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Look Pivot Dilemma

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murphyboiiii
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Hey, my friend traded me a brand new pair of look pivot 18 130s for an old pair of skis i had, and I want to mount them on my J skis whipits... the whipits are 90 under foot and I don't know if that is too thin for the bindings or not

note the brakes stick out maybe half an inch to an inch on each side on the ski

thanks
Mar 20 2016 9:29PM
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Shoey-Ski
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40mm difference seems like it would be way too much
Mar 20 2016 9:30PM
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c0ntentcreat0r
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murphyboiiiiHey, my friend traded me a brand new pair of look pivot 18 130s for an old pair of skis i had, and I want to mount them on my J skis whipits... the whipits are 90 under foot and I don't know if that is too thin for the bindings or not

note the brakes stick out maybe half an inch to an inch on each side on the ski

thanks


Definitely too wide. I believe you can have a thinner brake installed though.


And what kind of jumps are you hitting that require 18 din bindings?
Mar 20 2016 9:37PM
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murphyboiiii
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SteezMcGeeDefinitely too wide. I believe you can have a thinner brake installed though.


And what kind of jumps are you hitting that require 18 din bindings?


he won them in a raffle and he needs new skis, and I need new bindings, so we traded my old skis for his brand new bindings, the lowest din is 8 which is chyll so I took him up on the trade
Mar 20 2016 9:40PM
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Negromancer
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Your brake arms should be no wider than 15mm more than the ski width otherwise they're just gonna get really bent and messed up.

Get new brakes: http://www.untracked.com/p5556c82b97-look_rossignol_fks_pivot_brakes.html - 95mm is what you want.
Mar 20 2016 10:12PM
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murphyboiiii
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NegromancerYour brake arms should be no wider than 15mm more than the ski width otherwise they're just gonna get really bent and messed up.

Get new brakes: http://www.untracked.com/p5556c82b97-look_rossignol_fks_pivot_brakes.html - 95mm is what you want.


thanks
Mar 21 2016 8:39AM
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Lonely
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murphyboiiiiHey, my friend traded me a brand new pair of look pivot 18 130s for an old pair of skis i had, and I want to mount them on my J skis whipits... the whipits are 90 under foot and I don't know if that is too thin for the bindings or not

note the brakes stick out maybe half an inch to an inch on each side on the ski

thanks


Shoey-Ski40mm difference seems like it would be way too much


SteezMcGeeDefinitely too wide. I believe you can have a thinner brake installed though.


And what kind of jumps are you hitting that require 18 din bindings?


NegromancerYour brake arms should be no wider than 15mm more than the ski width otherwise they're just gonna get really bent and messed up.

Get new brakes: http://www.untracked.com/p5556c82b97-look_rossignol_fks_pivot_brakes.html - 95mm is what you want.


Skied a whole season on 92mm skis with 132mm brakes. They tangled a couple times but it's definetly feasible trust me.

Just don't plan on doing any Cubans
Mar 21 2016 9:58AM
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skiznuts
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Yr fuked.
Mar 21 2016 11:56AM
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cdip
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LonelySkied a whole season on 92mm skis with 132mm brakes. They tangled a couple times but it's definetly feasible trust me.

Just don't plan on doing any Cubans


Or skiing switch
Mar 21 2016 2:51PM
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Negromancer
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LonelySkied a whole season on 92mm skis with 132mm brakes. They tangled a couple times but it's definetly feasible trust me.

Just don't plan on doing any Cubans


cdipOr skiing switch


Yeah skiing switch with brakes that wide on a ski that skinny would be sketchy unless you bent the brakes up quite a bit.
Mar 21 2016 4:54PM
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Aharrelson358
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Call Rossi and get new brakes from them. $37 plus shipping
Mar 21 2016 5:15PM
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scratchskier321
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hmmm i didnt know fks/p18 came in 75mm brake is that new this yr? I thought the smallest was always 95 or 90
Mar 21 2016 5:58PM
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c0ntentcreat0r
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murphyboiiiihe won them in a raffle and he needs new skis, and I need new bindings, so we traded my old skis for his brand new bindings, the lowest din is 8 which is chyll so I took him up on the trade


Pretty dope trade, although the optimal binding is one where your din is set in the middle of the din range. (Ex: If you set your din at 8 or 9, a 14 din binding is ideal.)
Mar 21 2016 7:27PM
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Lonely
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cdipOr skiing switch


NegromancerYeah skiing switch with brakes that wide on a ski that skinny would be sketchy unless you bent the brakes up quite a bit.


Never had any real issues skiing switch
Mar 21 2016 8:04PM
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Ricky420
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Aharrelson358Call Rossi and get new brakes from them. $37 plus shipping

Can you get them in any size?
Mar 21 2016 8:13PM
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Aharrelson358
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liamskis24Can you get them in any size?


Yep. I bought a brand new pair of FKS140's with 130mm brakes cause they were only $150. Called Rossi and ordered a pair of 95mm brakes and they came in like 10 days
Mar 21 2016 8:55PM
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murphyboiiii
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Aharrelson358Yep. I bought a brand new pair of FKS140's with 130mm brakes cause they were only $150. Called Rossi and ordered a pair of 95mm brakes and they came in like 10 days


awesome, did you get them for less than $75? thats the cheapest I've found em for
Mar 21 2016 10:35PM
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Aharrelson358
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murphyboiiiiawesome, did you get them for less than $75? thats the cheapest I've found em for

Yeah theyre $37 plus shipping. It ended up being $43.
Mar 21 2016 10:55PM
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murphyboiiii
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Aharrelson358Yeah theyre $37 plus shipping. It ended up being $43.


ok, thanks!!
Mar 22 2016 7:32AM
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ABskier
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pull the binding off the brake/turntable assembly. using a torch ( the yellow gas one, not the blue, heat the brakes up until red hot and then bend them straight. make sure you have a bucket of water to cool them fast or else they wont stay strong. then do it again and bend them to the correct width. If you have to, you can shorten the overall brake length.
Mar 22 2016 12:10PM
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Ricky420
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Aharrelson358Yep. I bought a brand new pair of FKS140's with 130mm brakes cause they were only $150. Called Rossi and ordered a pair of 95mm brakes and they came in like 10 days


Do you still have the 130mm brakes?
Mar 22 2016 3:30PM
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Aharrelson358
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liamskis24Do you still have the 130mm brakes?

Yep!
Mar 22 2016 5:07PM
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Ricky420
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Aharrelson358Yep!


Would you be willing to sell them?
Mar 22 2016 6:02PM
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