burton diode high-back rotation
hey guys,
I’m riding 18 front, 12 back and I’m trying to rotate my high-back so that it’s parallel to my edge but it seems impossible!
for my front foot high-back attachment to the binding, I’ve basically got the left screw all the way up front & right screw all the way at the back and I still can’t get it to be parallel.
any ideas?
With 18 on the front, it may not get to deadset parallel, but as long as it’s near close to it, then that’s all that’s needed!!!!!
And welcome, btmksix!!!!! 
Ohh, ya have also checked that the micro adjustment (not sure if diode’s have it though) on the inside of the highback’s, and the female part of the bolt (nut), has been placed out as well?????
Can’t look into it any more at the mo, as I gotta go!!!!!
thanks man.
not sure i follow your second post.. the female has this hinge that latches onto the highback - that’s in a set position, no adjusting that.
from what i can see, there’s only side bolt and grooves to adjust the highback forward lean/rotation.
I agree with the above, close enough is good enough. From a purely physics point of view, when heelside turning; the pressure applied from the boot to the highback on the not so 100% para binding will be higher but over a smaller area. On the 100% para highback it will be lower but more evenly spread out between the boot and highback. I was never a great student, but I do recall that the force generated in both situations is the same.
Further to this; your body position changes throughout a turn (well, maybe not if you’re sitting your PSIA tests or whatever), and those times when you’re counting on every last once of leverage, your body is probably not centered and requiring a 100% para setup anyways.
I’m coming up on 20 years riding soon, and I’ll be honest with you, for about 18 of those I didn’t know you were supposed rotate the highbacks. I don’t think it matters much.
Nice choice with the diodes btw…
thanks man.
not sure i follow your second post.. the female has this hinge that latches onto the highback - that’s in a set position, no adjusting that.
from what i can see, there’s only side bolt and grooves to adjust the highback forward lean/rotation.
No wukkas!!!!!
And yeah, as soon as I went out the door, I remembered that the Diode has no Forward Lean Adjuster on the back, so it wont have the micro adjustment!!!!!
Kinda like this on some bindings that have a Traditional Forward Lean Adjustment VVVVV
thanks guys.
physics brings back a lot of bad memories. i’ll just take your word for it.
the thing w/ the diodes, i had to torque the high-back a bit to get it semi-parallel to the board.. i’m kind of worried this may weaken and perhaps even cause it to break down the road.
anyone have experience with the diode high-backs snapping at the attachment from rotating?
If you have set the rotation evenly (side to side, one forward, one back, like you said initially), then they will be fine!!!!!
The High Back might look like they don’t seat into the Heel Cup that well when you have your boot out, but try with your boot locked into the binding!!!!!
The Diodes are a Carbon Fiber Blend, so if ya snap one, ya doin some pretty solid forces in order to do so!!!!!
And just to clarify what you meant by “torque the high back”, are ya able to post a pic/give more info?????
As others mentioned, just go as far as you can. With 18 degrees you can’t always get it exact. Close enough will be fine.
Just make sure you knock your rear highback down before getting on a chairlift. If anything will snap a carbon fiber highback it will be the chairlift. I have never heard of a highback snapping from highback rotation. Mizu has a good point though; make sure the highback sits flush with the top of the heelcup, with even pressure and adjustment. If it’s sitting in there snug and even, you shouldn’t have a problem.