_OPERATOR
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Oh shit, I didnt realize there were two up there, I just read the one that told not to give advice unless you were a tech. Sorry bout that.
Jan 28 2013 10:13AM
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LC.
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High enough for them to stay on when they should, and low enough for them to release when they should. Simple.
Jan 28 2013 10:35AM
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El_Barto.
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Since you know everything about everything could you answer a wuestion for me? Why does a smaller BSL raise your DIN?
Jan 28 2013 11:40AM
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josefe
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It has to do with torque. Think if you had a bike wheel spinning freely. Is it easier to stop it in close near the hub or further out near the tire. The further out you are the more leverage you have.

Now apply that to skis. If you ski length is staying the same and you lower your bsl you are essentially making that hub smaller. The same force at the tip of your ski will have more leverage because the lever (your ski) is now longer. This means you have to increase din to have the same retention as before. Same thing happens if you keep bsl the same and lengthen your skis.

Science lesson over. Hope that helped.
Jan 28 2013 12:10PM
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onenerdykid
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it has to do with the fancy physics and leverage ratios, which I've honestly never been really good at. But essentially, when you have a big lever arm (a ski) and a boot attached in middle of it, the smaller your boot is, the more force is required to hold on to it as that lever arm twists and turns. When the boot is longer, less force is required to hold on to it.
Jan 28 2013 12:10PM
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blackoutbill
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You are just one nerdy kid aren't you?

Jan 28 2013 12:54PM
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El_Barto.
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learn something new everyday. Josefes answer was good as well
Jan 28 2013 1:13PM
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DosasNMimosas
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couldn't have simplified it better myself
Jan 28 2013 2:53PM
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theschneidler
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FKS 18s @ 18 is perfect, jk, I like walking. I just wanted to comment in this thread since onenerdykid already cleaned up.
Jan 28 2013 4:36PM
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