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Fritschi Freeride issues
- bcglaxer
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I got my wife a pair of freerides this Christmas and they seem to work just fine except when she tries to step into the bindings. No matter how hard she pushes, the heel of her boot just won't lock down in the binding. She has to bend down and physically lift up on the back of the binding to click in. I've checked the DIN settings and the length of the binding and everything appears to be set up correctly. Has anyone else had this problem? Any ideas how to solve it?
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Brian
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My wife also had this problem but it wasn't the binding or ski, just the way she tried to click in. She could never exert enough force by just kicking her heel down.
I showed her how to put all the weight on her heel by leaning back and slowly pressing down through her heels rather than try an explosive kick down and now she can do it every time.
Previous to that she thought the binding defective but it wasn't.
Not suggesting that's the case here but maybe????
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Could be that the heel of the ski boot is worn right at the back edge and therefore doesn't engage the lever properly.???
My wife also had this problem but it wasn't the binding or ski, just the way she tried to click in. She could never exert enough force by just kicking her heel down.
I showed her how to put all the weight on her heel by leaning back and slowly pressing down through her heels rather than try an explosive kick down and now she can do it every time.
Previous to that she thought the binding defective but it wasn't.
Not suggesting that's the case here but maybe????
I can't even get the boot to click in with my hands. Really strange. And her boots and bindings are brand new.
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Might want to try the SLOW , lean back and press down with heels things though just to rule it out.
For 6 months I went through the " you need to fix my bindings, they're broke" from the wifey until I showed her this technique and she finally agreed to try it and not blame the bindings and me. ;D
If they are adjusted for the right length, correct DIN etc, don't know what it could be?
Edit. Further thoughts. What kind of boot AT or Alpine? Check the toe height . If set up for an AT boot sometimes if used with a Alpine boot which sometimes have thicker toe bill, you can't get the toe piece in as far as it should go and makes heel engagement difficult.
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Try a different boot.
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I destroyed a pair of bindings by not setting them right a couple seasons ago (I thought my lousy skiing was because I was getting old). Eric at Marmot and schooled me on this last summer when I bought the new bindings and now I can change boots when ever I want.
You might want to have a good ski technician look at them with you.
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don't think so. Iv'e set up a few std fritschis and my 4 sets of shortened fritschis. Try setting bindings in std . position for toe height and length of sole. If you still get a lame closing of the heel try adjusting the heel back a tad. That has always worked for me. On my shortened versions where the markings have no meaning I aim for 1/4 " . This is not to say there can't be lug problems. I use a std business card for for the toeheight feeler gage. Of course do all this at your own risk.
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