fishrising Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Ok, so I just got my new ride and I need to decide which bindings to put on which deck... Board #1: Heavy Tools 173cm x 19cm x 9m, appx. 8.0+ stiffness (Donek scale) Board #2: Donek Tucker GS 186cm x 17.5cm x 15m, 9.6 stiffness (Donek index) Binding #1: TD1s, 2 x 0,3,6 cants, 4 x 3 different bumpers (soon to be SIs) Binding #2: Catek Olympic SIs (won at ECES '04!) Any suggestions on which bindings to put on which board? Based on the flex of the board versus the binding? Or, the sidecut? Or, the binding angles? My gut says TD1s on the HT173 and the Donek gets the Cateks...but please give me your opinions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka Dasai Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Don't put the TD1s on the Donek unless you put something between the cant disk and the deck. Otherwise the hard edge of the cant disk can cut through the thin Donek top sheet. Sean Martin might be able to send you some P-tex disks to put between the deck and the disks, and these work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishrising Posted October 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 I rode that 186 with TD1s and then Catek SIs. I'd definitely go with the Cateks on the long board and slap the TDs on the Heavy Tools.swt ('t' as in Tucker) I believe this was one of your backup boards...showns no signs of seeing snow, but you can see that some bindings were mounted. I look forward to riding it, although my mondo size 31 boots on it's 17.5 waist are going to make it feel like a slalom waterski! I will put the cateks on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Originally posted by Baka Dasai Don't put the TD1s on the Donek unless you put something between the cant disk and the deck. Otherwise the hard edge of the cant disk can cut through the thin Donek top sheet. Sean Martin might be able to send you some P-tex disks to put between the deck and the disks, and these work fine. Not true. The only reason you would ever have a top sheet with damage is because you don't keep your bolts tight, and the disk has a chance to roll around on the board. If you tighten the bolts after a day of riding, it should be fine. This was a big rumor going around a few years ago, and got way out of control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 it happens with all boards and bindings eventually with metal bindings keep em tight it happens with plastic bindings too I would recomend the cateks on the longer boards the reason being that I need to fine my canting the longer a board is because I try to widen my stance on the long stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Yellow Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 considering I have your old 195... how many Tuckers are out there... :D Is mine the only one with the "half donek" base? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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