Can your DIN change on its own?

[BlackDiamondVolkl]

This might be a stupid question, but...

I thought your DIN could only change if you put a screwdriver in the binding and adjust it. But is it possible for it to change aside of that? (Say, falls) Cause I definitely thought my bindings were set at a 6 but I just looked at them and they are at 5... unevenly too. I could be wrong... maybe they've always been at 5 and I was incorrectly thinking they were at 6. I was wondering why they were coming off all the time. Maybe they need to be tightened.

 

[Jilly]

Well they shouldn't. I don't know too many women with a DIN setting of 6 either.

 

[mustski]

Are they coming off while you are skiing (pre-release) and causing you to fall? Or are they coming off after you fall? If they only come off after you fall, they are probably fine. If they come off while you are still skiing, that is a problem.

 

[BlackDiamondVolkl]

They come off after I fall. They're probably fine and maybe I thought they were set on 6 but really they were on 5 to begin with. I wouldn't put it past myself to forget what the DIN setting is!

 

[volklgirl]

1. Have you had them professionally adjusted and tested at a shop? (They use an actual machine that tests spring torsion strength and the setting at the visual indicators may be slightly different in order to get the correct physical torsion value)

2. Try this to check your current DIN setting. If your indicators don't approximately match your calculated DIN, then it's time to take them in.

 

[altagirl]

Well they shouldn't. I don't know too many women with a DIN setting of 6 either.

I agree that they shouldn't be moving spontaneously, but why is a 6 DIN unusual?

I agree with volklgirl that they could be that way as set by a shop, BUT if you definitely remember them being solidly on 6 and now they're not, I'd take them in and have a shop check them out for you.

 

[mustski]

1. Have you had them professionally adjusted and tested at a shop? (They use an actual machine that tests spring torsion strength and the setting at the visual indicators may be slightly different in order to get the correct physical torsion value)

2. Try this to check your current DIN setting. If your indicators don't approximately match your calculated DIN, then it's time to take them in.

That is interesting. I never realized that BSL affected DIN settings.

 

[2bjenny]

I'm wondering why a DIN of 6 is unusual too. My DIN is a 6 and I have never had my skis not release when they should. I guess mine is a 6 based on my height and weight. I'm 5'11" and no lightweight .

 

[sibhusky]

Well they shouldn't. I don't know too many women with a DIN setting of 6 either.

Probably because I'm old, mine are 5.5.

 

[ski diva]

4.5

 

[Jilly]

Mine have always been at 5.5 for years. I was supposed to go down as I'm old too. We don't see too many in the shop over 6 for women that are just skiing. Racers yes.

 

[sibhusky]

My daughter's are at 9. But then she races.

 

[litterbug]

I've been a 6 forever. When I hit 50 my DIN went to 5, but while I didn't release while skiing they'd sometimes come off with virtually no provocation, so I now check skier type 3 to get my old DIN setting. I mean, it's not like I suddenly became frail and breakable the minute I hit 50, but I can definitely see lowering it as I slow down.

 

[altagirl]

Mine have always been at 5.5 for years. I was supposed to go down as I'm old too. We don't see too many in the shop over 6 for women that are just skiing. Racers yes.

Huh. I'm at an 8.5 based on the chart. Even if I bumped myself down to a type 2 skier, I'm at a 7. I'm only 5'8".

 

[bounceswoosh]

Mine have always been at 5.5 for years. I was supposed to go down as I'm old too. We don't see too many in the shop over 6 for women that are just skiing. Racers yes.

The chart shows 6.5 for me at type 3. I do not race.

 

[KatyPerrey]

I'm an 8 for type 3 and 9 for type 3+. If they are changing on their own I would have them checked!! They should not do that!!

 

[snow addict]

Mine have been set at 6 for a few years now.

 

[MaineSkiLady]

If your skis are “coming off all the time” (examples??), definitely take them in for a check - and relate your information. Pre-release is as dangerous - sometimes more so - than non-release.

Then try to get a good close-up picture of the settings, both heel and toe. Do a quick check of the settings every ski day.

That is interesting. I never realized that BSL affected DIN settings.

Absolutely. Vary the BSL in the chart linked above by volkgirl and note how the recommended DIN changes.

 

[pinto]

I'm a 6.5 on chart, usually ski 7 toe and 7.5 heel

 

[num]

+1 on taking them in to the shop. The setting changing on its own is a scary thought.

+1 on women with DIN settings at 6 and up. Mine are set at 6.5.