Binding Setups?

[Guest SpecRaceM5]

I am new to alpine riding, and was curious as to what ange set ups you guys and girls are running. I have fairly basic Rossignol plates. They adjust circular, and cant side to side. Also, how wide of a stance do you have? I am 6' and have a 159 board.

[MozzMann]

You'll need to experiment but Jack is the genius to chat to .

I run 3 Deg rear cant @ 62 deg front , 6 deg forward cant @ 58 deg on the rear.

Burton Race 185 which has a fairly narrow waist so these figures might not be much good to you with only a 159.

Try the Welcome Pages here http://www.bomberonline.com/articles/welcome_center.cfm

or the more specific Setup Page here http://www.bomberonline.com/articles/setup.cfm

And don't forget the

Techarticles here http://www.bomberonline.com/articles/tech_articles.cfm

[Art]

I ride 177 Axis and 179 FC2 with angles at 55 and 60 (heel and toe bails just over the edge of the board) with a 19.5 stance width. This is a set up I try to ride consistantly with my bindings centered on the board( front to back). When I am setting up on a new board I am usually more concerned with the position of the bails over the edge instead of the angles. With a wider board I can get away with more relaxed angles and be more comfortable with better edge hold (for me). Have you looked here:

http://www.bomberonline.com/articles/setup.cfm

http://www.alpinecarving.com/binding_setup.html

fixed the links, sorry

[nekdut]

I run 60-65 degrees on the front depending on the width of the board, with the rear foot a few degress less. 19.75" stance. TD2s, 6deg rear, 3deg front. Almost all lift. I am going to try Bob J's/Jack's suggestions of a wee bit of outward cant on the rear foot this season, and perhaps the gas-pedal.

[jdgang]

I am 5'6" 175 lbs and ride a 160 speed with a 20 waist width. I ride 18inch width 7 degree back cant 51/54. Plan on going a little higher on the angles this year since I got a fp167 with a 18 width.

[Mike T]

The lowest angles I run on plates are in the high 40's, the highest around 60. It all depends on the waist width of the board. I use TD2s and last season I used 3 degree cants on front and 6 on back on my 182 ands 188, with about a 20.25" width, 3/3 on my Donek Axis with about a 19.75" width, and 0/3 on my Madd 170, not sure what the stance width was but I will guess around 19.5".

My stance tends to change from season to season, I usually start where I left off the previous season and tweak from there. Things like injury and recover tend to impact my stance a lot, I sprained an ankle two season ago and I have a somewhat misaligned right (back) hip that is extremely sensitive to stance tweaks or lack thereof. As the hip condition changes so does my stance.

[Neil Gendzwill]

45 front, 40 rear on my Coiler AM with 21.5 cm waist, 35/30 on my Tanker with 24.5 cm waist, both about 19.5" stances, both with rear cant inward 3 degrees. Size 27.5 Raichle, no overhang at all.

[carvedog]

Maybe because I have too many boards and bindings but I try to set mine up so my feet are parallel and flat to the board - no cants.

I am at 65 on my burners (size 28.5) and have to go that far or I drag.

Running 45 on my Frontier. and 35 or so on my Canyon.

Also I am still looking for that pair of Raichles for you with no success so far. I think my nephew might have run off with them. Do you still need?

Best,

Jerry

[ARCrider]

anyone have experience setting stance, cant and angles with the rider's gender part of the determinating factors?

male/female hip to foot alignment is different. I know it can play into bicycle fit. How does it effect board binding setup?

just curious. my wife and I were talking about it. I know what works for me simply does not for her.

[MozzMann]

Good point Arc dude , I suspect the width of the hips could well play a part in deternining the overall stance width and possibly the cant and angles, depending on how forward she likes. start at 45 deg F, 40 Deg R and work from there .

I set my board on the floor and with the TDII's top plate screws loosened, twisted around until I found a spot that just "clicked" and used that as a starting point.

Hope this helps

[ar(angel]

with a 6 degree lift in back, slight inward cant. No lift up front, but a slight inward cant as well. I ride F2 titanium's w/Intecs on all my boards so if you know how small the cant wedges from those are that's all the cant I run. Stance is 18.5 although I've thought about widening it this year. With my long legs I figure I could use a bit more width to lower my CG. Experiment & document, that's how I ended up where I'm at, just pick a day to blow on getting your set-up right, it'll pay off in the long run,

Have fun,

Paul