PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.

[CHAIR_97]

Probably as good a thread as any of the pivot related choices for this question.

Just got new boots and the walk lever hits the indicator window on the pivot dildo.

What are the odds I smash the lens?

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I have same boot same binding .
No problems. It looks like dildo angle is a little steep

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[gwat]

dildo angle is a little steep

Not possible.
Snap the heel up without a boot. The binding naturally snaps to exactly where it needs to be. Try to rotate the heel ‘steeper’. It does not budge (don’t be confused by the play in the pivot/arm rivet).
There is only one angle people!

[XXX-er]

interesting^^ what stops it at exactly the right angle ?

[gwat]

interesting^^ what stops it at exactly the right angle ?

There is a plunger on the end of the spring. This plunger rides on a round bushing as the heel rotates. That round bushing has one flat face that the plunger aligns to when the binding is engaged.

[gwat]

Where you are in the adjustment range would slightly affect the dildo angle relative to the boot. (Ie. the longer the adjustment arms are, the more horizontal they will get).

SirVic, being near the end of the adjustment range, would have the slackest possible angle and greatest clearance with the boot.
If ticketchecker is near the beginning of the adjustment range that could explain the discrepancy.
Or SirVic’s forward pressure is too high.

[ticketchecker]

My boot is a hobbit shell, 285bsl. Does that account for difference between me and Vic?


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[XXX-er]

I have read a number of threads on adjusting that binding that all bordered on whichcraft and it was hard to imagine without a binding to play with and not being a user

but the idea there is only 1 correct angle makes more sense,

thanx

[Dee Hubbs]

Not possible.
Snap the heel up without a boot. The binding naturally snaps to exactly where it needs to be. Try to rotate the heel ‘steeper’. It does not budge (don’t be confused by the play in the pivot/arm rivet).
There is only one angle people!

I disagree, go take 3 turns out of your forward pressure and see what happens to your dildoe angle?
Picture one with proper forward pressure:

Picture 2 with 3 turns taken out of forward pressure (yellow tape showing previous mark)

Compare the two dildoe angles?

[CHAIR_97]

My boot is a hobbit shell, 285bsl. Does that account for difference between me and Vic?


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I wondered that myself I'm 334

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[gwat]

Compare the two dildoe angles?

Sure with insufficient forward pressure you have tons of play to...play with.

Look how far your boot has lifted off the binding base (most visible under the “mm” stamped on the boot). Look at how far the heelpiece has lifted off the ski (indicated by the distance between the ski and the the black bar under the heel cup). That can absolutely mess with the angle of the dildo relative to the boot.

So I guess technically you aren’t wrong.
But you can not randomly change the dildo angle because you want/need to, which is what you seemed to advise.

IF forward pressure was too low your advice could solve the issue. If forward pressure was already set correctly your advice, although seemingly solving the issue, would put the binding out of proper adjustment.

Perhaps your advice should be “confirm your forward pressure is correct” rather than blindly suggesting to mess with the adjustment arms.

Still doesn’t change the fact there is only one correct dildo angle for any given setup with properly adjusted forward pressure.

[gwat]

My boot is a hobbit shell, 285bsl. Does that account for difference between me and Vic?


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But where in the adjustment range are you?

[CHAIR_97]

SKI OFF!

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[gwat]

SKI OFF!

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I’m in! Y’all gonna prerelease when you hit the first bump.

[Dee Hubbs]

Sure with insufficient forward pressure you have tons of play to...play with.

Look how far your boot has lifted off the binding base (most visible under the “mm” stamped on the boot). Look at how far the heelpiece has lifted off the ski (indicated by the distance between the ski and the the black bar under the heel cup). That can absolutely mess with the angle of the dildo relative to the boot.

So I guess technically you aren’t wrong.
But you can not randomly change the dildo angle because you want/need to, which is what you seemed to advise.

IF forward pressure was too low your advice could solve the issue. If forward pressure was already set correctly your advice, although seemingly solving the issue, would put the binding out of proper adjustment.

Perhaps your advice should be “confirm your forward pressure is correct” rather than blindly suggesting to mess with the adjustment arms.

Still doesn’t change the fact there is only one correct dildo angle for any given setup with properly adjusted forward pressure.

My trained eye saw his forward pressure was too low (based on the angle of the dildoe), thus the advise to tighten the forward pressure.

[ticketchecker]

But where in the adjustment range are you?

I had the forward pressure checked last week with a different boot but same bsl.

New boot arrived yesterday


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[mr_pretzel]

I had the forward pressure checked last week with a different boot but same bsl.

New boot arrived yesterday


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Grab it with your hand and twist, if it twist easy tighten a few turns until it doesn’t twist. Look at angle and see if it’s better

Sometimes the printed bsl isn’t exact

[Dee Hubbs]

Grab it with your hand and twist, if it twist easy tighten a few turns until it doesn’t twist. Look at angle and see if it’s better.

So the angle changes with proper forward pressure?

[mr_pretzel]

So the angle changes with proper forward pressure?

I think so but I’m an idiot

[Dee Hubbs]

I think so but I’m an idiot

You are exactly correct that the angle changes when the forward pressure changes.
I don’t think you’re an idiot, I think I you’re very observant.

[gwat]

There is only one angle people!

I disagree

Your misinterpretation is obvious/you took it out of the context of the post.
I was referring to bindings with properly adjusted forward pressure. Obviously.

My trained eye...

You have a good eye for detail in an off camber photo of half a binding (seriously) and your advise will hopefully resolve the issue.

Ticketchecker....so hows that forward pressure?

[phatboy64]

I disagree, go take 3 turns out of your forward pressure and see what happens to your dildoe angle?
Picture one with proper forward pressure:

Picture 2 with 3 turns taken out of forward pressure (yellow tape showing previous mark)

Compare the two dildoe angles?

Unless I am missing something, what I find interesting in these two pics is that the white indicator tab didn’t seem to move even though you adjusted 2 or 3 turns...

[SoVT Joey]

Unless I am missing something, what I find interesting in these two pics is that the white indicator tab didn’t seem to move even though you adjusted 2 or 3 turns...

See some page ten pages of dick waving about having to reset the FP indicator by moving the heel 90 degrees on the turn table and turning it back. He was doing the dildo show to see whose could stand up more. Pretty neat stuff. Hopefully we go back to mounting skis... preferably with a lot less dildo talk.

BTW. Pivots suck. Shifts suck more. That’s all.

[ticketchecker]

Ticketchecker....so hows that forward pressure?

I won’t be near them to check until Tuesday.



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[Dee Hubbs]

BTW. Pivots suck. Shifts suck more. That’s all.

So any binding that takes a little bit of skill to set up sucks?

[SoVT Joey]

So any binding that takes a little bit of skill to set up sucks?

No you are right. The shift tolerance is perfect and fucking with broken pivot heel pieces constantly is what I enjoy doing. I’m wrong. Carry on.