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Rossignol FKS Dilemma

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j.benziger
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So I picked up a pair of rossi world cup racing bindings for 50 bucks at a ski swap and I bought them intentionally to use on my rossi scimitars which are just a mm under 100mm. So I called my local shop and he said 130 bucks for two new brakes that would fit my park skis. So what should I do try to bend the brakes out or maybe buy new brakes. Are fks brakes that expensive!!!
Oct 14 2013 6:52PM
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skiinian
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no way brakes cost that much. hes trying to hustle you. i would just bend them out a bit if i were you; especially if they almost fit.
Oct 14 2013 6:56PM
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apc.fr
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You can try to bend them, though if the bindings are beat up/old, the chance you break a brake is high-ish. But even then, you can't really lose. Apparently you can also get new base plates, which come with new brakes, for around $40 from rossi/a shop that isn't a bunch of dicks, you just need to talk like you know what you're talking about/give them beer/suck them off.
Oct 14 2013 6:57PM
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Park.
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40 bucks is super cheap. if you live in NH all the places that have them, which isnt many are priced at around 75 and thats being nice. i wish i could get them for 40
Oct 14 2013 9:05PM
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j.benziger
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well yeah in Portland there aren't many ski shops I happened to call the most expensive one. And the guy was so douchey. I was even going to try to talk him down. Thanks for the responses though!
Oct 14 2013 9:46PM
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Avifarer
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fks brakes are 130. i did the same thing a few years ago bought some from a swap and tried to get brakes. just cut my loses and bought new ones
Oct 14 2013 10:01PM
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j.benziger
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Do you think if i tried to bend them to fit would it work, because i dont think the brakes are that close at all at least 25mm-35mm off so i am not sure. And if I bend them that much will they even stop my ski from going mach one down the mountain haha. I am in this situation right now with the bindings I have now and it is not fun if my ski ejects.

Oct 14 2013 10:25PM
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Avifarer
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what bindings do you have now? honestly man unless you know some guy at a shop who will bend the brakes for you/help you out i would just buy new bindings. who knows if those bindings even do their job still. they were probably mounted on a pair of 70 underfoot skis so they will be like 15-20 years old.
Oct 14 2013 10:31PM
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j.benziger
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I have a pair of look px 12 jibs and the fks's I bought are not at all 15-20 years old they are the world cup racing rossignol bindings which are very very similar to the fks 18 i think they just have different toe pieces is all.
Oct 14 2013 10:44PM
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Spiri7o
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Bend them, I did and worked just fine
Oct 14 2013 11:13PM
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stupendous-man
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I bent 70mm FKS brakes to ~100 for my joysticks (which are 92 underfoot, I accidentally bent them wider), they work fine but just make sure you bend the brakes slowly or else they will snap.

What the shop was selling you was probably a new brake/base plate combo, which is around $130 from what ive seen.
Oct 14 2013 11:56PM
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bobs
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Rossi used to sell a pair of lower halves for $40 bucks back before 2007... holy mark up.

Save yourself some cash and take the lowers apart. Theres a good tutorial on TGR from what I remember. Take the brakes out, put em in a vice, bend to what you need and then put the binding back together. Should take a half hour of your time and its much easier to bend the brakes once their out
Oct 15 2013 1:38AM
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bobs
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http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/24647-P18-Wide-Brakes-Tutorial-(with-pictures
Oct 15 2013 1:43AM
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Lemuel
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The old world cup ones have very malleable brakes, just do it slowly and it should be fairly easy.
Oct 15 2013 8:54AM
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j.benziger
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Define old? because the ones that I picked up are no less than 3 years old at the most?
Oct 15 2013 10:53AM
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Download-My-Apps
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I have the world cup ones (gold), they have very bendy brakes, took 2.5 seasons to snap them. Personally, I would try and bend your old ones first, knowing that they will only last a limited amount of time The guys at the shop sold me brakes for $5, used.
Oct 15 2013 6:45PM
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