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Post if you've broken your brakes
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So Sunday, my great day was cut short by my brake... braking. I was fucking pissed, a small piece of the plastic cover just popped off, which then proceeded to ruin the entire thing. I'm fed up with brakes. I'm pissed at how a new wide brake will cost $40, while most shops will fit you regulars for free. Fat skis are commonly used out there, and wide brakes shouldnt be 'specialty items', and def shouldn't cost that much.
I'm also really just frustrated with all of the binding companies. I've heard endless stories of people who run through set upon set of brakes each season, and also heard horror stories of a failed brake ripping out a heelpiece, destroying the ski, and even worse, causing season-ending injuries. Landing and riding switch is large part of what we do, and what twin tips were designed to do. Its about time a company stepped it up and made a brake system that works accordingly. So this is a shoutout and a call to action - if you've ever had your brake end your day (or worse), post here.
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i break p14 breaks a lot lately.
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ive broken every break ive ever had. if i buy a new one... i expect to break it within the day.
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broke one set last year and broke a heel piece this year
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i have broke the fischer bindings for the addict 4 times this year, the brake bracket just rips out
shittiesst bindings
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break mine evey day, one of them is so fucked i didnt even bother fixing it.
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mine shattered on a normal 5..landed clean too..made no sense
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pussies ski w brakes, crank um up to 25 n ull b set
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broke one here
went down to the shop suited me back up then went on my way
should be the same everywhere
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ya my brakes broke a while ago, and when ever my skis pop off my feet, i have to chase them down the park....... its fun
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i'm pretty sure everyone has done this
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ya my breaks have broken so many times this year its shitty
saloman bindings are so shitty
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id say 10 in the last 4 yrs. only 1 this yr tho
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uh, ya. i think i snap a pair off once a week. no joke. but i also bust at least 2 pairs of bindings a year, ridiculous
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ya i threw a pretty big cork 9 over like a 45 ft table and landed 20 feet down the landing causing my binding to totally explode off my ski and land 10 feet down the hill beyond me
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cork 7 over 45 ft. step-down. landed only a little back seat and my heel piece z12 ti's ripped out of my ski.
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my breaks bend/ break all the time. Thats why no more marker for me.
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I've also at least BENT every brake I've ever rode.
I've also busted 3 brakes clean off before (too many bend-backs) and also snapped a plastic part on my solly 914Ti's when I tried to bend them back.
I weight about 185lbs. The heavier you get and the stiffer ski you use, the worse the problem gets. It sucks LARGE!
I get pretty tired of ejecting and ragg-dolling backwards when your landing is not all that bad.
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yeah i broke my scratch 120's on a switch 3 in my yard. i tkink i landed with all my weight on my heels, and it was just too much for them...
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I just broke my third pair of brakes this season. Rossis are clearly not made for skiing switch. And three other people in my crew broke their brakes on Sunday.
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yeah, anyhting broken is sick!!! i broke my break the second run on the first day with the skis. very annoying
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