DIN setting and weight loss

[BeanoNYC]

This thread may be useful to those of us who lost a bit of weight over the summer.

I went from around 195 (weight at the time I bought my AC3's at the end of last season) to around 165 this summer. Should I bother asking the shop to crank the settings down a bit? ...have at it, gear gurus.

 

[Grassi21]

Good job man. I'm down 25 lbs from the end of last season.

I'm certainly not a gear guru. But when I stepped on the scale at my local shop and commented that scale seemed off by about 5 lbs, the tech said as long as I'm within 8 lbs it should be fine. Now I'm interested to see how this thread develops. I hope my tech was right. If not I will be going in for another adjustment.

 

[Hawkshot99]

Give me your height, weight, age, skier type and boot sole length

 

[Hawkshot99]

And if you have them handy tell me your old din setting.

 

[BeanoNYC]

Give me your height, weight, age, skier type and boot sole length

5'10
164
Type III (advanced, I would say..not intermediate or expert)
I think my boot length is 325 mm

 

[Hawkshot99]

Your din should be 7 unless you are above 50(didnt list a age)

 

[BeanoNYC]

Thanks...doesn't matter what kind of binding?

 

[Hawkshot99]

Thanks...doesn't matter what kind of binding?

no

they all have their own charts, but they are all the same as each other.

 

[kbroderick]

It's a good idea to bring them in for a functionality check at the beginning of the season anyhow (as springs will age over time, corrosion may occur, screws may be loose, etc); during that process, the binding will be reset to the appropriate DIN level per the form you fill out when having them tested (the test procedure--at least for Rossi and Look--involves turning the visual indicator to a predetermined setting and then determining the torque required to cause a release at that setting; after the test, the tech should then set the DIN to the level indicated by the chart for your height, weight, bootsole, age, and skier type.

(and, in general, don't trust Internet boards for binding advice. The results of incorrect settings make a $15 or $25 binding check by a qualified tech seem very, very cheap.)

 

[Hawkshot99]

(and, in general, don't trust Internet boards for binding advice. The results of incorrect settings make a $15 or $25 binding check by a qualified tech seem very, very cheap.)

Just a fyi, there are some qualified techs on the board who could tell him if he has the correct setting(me for example)

But taking them for a function test is a good and cheap way to make sure they are functioning properly, and set properly.

 

[BeanoNYC]

(and, in general, don't trust Internet boards for binding advice. The results of incorrect settings make a $15 or $25 binding check by a qualified tech seem very, very cheap.)

Thanks, no I just wanted some sort of gauge to find out if the weight loss would drastically effect the din. I'm planning on bringing them in for a tune up anyway. I wouldn't even touch the din myself, even though it's an easy thing to do.