ianmaxwell Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 this is going to be my first season in hard boots and i picked up a used board with burton bindings. they are not step in style bindings, but have front and rear bails. how do i know if the length is set properly to fit my boots? thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveBomber Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 try them?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvedog Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 They should be set to a distance which allows slight pressure to get the toe clip secure. If it takes too much force it will be hard to get in and stress the binding too much. If it is too loose it will allow your foot to move around too much and could cause a release. What boots? Size? Someone may be able to give you a ballpark setting to start with. And are they raceplates? Pictures may help. This is a fairly critical adjustment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 You should size your bindings tight enough so that you need to use several fingers or the palm of your hand to close the binding - but not so tight that it bends the sole of the boot. If you can close the binding with one finger, it's too loose and you will increase the risk of breakage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmaxwell Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 thanks for the tips jack. carvedog - i can't download any pics for some reason over the past few days. anyway, the boots are raichle 224's with 295mm length. from what i've read on alpinecarving.com, the bindings are burton performance (like the carriers but with a different system for adjusting the toe/heel pieces) with the blue plastic top if that helps. the blue plastic top of the binding body has number scales stamped in it next to the toe/heel pieces starting with 1's nearest the center and working to a 6 nearest the edges of the board. the toe/heel pieces each have a small indicator sticking off the side above these numbers. the toe/heel pieces each have a plastic lever with a screw that, when turned 90 degrees, frees the lever which then allows you to slide the toe/heel pieces. the toe/heel pieces can be locked over the numbers in the scale themselves or the small indicator lines that separate the numbers in the scale, giving 11 possible locations for each piece. hope that helps. thanks - ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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