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Replying to Skiing Used To Be Even More Expensive

HypeBeast:
You think skiing is expensive now?

Imagine paying $350 in 1999 for a pair of bindings ($622 in adjusted to 2022). https://www.skimag.com/gear/look-bindings-1999/

O
r

$135 in 1983 for pivots with a din of 10 ($402 in today's value).



I present to you a rare find. You have the opportunity to ride gold with of course no risk of knee injuries or binding failing whatsoever. I mean look how beefy those screws are- indestructible...bombproof. Look 99HP barely used. You can make these yours today for a low low price of -$10,000 (the cost of your health insurance out of pocket max).










With the perfect stack height


Using tech that hasn't changed to this day


Even the forward pressure tab is the same....nearly 40 years






So next time you are thinking about dropping $400 on a pair of pivots, you can feel safe knowing you put your money in revolutionary new tech.

But don't forget to bring your cowboy boots next time you go skiing.



Ads were better in the 80's





@Abomber22 I'm coming for your meme rights


Side note/edit: I wonder if those brakes could be used on newer models. They look exactly the same.

**This thread was edited on Jul 29th 2022 at 9:23:23pm

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