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- From: rmeester@ncrcan.Canada.NCR.CA (Richard Meesters)
- Newsgroups: rec.skiing
- Subject: Re: adjusting Salomom 444 bindings?
- Message-ID: <15267@ncrcan.Canada.NCR.CA>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 19:05:33 GMT
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- prange@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Henry Prange) writes:
- : My SO bought some relatively unused but old skis with Solomon 444 bindings
- : on them. The scales are obviously not DIN. Does anyone know the conversion
- : for these bindings to DIN? The bindings seem to mechanically sound but I have
- : only a DIN chart to go by and would prefer not to have to buy new bindings
- : since these work well. I have set them to the minumum (she is small, ca. 110
- : lbs and a beginner) but I am wary of the "error" part of the trial and error
- : method in increasing the settings.
- :
-
- If you want to keep your SO happy and safe, put out the $$ for a pair of new
- bindings. If I recall from my ski-shop days, these bindings were deemed
- unsafe for skiing about 10 years ago. There were problems with the way the
- toes released during a twisting fall. That's not to say that these bindings
- are necessarily faulty, but why take the chance. It's not that much cost for
- new(er) bindings that will give you much peace of mind.
-
- Regards,
-
- Richard Meesters | THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR....
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