krs1pitt Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 so after years of boarding i'm back to skiing and just picked up some 08 ar6's from a member on these boards, i'm looking at bindings online (found a great deal on some marker 11 twin cam free's), and was wondering what size brake i should get. The spec's i've seen online say that this ski has a waste of 84. would i be covered with a brake with of 90 or should i bump it to 100? is there a big difference? thanks in advance for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 90 should be fine. get the skis from KT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krs1pitt Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 90 should be fine. get the skis from KT? yea man, couldn't pass up a deal like that....know anything about the marker twin cam free's?basically got them locked in at 50 bucks brand new somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyskeez Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 i heard marker bindings suck but thats just what people said ive never ridden them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 if the ski has a waist of 84, then obviously a brake for up to a 90 would fit. wider brakes make no difference, its just a piece of metal/rubber that flops down when you release so your skis don't go flying down the hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 marker bingsins are fine, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 I don't really like the toe pieces on markers, they look weird and heavy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krs1pitt Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 marker bingsins are fine, really? people online are bitching about a pre-release problem with them. but honestly as someone who already has one blown out knee pre-release may not be a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 really? people online are bitching about a pre-release problem with them. but honestly as someone who already has one blown out knee pre-release may not be a bad thing. Trees are hard, so are rocks. Think about the "Marker Philosophy" next time your perched on a real sketchy line. Jester/Duke's are ok. Turntables are the real deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krs1pitt Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Trees are hard, so are rocks. Think about the "Marker Philosophy" next time your perched on a real sketchy line. Jester/Duke's are ok. Turntables are the real deal. what's the marker philosophy? i'm making a move on some rossi axial 120ti's so i'm steering clear of the twin cams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 what's the marker philosophy? i'm making a move on some rossi axial 120ti's so i'm steering clear of the twin cams. Markers are built to favor release over retention, which is fine for rental fleets and noobs but horrible for anyone that rides with speed. What ends up happening is people max out the DIN to compensate for their poor retention, thus adding unnecessary risk to your knees and leg bones. Marker for a while sold a 30 din racing binding, for anyone other than WC racers you might as well have bolted your boots to the ski but they needed the insanely high DIN to compensate for the fact that their bindings sucked. With a rossi/look, 4frnt or tyrolia you can run a safer DIN while still maintaining excellent retention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justo8484 Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 marker bingsins are fine, you were drunk. we'll excuse you. for real, good choice on he axial2 120. much much safer binding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method9455 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Yea the rossi turntables where the shit, we stock piled them at our shop when they switched the heel piece, but finally ran out. The number of people hurt by setting their DIN too high is a lot greater than by pre-release - especially on the east coast, but for those truly concerned about pre-release it is a life or death thing. I can't think of too many lines on the east coast that if you pop out you will DIE, but they are out there. But I've had more than one person who we tried to get them to put a sane DIN setting on, come back on crutches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 you were drunk. we'll excuse you. for real, good choice on he axial2 120. much much safer binding. thanks. haha. $1 drafts at BrewWorks... what else do you expect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justo8484 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Yea the rossi turntables where the shit, we stock piled them at our shop when they switched the heel piece, but finally ran out. The number of people hurt by setting their DIN too high is a lot greater than by pre-release - especially on the east coast, but for those truly concerned about pre-release it is a life or death thing. I can't think of too many lines on the east coast that if you pop out you will DIE, but they are out there. But I've had more than one person who we tried to get them to put a sane DIN setting on, come back on crutches. at first i thought the p/axial heel was much better than the new px/axial2 heel when the new ones first came out. i was completely sold on the fact that since the new ones didn't 'pivot' they were not as good. having skied the new version on my disorderlys this season, i was wrong. the only way the old binding was better was that it sits lower to the ski and has a slightly shorter mounting pattern. retention is better on the new ones, release is better, and they ski much much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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