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Practically everything posted has been links to great things others have said elsewhere. Or posting what the manufacturer says (duh). So I’m not offering advice… highlighting some important facts tho.
If this angers you, go south until you hit the bridge… crawl under it when you get to the other side.
Nobody's angry.
You are very bad at answering questions however. So you reposting stuff you found on the internet makes your posts superior? Is that what you're saying?
Better to ask questions, point out facts… let people discover things on their own. If they have a hard time finding it, helping them by questioning what they said… give them a chance to explain reasoning. If they can’t explain the reasoning… there’s a knowledge gap.
Lots of good stuff in this thread… started out as ~my bindings didn’t release. Lots of things discussed that might explain why…. Things better understood by Stephen, others… myself included. All the result of not jumping to conclusions… grabbing easy answers… writing stuff off to lame excuses like skier skill or the type of skis used.
Not that skill, skis don’t lead to accidents. Just that bindings simply don’t stop working because of the ski or skiers… ass backward thinking. Better reasons out there… use, setup, servicing, mods, modes.
Like throw away phrases like ~ I crashed because my bindings didn’t release. Doesn’t make sense. Bindings release during a crash… or that’s the way they were designed to work. So maybe the issue is a 300# skier and a low DIN setting (not that Meidjos have DIN specific settings)… an example of ass backward thinking. Lots of that on ski forums.
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Better to ask questions, point out facts… let people discover things on their own. If they have a hard time finding it, helping them by questioning what they said… give them a chance to explain reasoning. If they can’t explain the reasoning… there’s a knowledge gap.
I fail to get your point. Aren't you doing exactly the same thing that you're complaining about? Most forum members here do exactly what you outline above. They ask questions, provide info, and sometimes offer advice that's based on their experiences. It's ironic and funny that you mention "Better to ask questions" (above) when you are so lousy at answering them yourself.
Practically everything posted has been links to great things others have said elsewhere. Or posting what the manufacturer says (duh). So I’m not offering advice… highlighting important facts.
If facts anger you, go south until you hit the bridge… crawl under it when you get to the other side.
That’s where I live already, a troll living underneath the bridge! Connyro would need to undergo an intensive interview process, at all his secret Yooper stashes. Fortunately I’m willing to keep up or crash and burn trying.
I don’t think Connyro is going to show me the stashes, so no moving under the bridge with us trolls!
Connyro… I don’t jump to conclusions… root of too many problems in ski forums.
Look at my Qs… type of break (clean, spiral, top, bottom)… what conditions, time of day… any mods to bindings… what mode was the binding in. These are Qs to get ppl (self included) to think. Not jump to conclusions, which is what I complained about in the post that got up your nose.
So what’s really going on here? Doesn’t appear to be what I wrote… unless you can explain it in a way that makes sense.
Connyro… I don’t jump to conclusions… root of too many problems in ski forums.
Look at my Qs… type of break (clean, spiral, top, bottom)… what conditions, time of day… any mods to bindings… what mode was the binding in. These are Qs to get ppl (self included) to think. Not jump to conclusions, which is what I complained about in the post that got up your nose.
So what’s really going on here? Doesn’t appear to be what I wrote… unless you can explain it in a way that makes sense.
How is that unique to your posts? Congrats! You asked questions! You aren't the only person who asks questions. In other posts you've added to this forum, you have made assumptions and lectured about topics that you dont have a lot of experience with (light plastic tele boots, xcd boot sole stiffness, etc) and now you're lecturing about how nobody but you post valuable information. Forum member's dubious advice didn't cause anyone to get injured so maybe drop that narrative.
Speaking of questions, anyone try a ski boot torque meter in the Meidjo that we know of? That would be enlightening. Ski shops have them to test alpine bindings.
I can imagine the Meidjo possibly works as advertised unless there is a lot of downward weight on the heel causing increased friction there, or if the heel is way off the ski, increasing some sort of pinching or binding in the mechanism.
I doubt any of the TTS bindings have anything close to DIN spec release! Regardless which toe piece is used. Just because the heel throw isn’t made to allow a sideways release.
So now I ask Qs. Progress… you said before I was pushing my POV.
Don’t get me going on stupid things ppl post. Fortunately, there are other posts to balance it out. Maybe not enough questioning, challenge to things that don’t make sense. There you go…
Not inclined to think that Stephen isn’t sensible, doesn’t read instructions. He said skiing the Meidjo in tour mode is common. Maybe ask him where he got that. Forum? Maybe, maybe not. Good Q. Maybe I’ll use advanced search and see if somebody thought that was a good idea…
Good Qs, @DG99 . I recall reading about the use of a torque wrench on BCT to determine release point. Not even close to what you might guess would be the equivalent DIN. Way higher.
So as not to confuse the innocent bystanders, Stephens boots were in walk mode, but his bindings were in ski mode when he got hurt. Skiing with boots in walk mode is common and shouldn't impact the releaseability of the binding.
Good Qs, @DG99 . I recall reading about the use of a torque wrench on BCT to determine release point. Not even close to what you might guess would be the equivalent DIN. Way higher.
