fishrising Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 Anyone have UPZ ski din toe/heel adapter install instructions? I’m tempted to buy a set and try them out for my RC12s, but the pics I see on the UPZ site have more holes (different pattern) than my snowboard toe/heel pieces have. So I want to see what the instructions say. My RC12s are either 2018 or 2019. Anyone? Also any real world experience? My kids ski, slowly (and on mellow terrain), so snowboarding with them isn't all that fun (or easy quite frankly). I’d love to be able to jump from board to ski and back through out the day. And they way the UPZ adapter reads I can do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohob Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) The short answer is yes, they will work. The long answer is your boots might not fit your bindings anymore. The heel piece is extended back almost an inch. The material mine are made of is quite soft and was getting chewed up pretty bad. Not shown is the necessary 1/2 moon spacer. the 8 screw holes you see hold the heel cover on. There are the standard 4 holes under that. all that being said, I’d just buy a second hand set of ski boots and use them. Edited January 30, 2021 by Ohob Reall, I know how to count! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohob Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) The toe pieces are lower @ the front bale but almost 1/4 inch thicker overall. It does have a slight benefit of raising the toe, but at the cost of front bale position Edited January 30, 2021 by Ohob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishrising Posted January 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 Lol, my boots barely fit my bindings as it is, these are 337mm. Thanks though! Was just trying to stay away from changing boots, guess I may not have a choice with my size of boot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohob Posted January 31, 2021 Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 You could always use some ski-blades like k2 fattys. They use a non-release style binding that should fit. They are stupid fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted January 31, 2021 Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 Ah, mine is more or less a permanent ski DIN on my ancient UPZ boots. I very rarely switch back to intec/hardbooting DIN these days. I thinkt he last time I did that was 2006. Considering, purchasing a pair of UPZ boots and have one dedicated to skiing and another one for hardbooting... but then again... its more likely because I'm very comfortable with those boots than the ski boots I have used over the years. I dont know if you can find an old thread of UPZ installation, etc. on this forum, but it should be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbox18 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 I did it... I don't recommend it. The UPZ boots are too soft for skiing, and flex the wrong way... I ended up just buying a pair of real ski boots... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aracan Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 On 1/30/2021 at 11:48 PM, Ohob said: all that being said, I’d just buy a second hand set of ski boots and use them. +1. When my daughter was small, I switched between skiboards and the snowboard, using orange Deeluxe Indys, some of the stiffest boots ever. They felt pretty noodly even with the very short skiboards. I really wouldn't bother with the DIN adapters, which will detract from the usability of your UPZs on a snowboard and not do much for their usability on skis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishrising Posted February 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 Thanks guys! I’m steering away from doing it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, fishrising said: Thanks guys! I’m steering away from doing it... Dammit... now I'll never sell my set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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