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Maximum brake overhang?

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Cotter
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So I'm looking into grabbing a pair of K98s soon, however my FKS brakes don't fit the ski. I have come up with two solutions, I can buy a pair of XXL brakes at 115mm of my friend at a reasonable price, or I could buy a pair of Look Pivots with the XL brake which would fit the K98 perfect, but they would be 150$

What's your opinion ns?
Feb 12 2015 7:47AM
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B.Quincy
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I would buy the pivots as they are basically the fks and the general rule of thumb is anywhere around 15 is pushing it so i would think you would get a lot of hangup.
Feb 12 2015 9:56AM
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marcel_ID
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what he said, 115 would be too much go with 95!
Feb 12 2015 10:31AM
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rozboon
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Before we get too carried away, what's wrong with your existing brakes? If they're too small they can almost certainly be bent to fit. If they're too big that's a different kettle of fish.
Feb 12 2015 2:12PM
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Dobber
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I have 110's on my 90mm J's. No problem at all.
Feb 12 2015 3:16PM
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Cotter
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rozboonBefore we get too carried away, what's wrong with your existing brakes? If they're too small they can almost certainly be bent to fit. If they're too big that's a different kettle of fish.


my FKS brakes are 85-90mm and the K98 are 98 underfoot
Feb 12 2015 5:10PM
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rozboon
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If you have 90mm brakes you're talking about roughly 4mm a side. It will barely require bending, probably a slight tweak by hand on the brake arms.
I've got 115mm FKS brakes on a 132mm ski, you won't have a problem.
Feb 12 2015 6:03PM
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