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FKS vs. PIVOT

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TheDetectives
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what's the difference? are they basically the same biding? Just wondering if there is anything one has that the other doesn't?
Nov 22 2013 3:07PM
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phiberawptik
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You can't just look at them and see they are the same binding?
Nov 22 2013 3:11PM
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last_tango
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they are the same thing but with different colors.
Nov 22 2013 3:16PM
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TheDetectives
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chill bud, i was just wondering if there is anything different between them, i know they look exactly the same i just wanted to be sure....
Nov 22 2013 3:26PM
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gombo8
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rossy bought look a couple years back. its like NIke and Jordan. jordan is a part of nike but still a separate brand but a different logo and color
Nov 22 2013 3:41PM
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LC.
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Some of the Rossis used to come with toe lifters and long screws as standard. Ask your shop before buying.
Nov 22 2013 4:50PM
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bigskier1010
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You are getting the exact same binding . Built off the same engineering specifications and with same materials, with parent ownership of look/ Rossi . There's a very good chance they are constructed in the same manufacturing plant . Our luck on the consumer end is it gives you the choice of 2 colors in the same model year .
Nov 22 2013 9:09PM
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MartianMan
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Botton line is they are the same, just in a different color. But you cant go wrong with either. Best binding on the market by far.
Nov 22 2013 10:58PM
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TheDetectives
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thanks for all the help!

here's an FKS related video



Nov 22 2013 11:54PM
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Caleb.E
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they never bought any thing.... there all just the same company,
Nov 24 2013 12:18AM
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phyz
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annnndd that's why you get metal toe pieces...
Nov 24 2013 9:39PM
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last_tango
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for shea yeah, he is a mainah and is basically a Paul Bunyan on skis. For most people the plastic toes are just fine.
Nov 24 2013 9:59PM
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zerospinskier
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And people say the 18s don't have upward release! Clearly untrue!
Nov 24 2013 10:34PM
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phyz
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lol those are 14's that shea breaks
Nov 24 2013 11:33PM
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Caleb.E
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all bindings ahve an upward release, the 14s have both same as all pivots.....
Nov 24 2013 11:54PM
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CheddarJack
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I don't think I've ever heard a more accurate description of Shea
Nov 25 2013 12:53AM
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phyz
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yeah I know, someone was making a joke based on the misconception that the 18's don't have upward release, which they sure as hell do.
Nov 25 2013 12:27PM
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Caleb.E
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Ahh ok, you never know, some of these 12 year old are just lunies in the skulls.
Nov 25 2013 1:35PM
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zerospinskier
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Yeah I remember thinking the 18s didn't have an upward release, but I checked the Rossi site and they do. I definitely remember threads many years ago with us talking about the 18 toe piece being different, I guess we were just wrong back then.
Nov 27 2013 1:02AM
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Ghini
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Some people think that because there are test videos showing the limited upward release movement of the 18s. They show that the boot will stay in/doesnt have enough room to flip out of the bining. What they forget is that the heel pieces have forward pressure and can move back a bit so that the boot can flip out of the toe pieces.
Nov 27 2013 7:35AM
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Huck_Norris
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Someone should photoshop Shea's head on the guy that's on the Brawny paper towel package.



That and OP's name is hilarious given the question.
Nov 27 2013 9:04AM
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rozboon
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Not sure if trolling? The 18 toe piece is completely different to the 14's one. The 14 uses a split wing design, the 18 has a single-piece toe mounted on a lobed pylon with proper 180 degree release.

Nov 27 2013 9:51PM
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phyz
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pics:

180/18:
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140/14:
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not the same.
Nov 28 2013 11:34PM
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