Any problems running your heels at a higher DIN setting then your toe? I normally run both at 9 but was thinking of bumping the heels up to 10
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Any problems running your heels at a higher DIN setting then your toe? I normally run both at 9 but was thinking of bumping the heels up to 10
generally, you only adjust your din if you need it, ie. if you prerelease out of a heel, then turn that heel piece up a shade.
Why on earth would you have any problems with that??
I run my toes 6-8 and heels 8-10 on my looks/rossis. No probs whatsoever.
I have logic behind that too.
my point was that you shouldn't just arbitrarily decide to increase your din.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meathelmet
i also run a bit higher in the heel
I tend to do the same thing, just based on experience. Do what suits you, kind of thing. One problem with low din on the toebinding, is prereleases in speed: Typically it is the toe-binding that prereleases if you ski with speed in icy/sketchy conditions. So you certainly want to have the toebindings tight enough to avoid that.
But its also the toe that generally saves your knees...
I run my heels a little higher than my toes regardless of the binding.
On my Looks, toes at 7.5 heels at 10.5.
Naxos toes at 9 heels at 12.
Thanks to this thread, I managed to find the courage to crank my Freerides up to 8.5 toe, 9-9.5 heel.
I popped out of a heel yesterday in really deep heavy snow, where I would have preferred to stay in. Toes have been just fine.
With an avatar like that I amazed that you admitted toowning freerides
You're right. Since backcountry.com screwed me out of new boots, I'll be Freerided this winter. Oh well.
If you're tall with small feet, then it's a good idea to run your heel higher (or your toe lower, depending on how you look at it).
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Originally Posted by Highway Star
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Highway Star