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Setup for intermediate skier - need help!

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hartigan
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Hello newschoolers!

This is my first post here. I've been reading this Gear Talk forum for quite a long time. I want to start with freeskiiing (I've already tried some small boxes, really small) but this year I am going to do mostly park (small kickers and will try bigger boxes or maybe a rail) and some allmountain as well (just to ride with friends a bit).

I decided to buy quite cheap and used stuff for my first time cus I am not sure yet if I will like freesking that much.

So after reading a lot newschoolers forums I've went for:

Armada AR6 07/08, 166 cm
Salomon STH 14 Driver
Tecnica Cochise 90

Bought this set quite cheap. I will use it just for 6 days. If I don't harm myself and will like it then maybe I will change the skiis for new ones. I've read that STH 14 Drivers are perfect so it should be okay with them for some more time at the begining?

So my questions are:

- is this set ok?
- how much din should I have?

I weight 71 kg, 172 cm. My boot is 320 mm (I think so, not sure though, don't have them here to check) but the size is 27 (42.0)

Sorry for my english, I am not a native english speaker.

I hope you can help me somehow.

Best regards!
Mar 12 2014 9:47AM
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hartigan
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Forgot where to mount bindings. There are 3 lines on Armada AR6 - center, -2,5 and -5.
I was thinking about -2,5 cause I will do some allmountain as well.
Mar 12 2014 10:30AM
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hartigan
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bump!
Mar 12 2014 8:51PM
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hartigan
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none? :(
please it is important if someone at least could tell me two words about this stuff, din setup and binding mounting
Mar 13 2014 6:00AM
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tomPietrowski
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Well you have got some great skis and bindings and yeah prob mount them minus 2.5.

As for boots they will work if they happen to fit you. Did anyone take a look at your foot in the shell or did you just buy them? Honestly skis and bindings don't really matter but you need to get boots right. Take them to a boot fitting shop and see if tey fit you. If they don't sell them an start again it is that inportant to get the boots right
Mar 13 2014 6:24AM
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hartigan
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Thank you so much for the anwers! Yeah they fit me, they should be okay.
How about din settings. 8 would be okay?
Mar 13 2014 11:42AM
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tomPietrowski
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Don't take din advice from ns. Take them to a shop and have them set them for you. Have them check the forward pressure, wing width an toe height too.
Mar 13 2014 11:54AM
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hartigan
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there are no such a professional shops in my city... will have to do it probably in alpes, where I go tomorrow. but from what is in ur mind about setting those sth 14 drivers binding?

172 cm, 72kg, 320 bootsole i think (27 size)
Mar 13 2014 1:17PM
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tomPietrowski
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Yeah you will be able to get it done in the alps no problem.

You still need to give a couple more bits of info to set a din. But as I said its not just the Din, the bindings need setting
Mar 13 2014 1:47PM
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MLJ
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This. Don't fuck with them yourself, you will just mess it up. Take your skis, bindings and boots to a shop and tell them you want them mounted -2.5 cm, and they will set it up for you. With regards to the setup, the AR6s will be great, you don't need to trade them out after 6 days!! keep them until they break.

Good luck!
Mar 13 2014 2:12PM
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