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Skiing with no brakes

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s.oksen
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Hey!

I am able to hit a backyard setup next weekend and I was planning to bring my old skis. One of my bindings is missing a brake but i am not really concerned about my skis taking off, since it is a backyard setup. Should i be concerned about some release problems with bindings? I don't know if the brakes have some sort of role in the release system. My bindings are Marker Griffon btw.

Thanks and have a great season!
Nov 8 2016 1:58PM
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chicken
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on the marker griffon, the brake piece also includes the heel rest. So yes it will affect your release.
Nov 8 2016 4:40PM
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SofaKingSick
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chickenon the marker griffon, the brake piece also includes the heel rest. So yes it will affect your release.


wow really? that seems suboptimal to me...?
Nov 8 2016 5:07PM
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tomPietrowski
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SofaKingSickwow really? that seems suboptimal to me...?


Why? Its the same for pretty much every binding. The part of the brake you stand on to raise the brake is the bottom rest for the boot. Without it your boot is lower and the heel will not hold the boot corectly. You need brakes so making it part of the binding system just makes sense.
Nov 9 2016 4:22PM
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SofaKingSick
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tomPietrowskiWhy? Its the same for pretty much every binding. The part of the brake you stand on to raise the brake is the bottom rest for the boot. Without it your boot is lower and the heel will not hold the boot corectly. You need brakes so making it part of the binding system just makes sense.


yeah no i get that, and god knows im not super knowledgeable about binding tech. but it seems weird to me that one of the main contact points would be a piece that has some wiggle room/play to it, right?
Nov 9 2016 4:29PM
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tomPietrowski
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SofaKingSickyeah no i get that, and god knows im not super knowledgeable about binding tech. but it seems weird to me that one of the main contact points would be a piece that has some wiggle room/play to it, right?


no thats sort of the point when you stand down on the brake its fully retracted and sits up against the base plate of the binding itself. If set up correctly there should be no play in the system
Nov 9 2016 4:59PM
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Casey
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Yeah I tried this once you can't edge well and your bindings rock back and forth in the binding. Might technically work for backyard but it's not going to be good
Nov 9 2016 7:14PM
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cope+
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just shove some cardboard under your boot to create that platform. Would be fine for a backyard setup where you don't actually need the brake.
Nov 9 2016 11:12PM
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Cadenmccullough
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Quack.just shove some cardboard under your boot to create that platform. Would be fine for a backyard setup where you don't actually need the brake.
This. If you can't get it fixed soon just shove something under your heel so there isn't excessive wiggle room.
Nov 10 2016 12:17AM
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SofaKingSick
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tomPietrowskino thats sort of the point when you stand down on the brake its fully retracted and sits up against the base plate of the binding itself. If set up correctly there should be no play in the system


word. yeah idk i guess i just assumed the important contact point for the heel was the part behind the brake, and the top of the brake mechanism could be there or not, no matter in terms of "binding."

but like i said, i dont know much about bindings haha
Nov 10 2016 8:55AM
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