Non Indemnified Binding Decisions

[crgildart]

Everyone knows your quiver because you talk about it and I don’t see anyone dissing it.
Not sure where you got that

Dude. You and François need to get together and form some kind of Luddite gathering. Invite Ski Nurse. You'll need her.

That looks like a diss to me

 

[Wilhelmson]

OK I've been skiing some old 977 Carbon on my bump skis, not very often but regardless. Would a slighly newer 900s Carbon be less likely to explode all other things equal? Or should I just leave them as either is just as risky or sound??

I recently had 20 year old aluminum bike seat clamp bolt break for seemingly no reason except that it was old. If the bindings are lightly used then based on others' comments I would keep using them. I can't imagine the stem on my bike breaking but since it's the last original part I might replace it anyways.

Are binding screws or glue known to strip from overuse?

 

[cantunamunch]

I've got some NOS/NIB Markers in JP colours if you like

 

[Philpug]

I've got some NOS/NIB Markers in JP colours if you like

Would they fit in our collection?

 

[cantunamunch]

Would they fit in our collection?

Should work amazingly well in any aquarium with neon-injected fish...

Shoot me a snail addy.

 

[Tony S]

Salomon 977 Carbon or 900s Carbon, which is safer?

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Dude. You and François need to get together and form some kind of Luddite gathering. Invite Ski Nurse. You'll need her.

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Let's see your quiver..

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Don't diss another skier's quiver, especially one you're not familiar with, without being ready to post up your own gear.

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That looks like a diss to me

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@crgildart, can't tell how much of your defensiveness is for real vs. goofing.

I really don't know anything about your quiver. I was just reacting to the cognitive dissonance that I experience when someone posts a question centered on binding safety and then asks which of two old - probably no longer indemnified - binding models is a better choice. If you're worried about safety, just use a newer binding. If you want to ski old bindings, go for it, but if you do that we have to assume that safety isn't your top priority.

If you have such a big quiver that you can't afford modern binders on all of them, well, either put some on the wall and actually ski only the newer ones, or else sell some skis and use the money to put new bindings on the skis that remain.

I don't see how my quiver has anything at all to do with the discussion.

 

[François Pugh]

Dude. You and François need to get together and form some kind of Luddite gathering. Invite Ski Nurse. You'll need her.

The obvious answer is get some all-metal Tyrolia 490s. You can have mine, when you pry them out of my cold dead hands.

 

[sparty]

If you want to update the bindings, look for a pair of the last-year STH14 or STH16 (not the STH2). Still basically a Driver, mostly the same hole pattern, just a lot newer (but still old enough at this point that they shouldn't be too expensive unless you're looking on TGR).

 

[Philpug]

If you want to update the bindings, look for a pair of the last-year STH14 or STH16 (not the STH2). Still basically a Driver, mostly the same hole pattern, just a lot newer (but still old enough at this point that they shouldn't be too expensive unless you're looking on TGR).

The 727 hole pattern ran to the 747 IIRC. Sth14 has the same plastic issues issues as the 14...Sth16 hs more metal but starts at a 9..a bit much for most. Again, I would have no issues skiing an all metal Driver going back to a 957.