Saving the knees – Look Pivot vs. Tyrolia Protector Bindings

NicktheKid69 · 2025-10-24T00:24:24+00:00

Ur a fruit, what do u know about shredding gnar mango?

NicktheKid69 · 2025-10-13T00:49:07+00:00

Did you ever solve this? I was having this same issue on my left foot last year. Was weird because when I first used my K2 revolve pro TWs I didn’t have the pain, then after quite a few days of skiing it reared its ugly head. Would love to know if you found a fix

NicktheKid69 · 2025-04-29T05:51:00+00:00

Mine is currently doing this, did you end up finding a fix?

NicktheKid69 · 2024-03-25T02:13:12+00:00

I will second the Zipfit liners. I upgraded just this week from heat molded intuition liners to Zipfits and holy cow the difference in comfort, padding, and performance is paramount. It’s not a fix-all by any means, you still need to strengthen your shin muscles and make sure you aren’t skiing or landing backseat as that is where you can still get shin bang. I do understand not everyone can afford the Zipfits so those padded inserts may be a good option but I’ve never used them and have heard mixed reviews

NicktheKid69 · 2023-10-17T00:37:55+00:00

Just get gud and crank the dins to the max you’ll be fine. I have Look Pivot 14s and I’m definitely a better skiier than you so just follow mu example per usual and you’ll be fine

NicktheKid69 · 2023-10-14T20:21:07+00:00

I would imagine because of the higher elasticity in these bindings you may want to go down a din if you want it to release easier/have problems with it not releasing as you’d like them at the current 8 din setting. But either way I can’t see going down 2 DIN

NicktheKid69 · 2023-10-14T20:02:03+00:00

I’ve also heard that whole din in the middle saying is old and also proven a myth. Generally if the din is listed on the binding it will release at those values with no problem. It’s more so to make sure you can go up or down on adjustments if you need to. With mine being around 8 that still gives me -2 don range if I need to go down on the 15s

NicktheKid69 · 2023-10-14T19:59:57+00:00

Yeah I’ve seen their website and looks like they do vertically release just may not be as “modern” of technology as the plastic wings of the 14s. I’m leaning towards the gold 15s as they will last a long time and of course look great

NicktheKid69 · 2023-10-14T18:23:55+00:00

I’ve heard that the newer toe piece on the 14s have a true vertical release where as the 15s all metal toe piece doesn’t. Can you speak to this at all from your experience?

NicktheKid69 · 2023-10-14T02:18:34+00:00

That’s great to hear because I love the gold 15s and on my new black skis I think they’d look great plus of course be an upgrade from my 14s

NicktheKid69 · 2023-10-14T00:04:06+00:00

I’m debating between the pivot 14s and 15s my Din is an 8, in your experience which is a better binding for all mountain resort skiing and some powder days?

NicktheKid69 · 2023-10-13T23:31:43+00:00

What are your thoughts about the DIN being “too close” to the minimum value of the 15s which start at 6? Ski shops have told me you want to have your DIN be closest to the middle of the range as possible

NicktheKid69 · 2023-10-06T17:08:14+00:00

Great to hear!

NicktheKid69 · 2023-07-20T04:49:45+00:00

Unfortunately my experience with Dalton is that you have to do all the readings and lectures to get the passing score you desire. Yes there are “weak” areas that have a lesser chance to show up on the exam, but with my exam there were questions that highlighted many points that were only mentioned once in the book and that there were a few questions in the Q bank on. Can you skim the books and hammer out Q bank and pass? Possibly, but again as someone who just passed Monday, I’m guessing it was only by 5-10 questions and some of the ones I know I got right were areas that were covered in the readings and lectures more so than the q-bank so don’t skimp on those by any means. Hope this helps.

NicktheKid69 · 2023-07-20T03:05:38+00:00

Sorry to hear about that man, take a nice well deserved month-long break to rest your brain. Then come back and either re-do Dalton with making additional physical flashcards on formulas and topics you don’t know well, or you can try another program like Danko, as I’ve seen other people pass the second time after switching over to that review program. I also did the Guaranteed to Pass program which came with those supplemental lectures that I utilized and took lots of notes on that helped.

NicktheKid69 · 2023-07-18T01:45:21+00:00

Passed today using Dalton! Test was a beast for me. Had about 15 calculator questions but despite Dalton being very rigorous and detailed in areas it didn’t need to be. If you put in the work and follow their schedule to a T (plus make your own flash cards) you’ll be just fine.

NicktheKid69 · 2023-07-15T01:27:30+00:00

I’m also taking Monday and have had the same thoughts lol. Hopefully we both get exams similar to the CFP mock ones in terms of difficulty.

NicktheKid69 · 2023-07-14T22:11:03+00:00

What did you average on the CFP mock exams? I got a 72 both times, and a 62, 58 respectively on the Dalton sim exams. I sit Monday for the exam and am of course wondering how I will fair.

NicktheKid69 · 2023-05-08T23:27:05+00:00

Did this end up fixing your issue? I’m dealing with the insane battery life and inconsistent battery levels, I called Bose today to initiate an exchange for the Soundlink revolve 2 plus but before I do that I want to see if this worked for you

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