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Why must my FKS breaks keep bending?!?!?

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Canuker
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Everytime i eject on a jump while landing switch my fucking breaks bend in retarded ways. The first time it happened i could bend them back but after fixing them for the 3rd time yesterday (onthe hill) i was able to easily bend them back into shape. This is all fine and dandy but im worried that all this bending back and fourth is going to eventually lead to my breaks snapping.

Are all fks breaks like this or are mine just gay

Mar 5 2011 11:48AM
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will-g
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mine would get bent really bad all of the time, so that even that if i ejected the brakes wouldnt be below the skis. Bu then one time i cased really hard and went to my side and the arms snapped off clean haha. I just put my fks without brakes some beater skis
Mar 5 2011 11:53AM
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smuggs
Posts: 6561 - Karma: 1,375
any break will bend when u bail swtich, stomp your shit, keep your gear mint
Mar 5 2011 1:45PM
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pigglywiggly
Posts: 4482 - Karma: 305
mine bend like a mother fucker a lot of times when i land switch. i now got so tired of it that i have them bent at a 45 degree angle at least upwards so it takes a "full" eject for them to make contact with the snow
Mar 5 2011 1:57PM
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Balto
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this, learntonotcrash
Mar 5 2011 3:54PM
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andrew95
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your lucky you have fks... this happened to me with my griffons and the whole break exploded
Mar 5 2011 5:01PM
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shreddenator
Posts: 329 - Karma: 28

You messed up landing switch, the binding released (saving you from injury) and the brake dd it's job and it got bent....or more logically, as you have suggested so eloquently, your brakes have sexual orientation that you don't seem to agree with, so they keep protesting by bending intentionally to piss you off...  come on I am sure you can figure out why your expensive FKS brakes bend without resorting to homophobic terms....

Mar 5 2011 5:21PM
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nskerb
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this happened a lot with a pair of old markers i had too
Mar 5 2011 9:24PM
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Canuker
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good idea
Mar 6 2011 11:32AM
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Big_Willy
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Bend them upwards so they are less likely to catch. I know, I know it's a very advanced idea.
Mar 6 2011 1:36PM
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shreddenator
Posts: 329 - Karma: 28

Sometimes I really wonder....yeah just bend them up so they dont catch when you release in switch and will be less likely to catch when you release normally...yeah that is a great idea that shows concern and respect for other in the park...Great so next time your bindings release on an icy or hardpack surfaces they will take off and skewer some kid dowhill....genius.

Listen if you can nail your landings, (ahem...hack...ahem) you might as well take off your brakes and wear leashes like a snowblader. That way if anyone gets injured it will be you and nobody else...

Mar 6 2011 1:49PM
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Dustin.
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This is a good policy.  Old FKS brakes are a little less burly than the newer bindings.  Like someone said before though, it's nice that you can fuck the brakes to shit 100 times instead of watching the whole contraption explode.
Mar 6 2011 1:50PM
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rach
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even if the breaks snapped, they'd be fairly cheap and easy to replace. I have never heard of that happening, but it doesn't surprise me.
Mar 6 2011 3:06PM
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rozboon
Posts: 1642 - Karma: 868
All brakes get ruined if you come out switch at speed. But as mentioned, it's better that they bend, unlike some other bindings where the pedal bit just explodes and gets all mangled.
Mar 6 2011 6:59PM
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RudyGarmisch
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They arent, and its a bitch to replace them. Instead of a screw like all other bindings, its integrated into the baseplate, takes a lot of screwing with and swearing.
Mar 6 2011 7:03PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 105
I didn't feel like making a new thread...

How wide are the XXL brakes without bending? I have been told they are more like 125, rather than the 115 stated by Rossi.
Mar 6 2011 7:08PM
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flexpattern
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Yeah mine blew up... cost me money and i was really sad :(
Mar 6 2011 7:26PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
You apparently know nothing about fks
Mar 6 2011 7:28PM
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division.bell
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Claimed 115, but clear my 120 mm waisted Caylor's without bending.
Mar 6 2011 7:52PM
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Kangbang
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My friend bent his FKS brakes 4 times in one day by landing switch, he wasn't falling either. He bent them again today.

But I haven't had any problems with my brakes bending.
Mar 6 2011 8:04PM
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Canuker
Posts: 4730 - Karma: 165

lots and lots of swearing

and i asked a local shop how much replacement breaks would be, guy said rossi is charging $200

Mar 6 2011 10:23PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 105
uh... wut?
Mar 6 2011 10:40PM
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Dustin.
Posts: 13839 - Karma: 7,704
Well he is a fool. I would buy new bindings for that. Rossi sells the entire base plate assembly with the brakes for $40 a pair. A 2 minute stint with a screwdriver and your done.
Mar 6 2011 10:44PM
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TonyMacaroni
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haha if thats the case.. im not even gonna bother with the binding.. i might just go with some sth 14 drivers or something
Mar 6 2011 10:44PM
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ndye
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Thats way too much. Thats like a full heel piece i think.
Mar 6 2011 10:44PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Son you got punk'd.
Mar 6 2011 10:57PM
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Dylan_
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because you suck
Mar 6 2011 11:29PM
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c4t_l0ver
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cause you dont land switch, unless you do a 180..
Mar 7 2011 10:44AM
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Kangbang
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I land switch.
Mar 7 2011 10:47AM
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Balto
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not big enough to have a chance at crashing and ejecting though
Mar 7 2011 12:19PM
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