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Why are the highest din (17-18) versions of bindings so much more expensive than mid range bindings with dins around 13-14?

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dolanslebensraum
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Like in the tyrolia attacks, you pretty much have to pay double the price of the 14s to get the 17s, even though you are only getting a few extra din settings (when 99% of skiers dont need dins higher than 14 anyways).

i understand the top lvl attack has metal in the heel piece but what is it in the attack 17 heel that is metal as opposed to gfrp in the attack 14?
is 3 extra din settings and a chunk of metal really worth almost 200$?

is it an economics play to attract rich idiots who want the best top of the line equipment from head to toe?

**This thread was edited on Nov 30th 2021 at 2:47:55pm
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SofaKingSick
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dolanslebensraum(when 99% of skiers dont need dins higher than 14 anyways).


i think this is a big aspect of it. the top level bindings are often built differently and they probably sell a fuck ton less of them. so just right there you have more expensive materials, and a different production line that doesn't produce/sell nearly as many units
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Greg_K
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Attack 17 selling on a non sale price of $349 CAN($280 US) in Canada right now so someone’s getting ripped off.
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hi_vis360
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the realistic part of me wants to say supply and demand but the hardo ski bro in me wants to say it's because 18 din bindings are FUCKING SICK
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dwt802
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Could be wrong but maybe it has something to do with the stiffness of the spring, stiffer = more expensive?
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dolanslebensraum
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dwt802Could be wrong but maybe it has something to do with the stiffness of the spring, stiffer = more expensive?

Yeah maybe but a 20% stiffer piece of metal doesnt cost 180$ more than the original piece of metal.
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onenerdykid
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dolanslebensraumYeah maybe but a 20% stiffer piece of metal doesnt cost 180$ more than the original piece of metal.


If the bindings use different materials, then you will for sure see a cost increase.

But what often happens is that a binding model is made within one "tool box" of materials, so either a cheaper construction on all models or an expensive construction on all models. And if the binding model has a 16-18 DIN model, then that means all of the bindings are made very expensively, which then means companies make far less money on the $299 13-DIN version and make up for it on the $399 16-DIN version and hope it averages out in the end.
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dolanslebensraum
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onenerdykidIf the bindings use different materials, then you will for sure see a cost increase.

But what often happens is that a binding model is made within one "tool box" of materials, so either a cheaper construction on all models or an expensive construction on all models. And if the binding model has a 16-18 DIN model, then that means all of the bindings are made very expensively, which then means companies make far less money on the $299 13-DIN version and make up for it on the $399 16-DIN version and hope it averages out in the end.

Yeah. How much margin is there on a 200$ or 300$ binding usually?
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