maggie198
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I guess that explains why my Squires don't seem to have an issue. They're this year's stock.
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Has anyone had a problem with the Squire bindings locking in?
- Thread starter mustski
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I guess that explains why my Squires don't seem to have an issue. They're this year's stock.
Indianaskier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
mustski, That is good to here! I took my skis to have the bindings put on them today and am hoping I have no issues with the squires. Since the boots are also new and fit great, I feel pretty lucky. I know how my old boots fit, when they were in good shape and the new boots feel very snug, no heel slipping and after I put the custom footbeds in them from my other boots, they felt near perfect. Tomorrow I will see how the bindings work. Fingers and toes crossed in hopes all is well.
Indianaskier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Well, I had no fresh powder, but southern Indiana did get a half inch of snow on top off the quickly disappearing man-made snow, that a least made it look a bit better for awhile. I have to be happy to have something to ski on so near to home. Being almost the last day of our season here, and a weekday, there were few people there. As for the new skis, I am very excited about them and had no trouble with the Marker Squires. Whew! I was concerned, but they seem much like other Markers I've had in the past, only more lightweight. I didn't ski very long and as I said, the snow conditions are not so good, but it gave me a good idea of what to expect on good snow. I am going to love the Nemesis and look forward to really playing with them. 
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Update: I bought Squires at 50% off from evo.com at the end of last season and had them mounted to my Celebrities. I was happy because the Squires are nice and light, and they seemed to work fine for me on the Gypsies. They are definitely hard to get into - even after all snow is cleared, I stomp in and they often only engage half way, so that the boot is attached but I can see the brake wiggle when I push my heel down. Depending on the situation, I can either stomp it in fully or might have to release and start again. And sometimes, it works just fine. Argh! The shop that mounted my bindings says they are correctly mounted and that the heel plate on my boot should be replaced. I took my boots back to the fitters and they were willing to sell me replacements, but said they were only about half worn which in theory shouldn't be a problem, but Squires are known for exactly this type of misbehavior. He said that the new ones are supposed to be better, but it's an ongoing problem.
Questions for those working in ski shops:
1) If I click in partly, then stomp down and click in all the way - can I trust that? Is it safe? I never ski until I've verified that pushing my heel doesn't cause the brakes to wiggle.
2) Even though my heels are only half worn, will replacing them help? I already have the parts, and they weren't very expensive. The boot guy said the sole and toe are just fine - just the heel is worn. Okay, I'm sort of talking myself into going ahead and replacing them - is there any downside to this, besides spending $17 a bit early?
Questions for those working in ski shops:
1) If I click in partly, then stomp down and click in all the way - can I trust that? Is it safe? I never ski until I've verified that pushing my heel doesn't cause the brakes to wiggle.
2) Even though my heels are only half worn, will replacing them help? I already have the parts, and they weren't very expensive. The boot guy said the sole and toe are just fine - just the heel is worn. Okay, I'm sort of talking myself into going ahead and replacing them - is there any downside to this, besides spending $17 a bit early?
contesstant
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I finally got to test my Squires out in fresh snow at Mammoth this week and had no issues at all with them. Even clicking in with a little snow on them or on my boot soles. They are 2012 demo version. I wonder if the demo ones are better??
MaineSkiLady
Angel Diva
@bouncewoosh - $17 is pretty easy to take. I’d say do it. I’d also say to look to get rid of those bindings. Period. Is it worth it to buy something else that will not do this? It would for me. There are a lot of other bindings on the market, and I have not in many years heard of one being as balky as this model is.
Frankly, if I had these kinds of issues getting into my bindings, they would be Gone.
Why take a chance? What happens if you release in deep snow and have to try to get back in with that kind of pressure/stomping requirement? Fuggedaboudit.
Start with the inexpensive and hopeful total fix; if that doesn’t do it, ditch the doggone Markers.
Frankly, if I had these kinds of issues getting into my bindings, they would be Gone.
Why take a chance? What happens if you release in deep snow and have to try to get back in with that kind of pressure/stomping requirement? Fuggedaboudit.
Start with the inexpensive and hopeful total fix; if that doesn’t do it, ditch the doggone Markers.
mustski
Angel Diva
I replaced the heel pieces on my boots and it partially solved the problem. On the groomers, I lock in fine. It's a bit of hard push but I don't have to do the double stomp. In powder, it's a total PITA... scraping my boots totally clean while everybody else locks in a skis off. AAARGH. I have the demo model. I'm wondering how difficult it would be to switch out to Solomon Sth 12 driver. Can a different set of bindings be easily mounted on demo rails? Does anyone know how demo bindings work? I'm afraid to have the skis redrilled.
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I have two pairs of skis with Squires - both bindings practically brand new. I *could* afford to replace them, but ugh. I shall simply refuse to fall in the powder so that I don't have to worry about clicking into them in those conditions! ... I'll swap out those heel pieces tomorrow.
MaineSkiLady
Angel Diva
I had a set of Marker bindings. Once. Never again. (It was awhile ago, long before this troublesome series - I see *some* things don't change. 
) I dealt with it all for a couple of seasons then sold the entire package, skis and all. Good riddance. I am a flyweight, and my Atomic and Look bindings require minimal clean-off and barely a push to lock in. (And I do not release unless absolutely necessary, have never had a pre-release.) Re-drilling is not a major problem if done properly. Move on. Spare yourself this BS.
) I dealt with it all for a couple of seasons then sold the entire package, skis and all. Good riddance. I am a flyweight, and my Atomic and Look bindings require minimal clean-off and barely a push to lock in. (And I do not release unless absolutely necessary, have never had a pre-release.) Re-drilling is not a major problem if done properly. Move on. Spare yourself this BS.
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I had a set of Marker bindings. Once. Never again. (It was awhile ago, long before this troublesome series - I see *some* things don't change.
I am more like heavyweight, and Markers have historically been pretty good to me. I will report back on the results of replacing the heel piece.
mustski
Angel Diva
You can always switch out the bindings. It will mean a redrill but any reputable shop can do that well and it won't affect the skis performance. It may affect it's resale value if you plan to sell the skis and upgrade in a couple of years. My Squires worked well for awhile after I put new heel pieces on it, but now they are back to the same problem. Apparently they can't handle even "a tiny bit" of wear. One binding is worse than the other. Once I get new boots (this year's agenda), I will probably switch out the bindings.
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Reporting back: replacing the heel piece seemed to make a huge difference for me. The heel was about half worn down, several millimeters. But it will be interesting to see if it still seems just as good in soft snow.
mahgnillig
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I just got the Squires too... no problems so far, but my boots are pretty new and have no wear on the heels.
