PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.

[Hewie]

Appreciate all the beta here and the work others have done to make templates available. Just finished mounting Salomon MTNs to a new pair of Zero G 105s. Template and mount is perfect, but damn my boots are warped. Pic 1 is after tweaking slightly to align the rear pins. Pic 2 is swapping left and right ski. This is why I always label my skis left and right.

[sb]

So anyone mounted Solomon shifts?

Is there jiggyrex plates for it?

Just thinking future stuff.

[~mikey b]

yeah I haz the jiggyrex plate

mounting is easy

forward pressure AND toe height adjustment can be finicky - be aware of this if you switch boots

they’re a clever design

[scmartin69]

yeah I haz the jiggyrex plate

mounting is easy

forward pressure can be finicky

they’re a clever design

I found toe height to (also) be finicky...

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[~mikey b]

agreed

I edited my post

[chaka]

Mounting up my kids skis, Rossi Black Ops Smashers. Dumb question for the experts out there.... I assume the raised mark labelled "0" in the pic below would be considered on the line, standard recommended mount point? Not sure what the third raised mark is up and to the right? thanks.

[scmartin69]

Mounting up my kids skis, Rossi Black Ops Smashers. Dumb question for the experts out there.... I assume the raised mark labelled "0" in the pic below would be considered on the line, standard recommended mount point? Not sure what the third raised mark is up and to the right? thanks.

Cord center?

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[Dee Hubbs]

My buddy is dropping off some skis and bindings to be mounted for his wife's Christmas present.
They are Salomon Stage Gripwalk 11.
What pattern/template do they have?

Salomon Stage Gripwalk 11 matches up to Warden 11 template.
Toes are 40mm x 65mm
Heel track 30mm x 80.

[AlpiNord]

So anyone mounted Solomon shifts?

Is there jiggyrex plates for it?

Just thinking future stuff.

Is Knut's template confirmed? If so the Shift Binding Layout tool is ready for printing:

[Beder]

So anyone mounted Solomon shifts?

Is there jiggyrex plates for it?

Just thinking future stuff.

I did 2 sets of Shifts this year. On the first pair I got spinners on that front screw of the toe unit. Don't know why--I have mounted lots alpine binders without ever having a spinner. Anyway, I used epoxy in that front screw hole from then on. Been skiing them since without issue.

[chaka]

Cord center?

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you mean the 3rd raised line on the right? That makes sense. So, should I mount on the "0"?

[dschane]

you mean the 3rd raised line on the right? That makes sense. So, should I mount on the "0"?

Yes on zero. And I agree that it's either cord or true center. Cord center is archaic for mounting -- never heard of it being used for mounting besides tele skiers from the early 1990s. Best guess anyway.

[scmartin69]

Yes on zero. And I agree that it's either cord or true center. Cord center is archaic for mounting -- never heard of it being used for mounting besides tele skiers from the early 1990s. Best guess anyway.

Hahaha, true center (from a tele skier from The early 90s)... Carry on.

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[tuco]

Yes on zero. And I agree that it's either cord or true center. Cord center is archaic for mounting -- never heard of it being used for mounting besides tele skiers from the early 1990s. Best guess anyway.

Chord center was used by Volkl(schuhschpitz line-boot tip) and K2(I believe Pre and RD too) with the graduated scale that corresponded to bsl, during that time period

[detrusor]

^^^^

Which I think is the correct way to mount but to confusing for stoner shop techs (no offense meant to the professional stoned techs…I mean your typical 16 year old seasonal tech)


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[chaka]

Yes on zero. And I agree that it's either cord or true center. Cord center is archaic for mounting -- never heard of it being used for mounting besides tele skiers from the early 1990s. Best guess anyway.

thank you! Own skis are fucking mounted. Please carry on with the cord center history lesson.

[~mikey b]

we could start talking about balance point too…

[tuco]

thank you! Own skis are fucking mounted. Please carry on with the cord center history lesson.

You can start w/ cord vs chord...

[Meadow Skipper]

You can start w/ cord vs chord...

Thank you for that.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

we could start talking about balance point too…

Bof over balance point? Ttips dorks


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[chaka]

This - works for me every time

This is good to know for future.... I'm assuming the epoxy bond on the spinner screw is weak enough to break in the future if you ever need to remove the binders?

[chaka]

You can start w/ cord vs chord...

take this to the padded room Wordle thread....

[skinipenem]

This is good to know for future.... I'm assuming the epoxy bond on the spinner screw is weak enough to break in the future if you ever need to remove the binders?

Heat will soften the epoxy

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[~mikey b]

have we already gone over this?

[tuco]

take this to the padded room Wordle thread....

Now you've peaked my interest