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Pivot designs are getting worse by the day

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bananaman123431
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I have no words to say.
Dec 15 2022 8:01PM
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GayWolf420
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Imagine a world where Pivot halfmoon plates don't break and we care about binding integrity vs cool color ways. Just give us boring colors and bomber construction like the olden days.
Dec 15 2022 8:16PM
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verynormalguy
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mfs with J skis gonna be so hyped about these
Dec 15 2022 8:50PM
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Kretzschmar
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DeebieSkeebiesImagine a world where Pivot halfmoon plates don't break and we care about binding integrity vs cool color ways. Just give us boring colors and bomber construction like the olden days.


Planned obsolescence is a helluva thing. Gotta sell more bindings somehow
Dec 15 2022 9:00PM
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bootspace
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can we please, for the sweet love of the holy mother of jesus christ, just get solid color pivots like they used to make
Dec 15 2022 9:16PM
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SurfaceIsdurable
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They gotta do some more color ways, I saw a guy that painted his maroon and they looked sweet
Dec 15 2022 10:12PM
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ToddlerBodyBag
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I’m gonna throw up
Dec 15 2022 10:57PM
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SteezyYeeter
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im baffled as to why a binding would ever need to be more than solid black

**This post was edited on Dec 15th 2022 at 10:59:39pm
Dec 15 2022 10:59PM
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GayWolf420
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KretzschmarPlanned obsolescence is a helluva thing. Gotta sell more bindings somehow

Planned Obsolescence really is some of the biggest dogshit in the world.
(I'm fucking kidding, I know shit like cars are supposed to break and crash because of muhh safety.)

**This post was edited on Dec 15th 2022 at 11:00:25pm
Dec 15 2022 10:59PM
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AwR
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$480

did I miss something or have they always been that spendy?
Dec 15 2022 11:37PM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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I do agree. Pivots are awful lately. There’s a few designs they’ve done and they’re all shit.

Its a very French vibe to be allergic to normal
Dec 15 2022 11:44PM
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Josh6
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SteezyYeeterim baffled as to why a binding would ever need to be more than solid black

**This post was edited on Dec 15th 2022 at 10:59:39pm

I don’t know man these are pretty sweet on the right skis

Dec 16 2022 12:24AM
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GayWolf420
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BradFiAusNzCoCaI do agree. Pivots are awful lately. There’s a few designs they’ve done and they’re all shit.

Its a very French vibe to be allergic to normal

i have STH2 16s on my work skis and I do enjoy that solid click-in almost instantly instead of fiddling around like a dipshit.
Dec 16 2022 12:43AM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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I love my Pivots but it was definitely obvious when instructing with me saying “give me a second” vs my coworkers slamming into tyrolias, Atomics, or markers. I felt so silly slightly kicking my pivots to get them straight lol
DeebieSkeebiesi have STH2 16s on my work skis and I do enjoy that solid click-in almost instantly instead of fiddling around like a dipshit.
Dec 16 2022 1:07AM
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Chunderface
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Gold pivots the goat

**This post was edited on Dec 16th 2022 at 1:47:41am
Dec 16 2022 1:47AM
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Stolpskott
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SteezyYeeterim baffled as to why a binding would ever need to be more than solid black

**This post was edited on Dec 15th 2022 at 10:59:39pm


The white pivot 18s were sick, also the new forzas are too imo
Dec 16 2022 4:31AM
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hi_vis360
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as long as they keep making raws we are good
Dec 16 2022 9:08AM
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ReturnToMonkey
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Bouta get some new pivots for my new skis, but this thread and the other tech one have me concerned. Should I just get sth2s instead?
Dec 16 2022 9:25AM
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Icant_kfed
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tootspacemfs with J skis gonna be so hyped about these


Nah these look like shit I’ll stick with black or gold
Dec 16 2022 9:34AM
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Goretex_Vidal
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BradFiAusNzCoCaI love my Pivots but it was definitely obvious when instructing with me saying “give me a second” vs my coworkers slamming into tyrolias, Atomics, or markers. I felt so silly slightly kicking my pivots to get them straight lol


Going from attacks to pivots was a steeper learning curve than actually skiing.
Dec 16 2022 9:42AM
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PacificRimJob
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stop bitching and rattlecan your shit
Dec 16 2022 9:45AM
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SofaKingSick
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ReturnToMonkeyBouta get some new pivots for my new skis, but this thread and the other tech one have me concerned. Should I just get sth2s instead?


both are great. get whatever appeals to you more/is cheaper and never worry about it
Dec 16 2022 9:50AM
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Flowtis
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raw is the best color
Dec 16 2022 10:21AM
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PsychicMigration
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looks like on3p topsheet on a binding ugliest thing possible. I mean if vishnu slapped it on some skis the masses would eat it up.
Dec 16 2022 11:07AM
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IsaacNW82
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ReturnToMonkeyBouta get some new pivots for my new skis, but this thread and the other tech one have me concerned. Should I just get sth2s instead?


honestly man all bindings kinda suck. I've had problems with pivots and STH2's.... and marginally less problems with jesters and attacks but still problems. IMO your fine with pivots, despite their problems they're still probably one of the better bindings out there. Its whatever.
Dec 16 2022 11:28AM
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SteezyYeeter
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Josh6I don’t know man these are pretty sweet on the right skis



yeah i mean, solid any color really. i just don't get why you need designs on them lol. those are fine.
Dec 16 2022 11:30AM
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tomatonater
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ReturnToMonkeyBouta get some new pivots for my new skis, but this thread and the other tech one have me concerned. Should I just get sth2s instead?

