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Wide brakes

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leone
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Since it usually takes more time to get a response in the ski equipment forum, i'll ask here. i have a ski with an 88mm waist. should i bend the brakes or get wide brakes. also has any one had any bad experience with either wide breaks or bending breaks?
May 11 2006 2:58PM
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skiinscotland
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get wider brakes, bending them is not a good idea
May 11 2006 3:00PM
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robbieA
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i really cant see the advantage in bending breaks...i had wide breaks and they worked fine, plus there inexpensive, 5 bucks or something like that
May 11 2006 3:04PM
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steezin4areason
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wide breaks. bending is sketchy
May 11 2006 3:04PM
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leone
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here's a description of the bindings from the website i'm looking at:
"Comes with 100mm wide brakes to fit powder skis and 6mm pro lifters"

does that mean that the brakes are meant for up to 100mm and would that be too much for 88mm cause i don't want the brake to hit the snow when i carve
May 11 2006 3:07PM
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WIfreeskier
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no i got the 100mm wide brakes with my px12s for my pollards (86 in the waist) and they work fine, no worries about carving or anything
May 11 2006 3:09PM
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leone
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they don't stick out too far, and do the skis still stay together ok?
May 11 2006 3:13PM
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WIfreeskier
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yep you'll be fine
May 11 2006 3:21PM
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kirbe
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go tp als ski barn
May 11 2006 3:48PM
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AKoblitz
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wide!
May 11 2006 4:00PM
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SN0WBOARDER
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if you bend them they will stick out so you should get wider brakes
May 11 2006 4:21PM
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