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Question about binding breaks

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pjbackwoods
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I have a pair of 172 surface green lifes and im looking for a pair of bindings. What is a break width that i should have? Btw underfoot on the green lifes are 100mm
Jan 20 2013 12:07PM
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El_Barto.
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this might sound crazy but 100mm brakes would be good
Jan 20 2013 12:16PM
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pjbackwoods
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I would think that you would need bigger break if your skis are 100
Jan 20 2013 12:19PM
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VD.
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You don't want to be any more than 15mm wider than your underfoot, and I wouldn't like to be bending out any more than ~10mm. Basically if your skis are 100mm undeerfoot you wouldn't want anything wider than 115mm as their might be drag, and you would want to be on a brake narrower than 90mm because of the chance of damaging the brake during bending.
Jan 20 2013 12:25PM
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pjbackwoods
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Is bending breaks easy?
Jan 20 2013 12:42PM
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VD.
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yeh it's simple, manipulating the brake wings is to be expected in more 'non-system' mounts. Your shop tech should have a problem bending your brake wings.
Jan 20 2013 12:53PM
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Monophonically
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100mm brakes WILL fit a 100mm waist ski, the brakes arms are meant to be horsed around a bit
Jan 20 2013 1:15PM
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Stickity
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are you accidentally some words?
Jan 20 2013 1:27PM
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pjbackwoods
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THANKS
Jan 20 2013 1:52PM
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VD.
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there chance that been a long day
Jan 20 2013 1:57PM
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-dAvE-
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i have 105mm underfoot and the 100mm fit perfectly!!
If u think theyre too tight, u can stretch them out a bit. If u go to the next size, itll be 115mm whihch i personally think is way too wide cuz when ull turn and carve your brake will hit the ground.
Trust me, u wont regret going with the 100mm
Jan 22 2013 2:51AM
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pjbackwoods
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Thanks. I got a 100mm fks 155
Jan 22 2013 3:34PM
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