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Willl corporate ski shops bend brakes?

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LineBoarder
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Anyone know if corporate ski shops like Ski Market ,if they will bend a pair of stock breaks to fit a wider ski, or does this go again't there insurance policy, which would mean its a no go?  I really do not feel like spending an extra 40 bucks on brakes.  I live in the city too, and there isn't too many options for ski shops.
Nov 13 2008 3:35PM
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richards
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you have to ask them if they want to,, like some will some wont. at my shop i knew the guy and he did it for me for free. but lots of shops dont do it cuz they dont wanna break them
Nov 13 2008 3:52PM
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Silence
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Nov 13 2008 3:53PM
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skinnylove
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if you know them, chances are they'll do it for you. you just can't blame them if they break them.
Nov 13 2008 4:24PM
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wiglaf
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that and they want to sell you a pair of $60 fat brakes

Nov 13 2008 4:32PM
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LC.
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Depends on the person doing it, not the shop.
Nov 13 2008 4:46PM
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freeskimccoy
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Ill bend them for ya for a small fee
Nov 13 2008 5:18PM
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thefrush
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PM freeskimccoy.
Nov 13 2008 5:32PM
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LineBoarder
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 will he bend them for me or something?
Nov 14 2008 9:30AM
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Tucks
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I know that  one of my local shops will
Nov 14 2008 11:19AM
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Krystian
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my breaks need to be straightened. one of them is so bent inward that i either cant snap in the binding, or if i do then break gets stuck....and yeah i almost lost my ski in the wood towards end of last season, but some snowboarder was nice enough to catch it for me lol. i was thinking about going to ski barn and asking them if they could fix them for me, but then my dad said he can do it...or where can i get new breaks and are they only $40 someone said?
Nov 14 2008 11:50AM
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thefrush
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Yup. He has a thread on here offering to do it. Super cheap and super legit work.
Nov 14 2008 12:22PM
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LineBoarder
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Sick, thanks for the info
Nov 14 2008 12:24PM
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