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Kevin Graf

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Mar 8, 2003, 12:53:36 PM3/8/03
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I have a pair of Marker M31 bindings.
I would like to read the instructions or installation manual.
As a belt and suspenders person, I like to understand how things are
supposed to work.
I have found other brands shop manuals on the web but not Marker.

TIA
Kevin

richard

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Mar 9, 2003, 8:30:43 AM3/9/03
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The (consumer) instructions are terrible! They identify some of the parts,
tell you to transport your skis by lockining the brake arms together, and
to store them with the bindings CLOSED. (They don't tell you how to close
them. I've been told that it might make the difference between the springs
lasting 20 years vs lasting 15 years. In other words, you'll probably want
something else before they give.)

As to the shop manual, they may make them available only to certified
shops. I agree with your sentiment - I'd love to peruse one of those
myself! Good luck...

Kevin Graf <gra...@cox.net> wrote in news:3E6A2E24...@cox.net:

Kevin Graf

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Mar 10, 2003, 5:26:31 PM3/10/03
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A long, long time ago. Ski or Skiing Magazine published technical
articles on binding. And test specs on skis, now they print big
pictures with captions to separate the advertisements.

The Real Bev

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Mar 10, 2003, 6:06:01 PM3/10/03
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Kevin Graf wrote:

> A long, long time ago. Ski or Skiing Magazine published technical
> articles on binding. And test specs on skis, now they print big
> pictures with captions to separate the advertisements.

I got a free subscription to Ski somewhere. The price is just about
right. Lots of pretty pictures. Fortunately, having been weaned on
camera and motorcycle magazines, I'm immune to the lure of shiny new
equipment.

--
Cheers,
Bev
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"If you see me running, try to keep up."
...Back of bomb technician's shirt

Tony2turn

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Mar 10, 2003, 10:26:48 PM3/10/03
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>From: Kevin Graf
>A long, long time ago. Ski or Skiing Magazine published technical
>articles on binding.

A long, long time ago(mid 80's), I had my hands on the technical specs of most
of the major binding maufacturers. Among the data, were return to center (time
and force), max travel before release, etc. Really separated the bindings.
Obsolete data, but, IIRC, the longest travel without coming out and fastest
return, belonged to Tyrolia, with Salomon a close second. Marker was the
worst...
Which birthed the adage, "buy Salomon if you want to stay in, Marker if you
want to release.
-2turn

AstroPax

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Mar 10, 2003, 11:07:39 PM3/10/03
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On 11 Mar 2003 03:26:48 GMT, tony...@aol.comnospam (Tony2turn)
wrote:

>Which birthed the adage, "buy Salomon if you want to stay in,

Yea, until those crappy, defective Salomon heels started cracking
apart and/or exploding after only a few years of use (or non-use).

Personally, I absolutely refuse to purchase anything that says "Made
in France" on it...including any and all Salomon or Rossignol junk.

-Astro

x - V e r t i g o
http://www.xmission.com/~hound/astro/02-03/index.htm

Walt

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Mar 11, 2003, 9:12:42 AM3/11/03
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AstroPax wrote:

> Personally, I absolutely refuse to purchase anything that says "Made
> in France" on it...including any and all Salomon or Rossignol junk.

Is this due to policital or mechanical considerations?

--
//-Walt
// Official Beer Taster for RSA
// obski: refrozen granular, Bel Pase, Steinlager

Crashj

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Mar 11, 2003, 12:31:44 PM3/11/03
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AstroPax <as...@skiutah.com> wrote in message news:<63nq6v03qjb80cmoc...@4ax.com>...

<>
> Personally, I absolutely refuse to purchase anything that says "Made
> in France" on it...including any and all Salomon or Rossignol junk.

We now include wine and cheese on that list of banned French stuff.

What do you call ten Frenchmen with their hands out?
A restaurant.
What do you call ten Frenchmen with their hands up?
An Army platoon.

Crashj 'pour le merite' Johnson

trent

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Mar 11, 2003, 12:37:31 PM3/11/03
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Ironically, this was also the name of the German decoration.

trent
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I read it on the Internet, therefore it must be true.
:wq

AstroPax

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Mar 11, 2003, 9:38:47 PM3/11/03
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On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 09:12:42 -0500, Walt <wa...@boatnerd.com.invalid>
wrote:

>Is this due to policital or mechanical considerations?

"Polanical" ?

-Astro

Crashj

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Mar 12, 2003, 3:50:05 PM3/12/03
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trent <tr...@trentland.com> wrote in message news:<3E6E1E...@trentland.com>...

> Crashj wrote:
> >
> > AstroPax <as...@skiutah.com> wrote in message news:<63nq6v03qjb80cmoc...@4ax.com>...
> > <>
> > > Personally, I absolutely refuse to purchase anything that says "Made
> > > in France" on it...including any and all Salomon or Rossignol junk.
> >
> > We now include wine and cheese on that list of banned French stuff.
> >
> > What do you call ten Frenchmen with their hands out?
> > A restaurant.
> > What do you call ten Frenchmen with their hands up?
> > An Army platoon.
> >
> > Crashj 'pour le merite' Johnson
>
> Ironically, this was also the name of the German decoration.

You think that was an accident?

What I want to know is there a French medal with a German name? I mean
besides l'Order des Collaborateurs?

Crashj 'they're back . . .' Johnson

czlowi...@gmail.com

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Jan 26, 2019, 2:41:23 PM1/26/19
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Excuse me gentelmen
Could you tell me, what are the years, in witch marker M31 bindings were produced. I have Forcer Skis, with these bindings, and I'm curiuous about their age.

The Real Bev

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Jan 26, 2019, 3:09:01 PM1/26/19
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List for 2017-8. They say that everything made in the last 10 years
SHOULD be on it but there are no guarantees. No Marker M31s.
http://www.gondyline.com/indemnified.php

My saved 2007-8 list contains Markers M2 through M10 in various types.

List of contact phone numbers and email addresses:
https://www.marker.net/en-us/contact/

All I could find.

--
Cheers, Bev
"The almost universal access to higher education here in the US has
ruined a lot of potentially good manual laborers." -- Bob Hunt

Scott Abraham

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Jan 27, 2019, 2:41:26 PM1/27/19
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On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 12:09:01 PM UTC-8, The Real Bev wrote:
> On 01/26/2019 11:41 AM, czlowi...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Excuse me gentelmen Could you tell me, what are the years, in witch
> > marker M31 bindings were produced. I have Forcer Skis, with these
> > bindings, and I'm curiuous about their age.
>
> List for 2017-8. They say that everything made in the last 10 years
> SHOULD be on it but there are no guarantees. No Marker M31s.
> http://www.gondyline.com/indemnified.php
>
> My saved 2007-8 list contains Markers M2 through M10 in various types.
>
> List of contact phone numbers and email addresses:
> https://www.marker.net/en-us/contact/
>
> All I could find.
>

Holy shit. One of the most ignorant, stupid, a clueless idiots about ski technology that has ever posted here is giving advice about bindings. Now if she was giving advice about how to be a psychopathic pathological liar, seriously fugly cunt, and internet terrorism, she would have some expertise to share.

Advice to the clueless idiot who asked: throw the skis out. Or give them to Horvath.
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