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Tclif
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im thinking of fks for a some bindings. maybe 12 or 155. how much more durable is the fks that just the axial or scratch binding series. in other words. is fks the way to go... sth 16 is also a possibility.
Sep 18 2007 1:19PM
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Skipig25
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either of those is gonna be sick, you shouldn't have a problem. I'm riding fks155's right now, and they're good
Sep 18 2007 1:26PM
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freeski1620
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ha, you wont brake your fks most likely, and will have a good chance of braking you px. how big are you?
Sep 18 2007 1:31PM
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Tclif
Posts: 1559 - Karma: 19
only 57 135 lbs but an tired of broken bindings. as far as the fks goes is there a difference in anything besides the din from the 12 or 155?? wieght or construction? and also should i spend any money on the newer models or just pay 199 for the 155 (06) model?
Sep 18 2007 3:25PM
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cmeriptahoe
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how heavy are the 06's?
Sep 18 2007 3:30PM
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Ryanvdonk
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you don't need 155s. just get 120s, and they are more durable than the new looks and rossis, which are junk. STHs actually aren't that durable, they have a lot of plastic, not like the bombproof 916s
Sep 18 2007 3:31PM
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cmeriptahoe
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between some 916s and fks 155s what would people suggest i put on sfbs? im 6'3 180.
Sep 18 2007 3:33PM
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Justo8484
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at that weight, do you really need that burly of a binding? i'm 165 or so, and rode the original p12 jibs for three seasons with the only problems being the brakes until this past season, and i'm pretty abusive to my gear. unless you have tiny feet, the fks155 is way overkill. also, the toe doesnt have a vertical release, which is nice to have in the park. the 120 is much more approachable, but its still heavy, and in most cases, more expensive than the px12. unless you've annihilated px12's in the past, i'd just go for those, they're not a bad binding at all.
Sep 18 2007 3:33PM
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strode
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916's are gonna be a lot easier to work with just because of the wide brake convenience. if you get fks you'll have to bend which isn't the easiest thing in the world. i'm almost exactly the same size as you and i went with 914's for my bacons after i decided to say fuck it to bending fks brakes. did 916's on the gotamas though. you'd be good either way, just don't expect the most lightweight setup.
Sep 18 2007 3:52PM
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cmeriptahoe
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yea i dont really care too much about weight. out of curiousity which 916's did you put on your gotamas?
Sep 18 2007 3:56PM
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13stripes
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you should deff go with the 120s you'll bust your ass with the 155s there just too much binding for you, and there no way that you could break either fks. The difference in construction in the two is that the FKS 120 has the PX toe peice so it had vertical release and the FKS 155 has the solid metal toe peice so no vertical release only horizontal, either way there is no way you could break either of them and you should probably go for the 120 because they'll be safer for your size and you'll still have the vertical release
Sep 18 2007 4:01PM
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Tclif
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also thinking of maybe s916 sth... fucking bindings.
Sep 18 2007 4:33PM
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strode
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they're all red z916 labs with the pointless metal connecting rod in between. don't know why it's even there, and i prefer seperated two piece bindings usually, but it doesn't look like it makes a shred of difference in the performance of the binding, plus it was too good a deal to pass up.

and the all red bindings with the red gotama sidewalls is money :)
Sep 18 2007 5:37PM
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cmeriptahoe
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yea thats sick. i wish i coulda picked up a pair of those last year. how do they compare to your sfbs? stiffer obviously. but for pow?
Sep 18 2007 5:50PM
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Ryanvdonk
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you don't need it, you're not riding a din of over 12, and besides, they're a lot of plastic anyway, the FKS 120 wil be more durable.
Sep 18 2007 9:22PM
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djty111
Posts: 1103 - Karma: 94
The fks bindings are much more solid than the axial bindings. They have metal housings and have a stronger heal piece. They are a little heavier, I personally do not mind the weight difference.
Sep 18 2007 10:24PM
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zerospinskier
Posts: 4867 - Karma: 350
I have fks120s and fks185s. Either is fine. The 120s have the upward toe release which can be better, but overall, just get whichever you can find cheapest. 120, 155, or 185.
Sep 18 2007 10:38PM
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zerospinskier
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O, and about the Salomon/Rossi thing. Get Rossignol. I had Salomon before and did not like it one bit. They hurt my knee, and it's annoying to have to keep the wings and downward pressure in spec. I switched to FKSs and have been loving it ever since. Best bindings ever.
Sep 18 2007 10:40PM
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ski_powpow
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The FKS 155 is burly my friend was giving them to me cheap unfortunately the hardware was for plates and i couldn't get any so i had to give them back
Sep 19 2007 12:57AM
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Tclif
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im thinking fks 12 on my park skis. possibly another fks or maybe axial or scratch 120 tis on my rossi bc. ??
Sep 19 2007 1:36AM
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freeski1620
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120s is all you need for pow as well, but 155's are fine thought youll be at the bottom din on the binding.
i ride my toes at about 7 and 9 in the heel. its no biggie.
Sep 19 2007 2:21AM
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Tclif
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what about deadbolts?? better or worse?
Sep 19 2007 2:22AM
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zerospinskier
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Get ANY FKS!!! Stop asking about other bindings! FKS simply owns. You release easy like butter when you're awkwardly twisting your knee on a slow rail fall, but never pop landing switch on 80ft tables. I know from expierence!!
Sep 19 2007 2:34AM
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freeski1620
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worse i would say.
Sep 19 2007 2:53AM
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Campeador
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Didn't the fks change? do they still have the turntable heelpiece for the newer ones?
Sep 19 2007 3:09AM
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Tclif
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ok. how the old 06 fks or 07 fks. and you say 120 are better than 155. now they are slightly lifted but the new 155 are not. but do not have a vertical release. im going fks, just need to know which year and din. would prefer the more freeski specific one.
Sep 19 2007 4:37PM
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Tclif
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^ 120s or 155s. is the vertical toe release worth the lower din and non liften 155. ill pay 20 bucks more for the better binding. just need to know which is a better park binding. 120 or 155 and 06 or 07.
Sep 19 2007 4:44PM
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13stripes
Posts: 3795 - Karma: 273
get the 06 120s they just seem like they will suit you better, it really doesnt matter what you end up with you'll love em so just choose and get em ordered b4 there gone
Sep 19 2007 5:08PM
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Tclif
Posts: 1559 - Karma: 19
how important is the vertical toe release to a non lifted binding... is there any weight diff in 120 and 155?? im order them in a few minutes once i get just a lil more input yaddimean>
Sep 19 2007 5:33PM
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13stripes
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the 155s are a little heavier cause the toe is all metal and i havent need the vertical yet, but i have friends who have used it. You'll know when you go to put your ski back on and the part that holds your toe in is twisted on the PXs or the Pivots. Just go for the 120s there the safest for ya and if they dont work our you can sell em back on here for almost the same money and you probably wont end up doing that anyway
Sep 19 2007 5:38PM
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Tclif
Posts: 1559 - Karma: 19
now for my pow skis should i go fks again or maybe axial or scratch 120 ti. i mean fks doesnt have a wide break (and will they fit my dumonts ok)?

