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gaku
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so i went to my local ski shop for some bindings.
i asked the shop guy and he told me they have pivots. i was like yea, i had heard how good and rare pivots are nowerdays. so he took me to the back room(they were not yet bringed out for display) and there was this box full of bindings.

and then...

there were like 4 types of look pivots with a din of 12(the right din for me), all different color and a bit different shape. so here i ask:

are these all okay(becouse the price started at 173 and ended with faboulous 243)???

what do the real freestyle pivots look like?
Oct 11 2007 10:22AM
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constpapa
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By "Freestyle pivots" I'm assuming you meen the Look P12 JIB...those are sick bindings and I've posted links with pictures

http://www.consumerreview.com/Channels/OutdoorReview/images/products/product_327760.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8552092@N05/520799194/
Oct 11 2007 10:48AM
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gaku
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so the fs binding in pivot series is called px?
and all the other are race and stuff?or  are they also okay for jumping?
Oct 11 2007 10:53AM
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hollygrove
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No. PX is what has replaced the pivot series. They'll all do alright for your jumping.
Oct 11 2007 10:57AM
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constpapa
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nonono....the PX bindings were released after they discontinued the Pivots. PX's are not pivots.

Look's freestyle Pivot bindings are called the "Look P12 Jib"....to tell you the truth there's not much difference between the P12 Jibs and the normal P12's...they both pivot and have the same mechanism but the only "major" difference is the the P12 Jibs have a padding layer between your boot and the ski to absorb impact. I've ridden on P12's (non-Jib) for years and they are amazing for freestyle regardless....
Oct 11 2007 10:58AM
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gaku
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thank you so much, that made a perfect sense.
so the only thing i have to really consider when buying PIVOTS is that the DIN would be right for me, the model(and name) isnt that important?
Oct 11 2007 11:02AM
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LC.
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Get the cheapest ones.
Oct 11 2007 11:58AM
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gaku
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serious?
Oct 11 2007 1:13PM
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japanada
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yes, as long as they are a 12 din, which is what you say you want, they are all pretty much the smae, minus color choices.
Oct 11 2007 1:16PM
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titsLOL
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pretty much. unless you are looking at the race stock bindings pretty much all the other pivots are the same really.
Oct 11 2007 1:18PM
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LC.
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Yeah, all the P heels were pretty much the same. More expensive ones might have those tracks that change the flex of the ski, aparently. Get the cheap ones.
Oct 11 2007 1:24PM
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gaku
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clear for me now. thank you everybody!

ill go to to shop as soon as i can, buy the bindings, let them mount them and go SKIING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oct 11 2007 1:29PM
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