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Brake width

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avocado.
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Should i go with 90 or 110 brakes on 95 waist skis.
Bindings are fks. Thanks. +k
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Dec 10 2014 1:39PM
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Caucasian_Asian
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90.

But there's nothing wrong with having spare brakes laying around.
Dec 10 2014 1:54PM
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VD.
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90, then bend if necessary.
Dec 10 2014 7:49PM
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avocado.
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Would the 90 brake be ok if i just scrape some plastic from brakes? Or if I bend them with hand once they are mounted?
Dec 11 2014 5:09PM
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avocado.
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Also, would 110 really be too big?
Dec 11 2014 5:20PM
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rule of thumb is 15mm bigger than ski width at the max.

narrower can be bent as well if the tech agrees to do it.
Dec 11 2014 7:57PM
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PacificRimJob
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avocado.Would the 90 brake be ok if i just scrape some plastic from brakes? Or if I bend them with hand once they are mounted?


Your shop will bend them for you.

But yes, 110 would be likely to hook up on each other and get caught.
Dec 12 2014 10:06AM
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starvin_marvin
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110
mine were too narrow last year and i had multiple runaways
Dec 12 2014 10:47PM
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cward
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Humpsrule of thumb is 15mm bigger than ski width at the max.

narrower can be bent as well if the tech agrees to do it.



if you go with a break over 15mm wider, can you bend them in? looking to get last years look pivot 14s for 200, and put them on the TSTs, but the only width available is 130. could I bend them in to get them to work? just looking to save some cash
Dec 13 2014 2:11PM
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PacificRimJob
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cwardif you go with a break over 15mm wider, can you bend them in? looking to get last years look pivot 14s for 200, and put them on the TSTs, but the only width available is 130. could I bend them in to get them to work? just looking to save some cash


Yeah, that would be a NOPE.
Dec 16 2014 5:00AM
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Zoro
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If you're going with the 90's and bending them, just be sure that they clear the top of the ski and lay flat when your boot is in. Otherwise you're going to be surprised the first time you carve switch...
Dec 16 2014 11:49PM
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shotvet
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tough spot. You might be able to bend the 90s but you always risk a runaway. 110 is definitely on the outer limits of width though
Dec 17 2014 9:35AM
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cward
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Much appreciated.
Dec 17 2014 9:41AM
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yeahmon
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bump
May 7 2015 9:22PM
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