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Filet-O-Fish
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I just bought a pair of marker Griffon schizo ski bindings with a 110 brake the only thing is my waste is only 80 or 85 . Is there anything I can do with out having to buy replacement brakes.
K+ for any answers helping me.
thanks
Nov 4 2013 8:52AM
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Filet-O-Fish
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so in retrospect is 110 to big for 85 waist
Nov 4 2013 9:05AM
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Jelle
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you can easily buy new brakes for them in your size. my griffon brakes are 90 and my skis are 85 which is perfect imo
Nov 4 2013 9:09AM
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Filet-O-Fish
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could i just break the brakes off and put on straps from my snow blades?
Nov 4 2013 9:10AM
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minihef
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No. Don't do that. Get new brakes.

Some shops might even do a straight swap if they need/sell more of the wide brakes.
Nov 4 2013 9:20AM
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8o2@skithebeast
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no you are not fucked

brakes are cheap and easy to replace  

it's easily fixable
Nov 4 2013 9:27AM
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FerrisBueller
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either bend them or replace them
Nov 4 2013 10:11AM
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emma.liu.1276
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you can go to your local store which has marker bindings, and trade your breaks with them
they may not charge you anything
good luck!

Nov 4 2013 11:26AM
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.nasty
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just go to a shop and ask to switch them out. As long as they aren't totally abused they should have no problem doing that, it's a super easy swap. Any shop that carries marker bindings will have a huge box of different sized brakes somewhere, marker always sends them out when you shops buy bindings to sell.
Nov 4 2013 11:36AM
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AJizzle
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Not if you are looking for a little extra stability in the air. I have 130 brake on 79 underfoot skis and it has made my flat spins sooo floaty.
Nov 4 2013 11:38AM
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funkynuggz
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you could jus say fuck those and put them on a wider ski and come buy my FKS for a good deal.... pm me for info
Nov 4 2013 11:45AM
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Filet-O-Fish
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Im broke so a good deal would be nice on those FKS's pm'ed
Nov 4 2013 1:54PM
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Filet-O-Fish
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that really works for you. if so i will just do this!
Nov 4 2013 4:44PM
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RudyGarmisch
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This post - my sides.
Nov 4 2013 6:23PM
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radish
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worst decision ever. get new brakes, they are cheap
Nov 4 2013 6:44PM
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Filet-O-Fish
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Im like broke.
Nov 4 2013 6:51PM
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radish
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If you were to crash with leashes you would get raped by your skis as you tumble down the hill.
Nov 4 2013 6:57PM
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Filet-O-Fish
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would still be better then my evening with mr.sloth
Nov 4 2013 7:03PM
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.nasty
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I posted your solution above. read it. lol
Nov 4 2013 9:15PM
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Filet-O-Fish
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Yeh thats good the only problem is my local ski shop likes to charge you up the ass for the littlest things. but i will check that out and see what i can do.
Nov 5 2013 6:27AM
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8o2@skithebeast
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yeah......then you're fucked
Nov 5 2013 6:49AM
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rach
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hahahahahahahahahahaha for real? That binding sucks enough already
Nov 5 2013 7:19PM
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Filet-O-Fish
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why not? if would work.
Nov 5 2013 7:20PM
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DutchMastaTHC
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update: this is a terrible attempt at a troll thread. everyone evacuate immediately
Nov 5 2013 8:01PM
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Filet-O-Fish
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Not even a fucking troll i really want to know this.
this is real bro.
Nov 5 2013 8:39PM
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snakerton
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You are fucked and you need new bindings
Nov 5 2013 8:48PM
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freeskibum82
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90mm brakes from marker run $50 for a pair. you will be fine.
Nov 5 2013 9:53PM
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.nasty
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except that if you eject from your skis then your still attached ski will fly around and probably chop your balls off. There is a reason people don't use leashes anymore...
Nov 10 2013 11:13AM
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