Marker Jester Ski Binding - 2007

These bindings would be a great option. One of the better bindings around these days, easily handles big mountain and park riding. For brakes, I would say that the 90mm brakes will work, with a little bit of bending, so that they fit. The 110mm brakes will be not only too sloppy, but won't hold your skis together base to base. Any good ski shop should be able to bend the brakes out for you.

No, these will only work with an Alpine DIN sole.

The Dukes will work with both AT or Alpine if you want to go that way.

thanks. you think have that +10mm difference if i get the 110mm brakes will affect performance?

Any time you can get brakes that fit without bending them out, you should. This makes sure they can't void any warrantee. There won't be a very tight fit with the skis together, but that isn't a big deal, a strap can fix it if it is bothering you.

your just gonna have to get one or the other and either get new brakes from your local repair shop or you can get the 90's and see if you can bend them far enough or you can just live with the 110's

I do not believe they will. These have a different hole pattern than the m1000.

I have 08/09 Krypton Pros and Jesters on Nordica Enforcers. I have had numerous pre releases, primarily in crud and pow. My DIN is set one full setting higher than my 2 other pairs of skis (Marker M14.0 and Dynafit) and I still blow out in similar terrain. The boot toe seems to move up and down. REI binding tech says boot is in spec for binding and the spacing between boot and AFD is right on. Something ain't right in Markerville. Should we take a hint from the name "Jester"?

I believe you are correct, the kryptons toe piece is a litte bit narrower than most boots, and since the jester lacks toe height adjustment i've heard of more than a few people pre releasing from them.

That's definitely not normal! I've been skiing my Jesters since the beginning of last season, and I have over 150 days on them, and I haven't had any problems like that... If you bought them here at backcountry, I would suggest exchanging them for a new pair. Otherwise, I'm not sure what you could do... I would call marker directly or something.

These bindings aren't just for park or cliff hucks, they can handle any kind of skiing you throw at them. For other bindings I personally love the Look PX 15 FS WB. It has a longer footprint, and is extremely good at trees and off-piste. There really are no major faults in the Jester, it has good powder transmission, low swing drag and are pretty cool. Can't really go wrong. Go for the 110mm binding though, which will fit well with your ski, and won't void your warrantee with a rebend.

Other than this new binding (http://www.kneebinding.com/), all bindings release in generally the same manner. No binding is going to be any better at preventing knee injury (if they are all set up correctly) than any other binding.

go 90

90 will fit nicely without rebending

will not fit. But you can rebend it (see youtube) fairly easy. 110 will fit but the skis won't stay tight when you put them together (could also drag a big.) I'd go with 90's and rebend.90mm brakes will fit pretty easily on anything that is 3mm or so bigger than the actual break without bendingn, you might need to bend a little but not a large amount

Yup. They will work just fine.

No, if you need to use an AT boot, you will need to get either the Marker Duke, or Marker Baron. They ski about the same as the Jester, they are just lifted a bit more for better edge control, and they are more oriented for the big mountain scene.

HI henry----If you have any doubt about this binding go on EVO's website and cheackout the HUNTING YETI movie for free, all the skiers are using this binding, after watching it, you will agree that it will hold up for you.

these would work great, or look px14, rosssie sas140WB, or the salomon STH 14 or 16 would all work good on this ski.

The Duke or Baron is awesome for skinning, but if you're only doing it 5% of the time I would recommend just going with a normal Alpine binding. I skin with my alpine setup and it's not as bad as people make it out to be, just not as easy as a tele or AT setup. I just picked up the Jester's for my new park ski's but also have last year's on my K2 Seth's which I use for Big Mountain. Great binding for all situations.Keep in mind that you will not notice at ALL that you are skiing a touring binding in bounds if you go with the Duke - it skis completely like an alpine binding, but now you have a touring option. For a little more money you have a lot of versatility, especially with a Gotama. I would get the Duke and some skins - perfect sidecountry setup. Don't forget a beacon!

The biggest difference between the two is the DIN rating which directly coorelates to rider weight in most situations. The Jester is better for a heavier ride (240+) while the Griffon can handle a rider below that just as well.

These will work great on your fatties...if your going in the BC, get the dukes or barons. You will need crazy wide brakes however.

All depends how you mount them. talk to the shop tech when you get them done. you'll want the binding set to somewhere in the middle so it can be moved forward or back enough to adjust for both your boots.

yea, the 110 brake will work with the B104. sweet ride!

From the looks of it they haven't changed them. They just came out with the Griffon. I had a pair of the Jesters last year and broke the heel piece in less then two weeks. My replacements have lasted quite a bit longer.

Yes, they are available now, and the weight of the Griffon is approximately 1900g/pair. The Jester weighs about 100g more (just updated, thanks for noticing).