Pivots are fine they just require a little more attention to detail when mounting and adjusting
Dec 16 2022 11:46AM
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tdollo
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Bruh
Dec 16 2022 3:52PM
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skiP.E.I.
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bootspacecan we please, for the sweet love of the holy mother of jesus christ, just get solid color pivots like they used to make


They sell the 'raw' ones still. They're just brushed aluminum or w/e
Dec 16 2022 6:36PM
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powpatrol
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Orange FKS will never be beaten
Dec 16 2022 7:13PM
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bootspace
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skiP.E.I.They sell the 'raw' ones still. They're just brushed aluminum or w/e


yeah but i ain’t tryna ride all metal bindings, need some 14 colorwyas
Dec 16 2022 9:00PM
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ridgetop
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These used to be the only binding worth considering.
Dec 16 2022 9:04PM
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tdollo
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powpatrolOrange FKS will never be beaten


little known fact FKS stands for 'fuck salomon'
Dec 16 2022 9:37PM
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Paul.
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Just gonna throw it out there that pivot 15s are $263 on BobLeisure rn

https://www.bobleisure.com/look-pivot-15-gw?number=152-3607683578252&gclid=CjwKCAiAy_CcBhBeEiwAcoMRHF5zyWABkFKeB1lFsOlA7Z5zcgDragDNUjji1mo2GIk_5JibQhZjIhoCqPwQAvD_BwE
Dec 16 2022 9:37PM
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muffMan.
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First two forzas are fire, but orange looks so damn nice
Dec 16 2022 10:45PM
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Non_State_Actor
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bootspaceyeah but i ain’t tryna ride all metal bindings, need some 14 colorwyas


Why would you want pivots if not for the burly metal construction???
Dec 17 2022 12:09AM
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alpineplease
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Real talk, the latest updates have been garbage:



-rasta: 15 years late to relevance
-pit viper edition: busy, hydrodip, unironically ugly
-evo edition: busy, hydrodip, very expensive
-Henrik pros: black and white, v boring

however I just copped the blue tomato p15 with white and purple, those look dope af

bring back the solid color:
-burgundy
-teal
-red/orange

and bring back proper gradients like forza v1:
- raw to yellow
- whatever

just stop this stupid hydro dip
Dec 17 2022 1:16PM
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Lenny-
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BradFiAusNzCoCaIts a very French vibe to be allergic to normal

This new French super car really proves your point. Its a 3 seater btw.
Dec 18 2022 6:33AM
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Shoey-Ski
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Take us back to the Rossignol fks days
Dec 18 2022 8:21AM
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partyandBS
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Shoey-SkiTake us back to the Rossignol fks days


My boss has 3 pairs of FKS bindings. He has no idea what he’s holding lol
Dec 18 2022 9:27AM
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Canis_lupus
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SurfaceIsdurableThey gotta do some more color ways, I saw a guy that painted his maroon and they looked sweet





@me
Dec 18 2022 10:14AM
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SurfaceIsdurable
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Canis_lupus


@me


Yep haha I love em, thinking about doing it to mine
Dec 18 2022 2:30PM
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GayWolf420
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Over $500 for those Evo editions is laughable, holy shit. Gotta pay for that big store in SLC somehow I guess
Dec 18 2022 3:09PM
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alpineplease
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They were close. They just let the clown vomit on it.


Odds they make camo pivots for 2024: 3:1.
Dec 18 2022 6:56PM
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partyandBS
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So what do you guys wanna see pivot do for a color scheme? I liked the harlaut’s and I like all black or all white. Also wish they would just logo and clear coat them raw. Shit i guess if they could do a raw one with ODB on it and the only color was his gold teeth. Shimmy shimmy yeah!!
Dec 18 2022 8:29PM
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49566738265
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mystery3Why would you want pivots if not for the burly metal construction???


So you can tell people about them, obviously.
Dec 18 2022 8:44PM
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hovereqpt
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Just gonna leave this here…
https://www.instagram.com/p/CkdudB9rneB/?igshid=Zjc2ZTc4Nzk=


Dec 19 2022 1:25PM
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ReturnToMonkey
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hovereqptJust gonna leave this here…
https://www.instagram.com/p/CkdudB9rneB/?igshid=Zjc2ZTc4Nzk=




All white with gold trim is sick af. The red lettering isn't as great imo
Dec 19 2022 3:26PM
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hi_vis360
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hovereqptJust gonna leave this here…
https://www.instagram.com/p/CkdudB9rneB/?igshid=Zjc2ZTc4Nzk=




I want Marlboro pivots where the dildo is painted like a cig
Dec 19 2022 5:45PM
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Lonely
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Like, the design on the heel piece is pretty cool...why didn't they do that on the whole thing?
Dec 19 2022 5:47PM
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eheath
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pretty easy solution, buy older one. You might pay $200-300 for used fks/p18s but they'll be just as good as new ones and there are tons of old colorways that are nice.
Dec 19 2022 5:49PM
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