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Ski brakes suck

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atomic1824
Posts: 359 - Karma: 293
I continue to go through ski brakes, and ruin bindings. When I wipe on switch landings it just bends to shit evey ski brake I have ever used. I used to have a pair of Marker Comp-Free 14s and the ski brakes were always a problem, the toe and heel pieces ended up breaking too. So on my new set up I went with some LOOK P12's and I am still going through ski brakes as the brake bends forward it is starting to bend and break parts of the heel piece. I know this problem happens to all of us what are you all doing to prevent it. Is there a binding out there that has solved the switch landing ski brake problem? Is turning my DIN even higher my only way to prevent this? I'd appreciate anyone's constructive feedback. I can't keep buying new bindings/brakes.
Dec 14 2005 5:01PM
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STAUSS
Posts: 8232 - Karma: 3,311
you must be landing really shitty like... i broke a lot of markers one season but they are shit. looks work pretty good, i donno, keep your weight more even when you are skiing/ landing.

you can just take the breaks off and ski w/o them... be ready for a lawsuit tho
Dec 14 2005 5:04PM
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lanks
Posts: 12544 - Karma: 74
ski brakes still have yet to be able to withstand awkward switch landings. something better needs to be developed for us newschoolers. ski brakes suck as it is.
Dec 14 2005 5:09PM
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grskier
Posts: 173 - Karma: 18
Ski brakes rule... Have you ever lost a ski on a steep line, and it travels about 3/4 of the way down the hill... That sucks. How come you are coming out of your skis so much? I wouldn't recommend turning the DIN up too much unless you don't care what happens to your knees and hips.
Dec 14 2005 5:33PM
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ski_assassin
Posts: 160 - Karma: 12
My ski brake broke first day out this year. it didn't just bend, it broke out of place. Solomon has been taking their time. ITS BEEN 3 WEEKS! I still don't have it back yet.
Dec 14 2005 5:36PM
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*T-Hobbs*
Posts: 718 - Karma: 193
salomon brakes are the worst- all last season, whenever my ski popped off, you would just see it shouting down the park. It sucked. It would go off into the trees and i would have to go try and find it. HILARIOUS to every but me..... :)
Dec 14 2005 5:38PM
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freeride724
Posts: 274 - Karma: 19
ski brakes are like the rear derailleurs of mountain biking. All the other technology continues to advance extremely quickly with some amazing innovation, except ski brakes.
Dec 14 2005 5:40PM
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D_Mezz
Posts: 1382 - Karma: 16
the reason solomon breaks suck so bad are becuase they arent made for the wider skies yet(thats wut the ppl at my shop told me) they said that all they do is bend them out for u but sometimes they bend bak in so wen they are supposed to go down they stop on the ski....happened to me a few times last year...really sux to watch ur ski go down the hill w/ out u
Dec 14 2005 5:43PM
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eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 732
i have to bend mine up at least once a day. fucking annoying
Dec 14 2005 5:50PM
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steevner
Posts: 4502 - Karma: 47
just take them off, and use a leg strap(liesh) like boarders have. my friend broke his brakes in a competition last year so he took them off and put some leg straps on instead (because judges wanted their to be a leish or a brake on the skis)
Dec 14 2005 6:10PM
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lanks
Posts: 12544 - Karma: 74
word. when i eject, my skis go down the hill more often than not, because of my bloody salomon brakes. not wide enough for a ski with an 80 mm waist...thats bs.
Dec 14 2005 6:18PM
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mk2
Posts: 1330 - Karma: 13
yeah mine got bent so that when i pop out of the bindings the brakes dont come down, it whent halfway down a bowl in whistler last year before it stopped
Dec 14 2005 6:19PM
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marley900
Posts: 204 - Karma: 9
I always break bindings and brakes. I think it is because my ace is too fat. Twice I pulled out the heel binding on a pair of rossignols. Maybe you need to lose weight. Thats my problem.
Dec 14 2005 8:29PM
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o2bjedi
Posts: 480 - Karma: 20
i've already broken 2 brakes this season
Dec 14 2005 8:42PM
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..Phatpat..
Posts: 1528 - Karma: 11
second time out riding.. my bindings bent.. last year i had the same problem very often, and it was super annoying, i think i might get another pair, if they have already bent i really dont feel like going through it the rest of the season
Dec 14 2005 9:00PM
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drshmee
Posts: 168 - Karma: 10
yea the first day out with my new skis fuckin brakes were a giant cluster fuck and i thre it against a tree (the whoel ski) and it ended up getting hit by a car
Dec 14 2005 9:01PM
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drshmee
Posts: 168 - Karma: 10
YEs someone knows what i mean..... a derailure on a mtb while downhilling is liek putting a nutsack on ur face during a bar fight.
Dec 14 2005 9:05PM
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Snowcase
Posts: 11456 - Karma: 634
i bought skis without brakes hopefully i can get some soon cus its a pain in the ass racing after them
Dec 14 2005 9:07PM
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timmi
Posts: 12874 - Karma: 3,460
i dont know how you people always wreck yor stuff. maybe im just not good enough to break my skiis
Dec 14 2005 9:16PM
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steevner
Posts: 4502 - Karma: 47
why did u buy skis without brakes? their very easy to take off yourself
Dec 14 2005 10:03PM
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cams
Posts: 3937 - Karma: 27
All they need to do is make a brake that can bend the other way when they it releases switch. Something NEEDS to be done.
Dec 14 2005 10:05PM
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cgregg
Posts: 587 - Karma: 18
if you dont want to break them by accident break them on purpose. if you cut the break support short enough it wont touch the snow but will have the same pop out drop down motion.i have never had a problem with my brakes though
Dec 14 2005 10:14PM
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Snowcase
Posts: 11456 - Karma: 634
they didn't have them on. i want brakes
Dec 15 2005 7:51AM
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t_walker
Posts: 934 - Karma: 37
bend ur brakes up about 45 degrees, they can still go down and hit the snow to stop your skis and wont catch as easily, other than that theres not a whole lot u can do
Dec 15 2005 7:59AM
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freeskier2424
Posts: 178 - Karma: 11
HAHAHAHA are you serious!!!??? what would be worse than having your ski shoot down the mountain because you dont have brakes?? maybe having them attached to you as you're tumbling down the mountain. have fun getting smacked in the face with that one
Feb 1 2007 1:36AM
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ikellen
Posts: 247 - Karma: 10
Leashes are actually used a lot in the backcountry, and as long as you give yourself a long enough tether between the ski and you, it's VERY rare.

