[Feb 24, 2023] Weekly Discussion: Ask your gear, travel, conditions and other ski-related questions

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[u/Maladjusted_vagabond]

Which ones precisely, there are 3 pairs in the photo?

The pair in the middle have an alpine touring binding on them, I doubt that is what you're looking for.

The other 2 have regular, flat mount bindings on them. They have less adjustability than an integrated system binding (what your describing as bindings on rails). Whether or not they can accommodate your boots depends on the difference in Boot Sole Length (BSL) between your boots and the boots the bindings were originally mounted with.

[u/Cobyh7 → u/Maladjusted_vagabond]

So for the 2 on the side I would need to possibly remount them and if so is that hard? Like have to take to a shop or can I do myself?

[u/Maladjusted_vagabond → u/Cobyh7]

Yep could well need to be remounted.

There are paper templates available that make it easier to do it at home, free hand by yourself, but without wanting to sound like a dick, if you don't already know the answers to some of these questions I wouldn't recommend you do it.

Just take them to a shop and have them do it with a jig, generally not a bad idea to give used skis a tune too.

[u/Cobyh7 → u/Maladjusted_vagabond]

Ok cool is it costly?

[u/Maladjusted_vagabond → u/Cobyh7]

Depends where you're located.

Generally somewhere between $25 and $50 for a remount, $30-$50 for a basic tune (base grind, edges, wax).

[u/Cobyh7 → u/Maladjusted_vagabond]

I'm in CA and just went to a sports basement. Said would cost $80 for remount. Cost more than how much I got em for

[u/Cobyh7 → u/Maladjusted_vagabond]

i did my own mounting since looks like the owner actually remounted them before to fit smaller boots so I just re-drilled back to the original holes. I do notice though that my boot's center line since at the "2" mark on the center part of the ski, so a little more forward. I guess this is fine? my ski friend says it matches my style so guess fine to be mounted a lil forward / more centered?