How much does it cost to have bindings mounted?

[twinplanx]

wrong...

Snowboards have tons of options... All the way forward or back... Heel to toe... duck - alpine - freeride stances...

Old snowboards required drilling and t-bolts... Pick your stance - live with it..

yeah but don't most modern snowboards have those options built in? My point being boards are eaiser to self-mount than skis. And unless ski bindings are a "system" THEY are "pick your stance - live with it"

 

[dmc]

yeah but don't most modern snowboards have those options built in? My point being boards are eaiser to self-mount than skis. And unless ski bindings are a "system" THEY are "pick your stance - live with it"

I get your point..

There's no comparison - you can field strip bindings in the BC and readjust everything with just a screwdriver..

 

[gorgonzola]

the 3 shops near me - eastern pa - charge $50. i smell some collusion going on! one of them charges $20 even if you bought the skis and binfdings from them which i think is a total rip off. if you buy a system binding theyre real easy to do yourself

 

[deadheadskier]

You don't tip very well!

buck a beer amigo.

I think that's fair and in 14 years of bartending it's all I expect on my end. $1 for a minutes worth of work tops and a smile? pretty good if you ask me.

 

[deadheadskier]

one of them charges $20 even if you bought the skis and binfdings from them which i think is a total rip off.

that's bad business. At the very least, 'hide' the cost of the mount in the price of the equipment.

 

[Philpug]

Mounting bindings isn't just slapping the binding on and sending you on your way. It is torquing and calibrating the system. Doing it right does take a good amount of time. Plus you need to figure in the insurance and liability too. EVERY mount & adjust should be torqued and calibrated.

 

[jack97]

Mounting bindings isn't just slapping the binding on and sending you on your way. It is torquing and calibrating the system. Doing it right does take a good amount of time. Plus you need to figure in the insurance and liability too. EVERY mount & adjust should be torqued and calibrated.

True.....

That said, I have to give props to Aspen East. I went there prior to the last days of spring skiing to purchase the best moguls ski for half price. They mounted the bindings for free even tho I didn't buy them from their shop. Saw the boots getting torqued off by the machine from a couple of angle as well.

 

[jarrodski]

Just put the ski on level ground, line the boot up on the ski, get out your Magic Marker and mark away.

Drill toe piece first. Re-align heel if necessary. You will be all set and save those ridiculous binding installation charges.

i've done this. dont recommend it... but there's usually a paper template that comes with the bindings. you trace teh hole pattern on the ski with a marker and set your depths using masking tape on the drill bit....

basically, for the 20-50 dollars there's little to no risk of wrecking your new boards and you'll trust them more at 65 mph... go to a shop

 

[Black Phantom]

i've done this. dont recommend it... but there's usually a paper template that comes with the bindings. you trace teh hole pattern on the ski with a marker and set your depths using masking tape on the drill bit....

basically, for the 20-50 dollars there's little to no risk of wrecking your new boards and you'll trust them more at 65 mph... go to a shop

Who skis at 65 mph?

 

[drjeff]

Mounting bindings isn't just slapping the binding on and sending you on your way. It is torquing and calibrating the system. Doing it right does take a good amount of time. Plus you need to figure in the insurance and liability too. EVERY mount & adjust should be torqued and calibrated.

So true. I just look at it this way, what's the cheaper alternative?? Saving a few bucks now by trying to do it yourself, or the costs associated with a knee reconstruction/knee rehab if you mess up trying to save a few bucks by mounting them yourself

 

[Glenn]

My wife went through an ACL repair last summer. It wasn't related to bindings. But that being said, I would have ponied up $50 or so for her to not have to go through that.

 

[SIKSKIER]

I do

Who skis at 65 mph?

First of all,I've been told by more than a few shop techs that you don't mount bindings,you mount woman and deer.You install bindings.Second,I installed my first and last pair of bindings using my own drill when I was 14.Yup,drilled right through the ski.That's really not a big deal to repair though.The bad part was my Marker Rotomat toe was turned a little to one side and always released that way unintended.They use templates for a reason.Have it done by a shop and bring beer with you.

 

[Black Phantom]

First of all,I've been told by more than a few shop techs that you don't mount bindings,you mount woman and deer.You install bindings.Second,I installed my first and last pair of bindings using my own drill when I was 14.Yup,drilled right through the ski.That's really not a big deal to repair though.The bad part was my Marker Rotomat toe was turned a little to one side and always released that way unintended.They use templates for a reason.Have it done by a shop and bring beer with you.

You don't ski at 65. Or at 55.

 

[jarrodski]

ha ha. very litteral eh?

all i'm saying is random ejection is lame. you're trying to save 50 bucks on something that has the potential to put you out of work and out of the season. dumb dumb dumb.

 

[gorgonzola]

really, i'm all about saving a few bucks and have to ski cheap in order to keep a family of 5 on the snow BUT if you have to ask "how to" or can't lay out up to $50 every few seasons for some peace of mind, you may want to consider another sport, no?

 

[gorgonzola]

You don't ski at 65. Or at 55.

why not? we had a calibrated radar gun out at lil ole blue last year and speeds were up to mid 70's as i recall. i was in the middle of the pack in the upper 50's

 

[luvinjaycloud]

If I were a shop operator, i would think you would love to have any traffic walk through your store and should offer "friendly" mounting services at a reasonable price. I have heard pleny of "turn-off" stories about shops not willing to mount for a reasonable price because the skies and bindings were purchased elsewhere. Those shops are missing all the accessory, clothing,and next pair of skis opportunities because the client will never come back. And if a Dad with four kids needs a pair of skis mounted....do 'em for free. (think six skiers over 10 seasons $$$)

 

[dbking]

Instead of buying online, start a relationship with a ski shop you like. Buy something. I get my stuff at one place because now I trust them to give me the best price they can and I never pay for anything like installing bindings. It's good to be a local somewhere.
As for doing it yourself, don't. I don't ski over 65mph very often, but once in a while. And I ski in plenty of places where I cannot think about whether or not I used the right stuff or " I hope they are the right screws."
And I sure would hate to mess up my kids knees because I was trying to save money.

 

[Black Phantom]

why not? we had a calibrated radar gun out at lil ole blue last year and speeds were up to mid 70's as i recall. i was in the middle of the pack in the upper 50's

were you in the bumps?

 

[gorgonzola]

of course not - in the park launching 100' booters (insert sarcasm/what are you a jackass smiley here..)