My advice? Work on your switch landings. The only other option is to turn your DINs up, which is a bad idea in the long run. Work on landing more centered so you dont release.
Feb 1 2007 11:06AM
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sanders
Posts: 666 - Karma: 55
i have a friend and every tuesday he breaks his bindings... hahaha its marker.. they are shit... forst time his toe piece shattered, so then he went and bought titainium bindings, then his brakes like, bent in half then exploded off his skis... it was intense.. so now he just cranks the din up and rides them..
Feb 1 2007 12:44PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
only time I've had problems with my look/rossi breaks have been on my urban skis, that sucks. if you really cant get over this problem you might have to put some really small risers or somethin on them, not sure if that'd help but it seems like it would.
Feb 1 2007 3:02PM
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Krongos
Posts: 5214 - Karma: 47
yeah they need to think of a better way to slow down twin tips because brakes werent made for skiing backwards
Feb 1 2007 3:09PM
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49566738265
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sack up and bend it back. whats your din at anyway?
Feb 1 2007 3:34PM
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LC.
Posts: 5952 - Karma: 2,423
Stopping falling is the only way you'll prevent it completely. Brakes just are always going to bend on a heavy switch release. Get your technique sorted, and only turn your DIN up if you think you'd ski away if your skis stayed on.
Feb 1 2007 6:02PM
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-Mugatu
Posts: 2579 - Karma: 84
hahaha yes, and very true
Feb 1 2007 6:07PM
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Love_Wins.
Posts: 5536 - Karma: -1
I run leashes on my Prophet 130s cause I hooked up and tore a break out while riding switch. I've taken a few good tumbles and my skis stayed on, so I can't say if it'll suck to have them attached if I come out, but they don't hook up riding switch anymore.
Feb 1 2007 6:16PM
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PatVigorito
Posts: 405 - Karma: 12
either rip them shits off or tighten the fuck out of them, just watch your knees if you eat it
Feb 1 2007 6:22PM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
Well, I think we're stuck with the current brake design until one of you guys quits complaining and decides to actually solve the problem.  Saying something sucks and offering no input as to how the problem should be fixed will get you nowhere.  I've never broken a ski brake before, but I have watched my skis go a couple hundred yards down the mountain after a crash before.  I say the best solution is to tighten your bindings and cross your fingers for now.
Feb 1 2007 6:27PM
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freeskier2424
Posts: 178 - Karma: 11
I hear 4frnt has a "double hinge" design that they say prevents the brakes from breaking when you eject switch. only problem is that they run around $300
Feb 1 2007 11:07PM
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