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I need some brake bending input.

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grubix2
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My new skis are 85mm at the waist. The normal brake on the PX12 is 80mm. Should I buy wide brakes? Like I know some shops won't bend the brakes for you if they have to bend them too much. And sometimes they can bend back a little. I've never really had this problem before because my skis have all been parks skis that are like 78 and 80 at the waist.

I realize that this is probably a really stupid question, but I just dont have any techy experience.

Jun 15 2007 9:09PM
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FNJ
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you dont need wide breaks

Jun 15 2007 9:21PM
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BigJew
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I believe that the PX12's brake is actually 85mm inbetween, but they advertise 80. The brakes might require a tiny tiny bit of bending.
Jun 15 2007 9:32PM
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japanada
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bend them a tiny bit if necesarty. if you use the wide brakes then you may be to wide of brakes and may catch inthe snow/
Jun 15 2007 10:13PM
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lyndon
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nope, they are 80mm. They just fit over my t-halls, the 06 model that is. I had to actually pull them out a tiny bit.
Jun 16 2007 11:03AM
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grubix2
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Ok, thanks for the input guys.

But another question. What can be done with brakes that are too wide??? I found a pair of FKS 120's with the 120 mm brake. Obviously thats going to be fucking huge for my 85mm skis.






Jun 17 2007 12:21PM
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bemmis
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i bought them off the same site. they're are a 75mm brake. they dont make a 120mm brake.
Jun 17 2007 1:46PM
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LC.
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Brakes that are "too wide" aren't a problem - your skis will still stay together and they won't catch on stuff. The standard Look brakes will be fine for an 85mm ski - I mount them on PE's all the time and it takes just a little bit of bending to get them perfect.
Jun 17 2007 2:21PM
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japanada
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yep its a typo, the only race stock look/rossi are the p18 wides, and they only have a 100mm brake. there is a new rossi commin outthough wiht the 100mm brake too.

Jun 17 2007 3:42PM
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Love_Wins.
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I'm pretty sure the P18 wide has a 109mm brake.
As does the Rossi version (they came out at the same time) -FKS 185 FR (freeride)
Jun 17 2007 7:37PM
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