Comments on: Marker F10, F12, Duke & Baron Mounting Template

By: diamondjim

diamondjim — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:38:57 +0000

Sandy – thanks for the feedback. Barons for me!
djk

By: Sandy Godwin

Sandy Godwin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:31:05 +0000

Hi Diamondjim,

I have the Dukes, I’m an aggressive 185 lb skier. I have had no isues with my dikes – they are pretty burly. My buddy is also a very aggressive skier 200 lb, he has the barons and he just loves them – no issues at all.
The big difference is the strength of the binding and the DIN. Given your level of skiing (advanced, not extreme cliff hucking nutjob!) I suggest that the barons would be great for you.

By: diamondjim

diamondjim — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:33:33 +0000

Thanks for all the interesting info.

I’m about to buy some 175 SkiLogik Raves in advance of heading back to Hokkaido in the new year. I’m advanced (in years, too – 46), 6′, 200lb, and looking at doing 10-20% slackcountry after getting a taste of it last season. I’m happy with my current DIN at 8.

My question is whether the Baron is beefy enough for me, given how low the minimum weight recommendation is, or whether the Duke is a better choice (but I’m never going near that sort of high DIN)?

Cheers

By: Lou

Lou — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:18:48 +0000

Matt, if you’re asking if another brand or model of binding will match up to the mounting holes for a small sized Duke, I doubt it. As for 2nd hand bindings, Ebay and web forums are your best bets. Lou

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:15:29 +0000

Hi, thanks for alot of good info here.
I have a very nice pair of 2011 K2′s on offer to me for a good price. They currently have Small Dukes mounted to them, but are too small for my boots, is there a good option to swap to, that have the same mounting holes in the marker range to save buying another new set of dukes or redrilling ? Can you recommend a source for a 2nd hand binding swap to save on cost?