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Do i need wide brakes?

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leone
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i've got some skis with a 88mm waist. should i just bend the brakes or get wide ones. also i saw under the rossi wide brake description it said 100mm. does that mean it's good up until 100mm or no less than 100mm?
May 11 2006 2:32PM
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leone
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any one had personally bad experience with bending brakes
May 11 2006 2:54PM
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brizz
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a good shop will bend those for you or replace them with wide ones. you don't have very far to go to fit a 88 waist
May 11 2006 3:05PM
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mw1235
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dont most brakes go to 90-95 anyways?
May 11 2006 3:25PM
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Jake...
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umm if it says 100 mm waist for a break it means it fits up to 100 mm. noob.

andi bent my rossi power 10s to fit my fujies (85, or 86mm) and its fine
May 11 2006 3:54PM
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MarkieR
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if it's a 100mm brake, how would a narrower ski possibly cause any problems? you'll just have a little more air between your brakes and your edges. no biggie.
May 11 2006 4:06PM
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leone
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i'd appreciate it if you didn't call me that name and also not be such a jackass. thanks for the response though
May 11 2006 4:09PM
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leone
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cause if it's too wide then the brake will catch the snow when carving
May 11 2006 4:10PM
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Burrito
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Try and find some that are 95. 100 seems too wide for an 88 waist, and most normal brakes are 80.
May 11 2006 6:05PM
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=nick=
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i had wide brakes on my tm's all year and they never caught or anything carving. no probs watsoever. and wide brakes u can use on any ski up to like 100, and u can bend to 110
May 11 2006 6:19PM
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=nick=
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or more, my friend bent them to his made'ns but im not sure the waist is
May 11 2006 6:20PM
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spere
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def. get wide brakes
May 11 2006 9:21PM
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Jake...
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i called you a noob, and gave you 2 helpful pieces of info. how is that being a jackass? loosen up buddy
May 12 2006 4:21PM
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