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Brakes breaking!

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.SimonB.
Posts: 1959 - Karma: 713
I have been skiing maybe 15 times this year and i have probably stopped 6-7 skis flying down the park because the brakes snapped off. What is causing the brakes to break off from the ski? And its not always from big falls off jumps, sometimes its from falling off rails.
Jan 19 2009 1:04PM
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anxju
Posts: 9371 - Karma: 61
last year my brake bent so when i ejected the break got caught on the ski so i messed up a swup one day and my ski went into the woods ahah
Jan 19 2009 1:07PM
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Holte
Posts: 10740 - Karma: 7,814
If you land switch and your brakes catch on the snow, they can't bend toward your tips so they snap off.
Jan 19 2009 1:08PM
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carsun
Posts: 198 - Karma: 24

ya my brake broke right off my new jesters when i landed switch of this tiny jump i was so pissed

Jan 19 2009 1:09PM
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.SimonB.
Posts: 1959 - Karma: 713
how far do you lean over for your bindings to touch the snow? You must practically be laying down on it when you land.
Jan 19 2009 1:13PM
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RMillz
Posts: 693 - Karma: 61
that hapened to me twice and it messed up my bindings so i got new ones and just raised the DIN it solved everything
Jan 19 2009 1:18PM
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Holte
Posts: 10740 - Karma: 7,814
I've had it happen once when I was carving switch really hard on a groomer with a brake that was slightly bent. Also if you're landing switch on a big jump and your ski ejects and the brake sticks into the snow sometimes the ski will have enough momentum by itself to snap off the brake.
Jan 19 2009 1:23PM
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MatRich
Posts: 4789 - Karma: 1,813
welcolm to the most comon equipment failure in skiing, the thing is we have to deal with it because there are just no solutions for now exept luck
Jan 19 2009 1:24PM
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chuck_B
Posts: 112 - Karma: 83

why does it happen?

i've gone through so many brakes in my life. it pisses me off

Jan 19 2009 2:39PM
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EvanMeyer
Posts: 3822 - Karma: 3,445
my friends brake the other day snapped off but he was still able to ski
Jan 19 2009 2:52PM
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Funnel
Posts: 7815 - Karma: 1,531
Funny you should post this.  On Saturday my heel piece ripped out and the toe piece had already lost a screw and the others were loose.  On the other ski a screw was coming loose on the heel piece.
Jan 19 2009 3:12PM
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Robs
Posts: 123 - Karma: 27
my brakes snapped too after messin up a 5....nothin more entertaining than watching ur ski go flyin down the mountain and into the woods...and watchin ur dad chase after it lol.
Jan 19 2009 3:15PM
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hartig
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straps are the solution
Jan 19 2009 3:31PM
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BigMeech621
Posts: 1257 - Karma: 16
bad idea. leashes can get ur ski tangled up in your leg when you fall. causing a possible broken leg.
Jan 19 2009 5:17PM
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carsun
Posts: 198 - Karma: 24
this is what happened to me
Jan 19 2009 5:56PM
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no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,272
if you bend your brakes to fit your skis sometimes they stick out a little far or are off a little bit, especially with fks brakes they can hook while riding switch and snap off. i just tweak mine around when they're on my ski to get them over the topsheet and up off the snow to avoid that
Jan 19 2009 8:05PM
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doritos
Posts: 7368 - Karma: 53
I've broken two brakes, not sure why it happens but it always happens when I'm riding switch and it's always really fucking annoying.
Jan 19 2009 8:59PM
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carsun
Posts: 198 - Karma: 24
ya i emailed marker and they didnt respond!
Jan 19 2009 11:13PM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
tie an anchor to your skis
Jan 20 2009 7:51AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
Posts: 7618 - Karma: 4,727
this happened to me twice this past weekend with 2 different pairs of skis. Anyone know where I can get some PX12 brakes for cheap?
Jan 20 2009 8:16PM
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brenker
Posts: 3188 - Karma: 71
any dynastar dealer...or directly from dynastar
Jan 20 2009 8:30PM
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chase.
Posts: 716 - Karma: 18
yea is happened to me twice and the last one was two weeks ago.

but i just went to my local ski shop and brought my brake and ask if they had an extra screw laying around that fits the brake(cause the screw broke snap when i crashed landing switch) and i just screwed the brake back on the binding my self all costing nothing and it working fine for me so far
Jan 20 2009 10:23PM
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stormtrooper
Posts: 1191 - Karma: 461

land switch and it rips off the brake

Jan 20 2009 11:51PM
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