Ski bindings
How far apart are an adult and a junior binding, on paper?
These two bindings are not alternatives — they are for different skiers, and the comparison exists to show how the same three specifications describe both. A DIN range, a brake width and a list of accepted sole standards is everything a binding listing owes a buyer, and these are two of the very few on this site that give all three.
| Compared on | Attack 14 GripWalk, 110 mm | FS7 GW CA Junior, Brake 90 |
|---|---|---|
| DIN range | 4 to 14 | Z-DIN 2 to 7.5 |
| Brake width | 110 mm | 90 mm |
| Sole standards | GripWalk compatible, stated | Standard alpine soles and GripWalk junior soles, both stated |
| Stand height | 17 mm | Not published |
| Weight per pair | 865 g stated; the listing does not say whether that is one binding or the pair | Not published; described as a lightweight binding |
| Spare brakes | Not published | Not published |
A tick means one listing published something the other did not, or published a better figure. It does not mean the product is better, and the column is not a score out of anything: a maker who says less loses lines here without losing a comparison. The two verdicts below are where the page is settled.
DIN 4 to 14 and a 110 mm brake is an adult binding for a wide ski, and the 17 mm stand height is the kind of figure almost nothing on this shelf publishes. The weight is printed without saying whether it is one binding or a pair, which is the one place the listing leaves work for the reader.
A junior binding whose DIN range starts at 2 — a setting no adult binding can reach — and which names both sole standards it accepts. For a light child that low end is not a detail, it is the whole reason a junior binding exists. The 90 mm brake sets the maximum ski width it will clear.
It fouls the ski instead of clearing it, and the binding cannot be mounted. The brake arms must be at least as wide as the ski at the mounting point, and no more than a few millimetres wider. That is why brake width is published on both of these and why a ski’s waist measurement matters when buying a binding separately.
No — the range is a mechanical property of the binding. An adult binding that stops at 4 cannot be set to 2, and a light child released at 4 is a child whose binding may not release. That is the single reason junior bindings exist as a category.
A workshop, from a chart using weight, height, age, boot sole length and stated ability. Not the buyer, and not this site. What a listing can usefully publish is the range the binding covers, so you know before ordering whether your number falls inside it.
DIN 4–14, 110 mm brake, 17 mm stand height, 865 g
The only listing on the shelf that publishes four figures — and it publishes them as a plain list.
Best for: A wide ski, an adult who knows their DIN, and a buyer who wants the numbers published
≈ $215 / €169
Junior binding, Z-DIN 2–7.5, 90 mm brake, GripWalk and alpine soles
The only binding here that publishes a full DIN range and names both sole standards it accepts.
Best for: A growing child on a junior ski, with either kind of junior sole
≈ £86 / €75
The live figure beside a product went and asked the shop for it the moment this page opened; any amount written into the text has not moved since the sentence was drafted, and it is the first of the two that counts.
