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Fks bindings

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raycharles
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are the fks worth the money? are they really as bombproof as people say
Feb 25 2009 10:36AM
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Love_Wins.
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Half right.

There are two Look heels in question, the "turntable" and the "pivot". Trouble is that Look uses the "P" designation for both types.

This is the Turntable heel:
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This is the Pivot heel:
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The P18 and FKS185 and the same, and have the turntable heel.
The P15 and FKS155 are the same (though I doubt you'll ever happen across a pair of P15s, they're rare in the states)
The P14, P12, and P10 have a different heel, the pivot heel.

The toes are also different, P18/P15 toes are all metal and have no vertical release. All others have at least some plastic and do have vertical release.
Mar 24 2009 10:09PM
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0123456789
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ooo i was thinking they were all the same my bizzle
Mar 24 2009 10:17PM
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chazz.
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Isnt the P12 = FKS 120 (turntable heel)?
Mar 24 2009 11:31PM
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Love_Wins.
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Look made a turntable version called the P12 race...or P12 racing, something like that, but the standard P12 is a pivot heel.
Mar 24 2009 11:50PM
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chazz.
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So there are P12s that are pivot-heel too? I must have the P12 racing then.
Mar 24 2009 11:55PM
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Love_Wins.
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The standard P12 is a pivot heel, to my knowledge the P12 racing came years after the original pivot heel p12 model was released.
Mar 25 2009 12:13AM
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chazz.
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sweet! thanks for the info
Mar 25 2009 12:42AM
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PacificRimJob
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Next season, rossignol/look is pro-forming a certain amount of p18's and FKS 185's that are brand spankin new. I already have 2 on lock, that will be in my possession come Septembre.

hopefully for season 2011, or 2012, they will be in full distribution.
Mar 25 2009 2:32PM
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[~_~]
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what about the FKS155s?
Mar 25 2009 3:16PM
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PacificRimJob
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no word on the 155's... least not for next season.


Mar 25 2009 3:22PM
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Squid.
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What is the DIN range on the FKS 185s?
Mar 25 2009 6:42PM
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0123456789
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i think like 10-18? up to 18 idk the low end
Mar 25 2009 6:51PM
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Love_Wins.
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8-18 on the turntable model, 10-18 on the PX heel model.
Mar 25 2009 8:46PM
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pat_in_the_hat
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haha no prob. and thats my story. i ride a pair for HALF of a run and break the break. im really bad luck when it comes to bindins though
Mar 26 2009 1:11PM
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tjski
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yup haha
Mar 26 2009 7:45PM
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bibs_skibum
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- KARMA!
Mar 26 2009 10:54PM
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Caveman.
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I heard from a guy at my shop that they could be available to the public by special order sometime in 2010.
Mar 26 2009 10:57PM
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