just ordered some fks 120 for my dumonts need one more binding for ross bc wrs.

i still have time to change to 155 if anyone would suggest those over 120.
Sep 19 2007 5:52PM
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freeski1620
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for that ski, yes.
i would not feel comfortable charging hard on scratch 120's.
Sep 19 2007 6:05PM
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Tclif
Posts: 1559 - Karma: 19
so for my rossi bc skis you say again another fks 120/155 not ross axial2 120?? what about the break>
Sep 19 2007 6:08PM
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Thomson.
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Travis, FKS 120s are NOT lifted, and there isn't a difference between the 06/07 models besides color (correct me if I'm wrong).  With your height, weight and where you gonna be skiing you probably want the 120.  If you were a bigger guy and needed more of a binding, the 155 would be for you.  Also, the 120 has a vertical toe release which makes it a more safer binding in a sense, because if you fall into the wrong situation, you could be really fucked without that vertical release.  Keep your order for 120s and yes, they should fit your Dumonts with SMALL amounts of bending.
Sep 19 2007 6:10PM
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Tclif
Posts: 1559 - Karma: 19
yeah thats a done deal^ now i need some binders for my rossi bc skis... same binding, or something with a wide break like the axial2 120??
Sep 19 2007 6:11PM
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Tclif
Posts: 1559 - Karma: 19
^ know wud im saying. im ordering fks 120 for my dumont park skis. just need 1 more binding for my rossi bc. order another pair of fks 120, or 155, or axial2 120?? break issues?
Sep 19 2007 6:12PM
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RudyGarmisch
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I would go for STH 16's or even 4FRNT Deadbolts. I've really not heard any confirmed cases of 4FRNT's sucking ass or anything, and they're pretty solid.
Sep 19 2007 6:13PM
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Tclif
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why? when i can get fks for less than 200 bucks. besides i kinda want to order form same sit and save on shipping or whatever, i just want to make sure that fks 120 or 155(?) would be a good idea on my rossi bc wrs, or if i should go axial2 120. i dont want a binding that FUCKING BREAKS~
Sep 19 2007 6:16PM
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Thomson.
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Well what are you planning on skiing with your BC WRS'?  Are you gonna be hitting BC booters or are you just gonna be skiing the trees and taking big turns?  If you're gonna be doing a lot of cliffs/booters I think you could go for another pair of 120s, but even PX12 wides will do, but if your just gonna be skiing trees and glades, then PX12s wides will definitely save you a lot of money, especially when you don't really need another pair of FKS's
Sep 19 2007 6:21PM
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Tclif
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179 bucks for 120 isnt bad and yes im thinking a lot bc jibbing so im going fks 120 again. thanks for everyones help!
Sep 19 2007 6:21PM
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Thomson.
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Good choice, now you have two pairs of bomber bindings.  Treat 'em well.
Sep 19 2007 6:23PM
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freeski1620
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jea.
i would have gone 155 but its not that huge of a difference.
the 155's will just hold you in better off of large airs, both jumps and cliffs.
Sep 19 2007 6:42PM
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Thomson.
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I don't he needs to worry about that being on the East Coast really though, big BC booters out here are 5ft tall.
Sep 19 2007 6:53PM
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BigJew
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I would go FKS 155, the FKS 120's have the same plastic toepiece as the PX bindings. Upward release just prereleases on switch landings for no reason. The FKS 155 is more metal so heavier and more durable.
Sep 19 2007 6:57PM
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bemmis
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the metal toe weighs about .5 pounds more than the px per binding too.
Sep 19 2007 7:16PM
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Bab.
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where have you bought them
Sep 19 2007 7:59PM
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Tclif
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^searchbar in fks and you find a thread for fks for 199, in that thread there is another link for 120. im stoked on the fks. so just a random question but how many pros use full metal bindings. do any actualy use the px series or do they jsut go for fks. im only 135 lbs and go through a plastic binding a year.
Sep 19 2007 8:21PM
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