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thats what happens when you only unbend the brakes partly, and then make a second bend. if you don't want that to happen, you should bend straight, and then make a 90 degree bend farther out. that being said, that's kind of how my brakes are. I just bent them back in towards the back of the binding as far as i could without hitting the edge of the ski when they go down.

it was my first time bending brakes, and i did them straight out, i just forgot about bending them back at 90 degrees. OOOPS! So I guess I'll just figure my shit out and fiddle with them eh?

the prob is that you bent them without taking them out of the housing, huh?  IT'S OKAY.  i do it that way too.  once you click in, physicly push the brakes towards the middle of the ski. don't bend, just push.  it'll stay in that position because it's ment to be like that when you click in, but because you probly bent the spring a little it doesn't automatically go into that position by itself.  ALSO.  you can bend the brakes UPWARDS when you're clicked in- even if the brakes don't fit nicely over the ski, having them bent and at a more upward angle when you're clicked in will prevent them from catching when you lay your edges in.  the only downside is that the brakes, when deployed, don't come down past the base of the ski as much as they were designed to.  it's not the end of the world; it still works fine, but this is the solution.  i'll post some pictures of what i mean when i get a chance, you don't have anything to worry about.

ummm... just bend them up more? make them point up so that they are out of the way, i'm sure they'll still stick down plenty to stop your ski

Shit, I have to do some bending soon. Now I'm scared that I'll fuck up.

hahah me 2!

Eh, it's actually really easy to do. I'm just dumb an ddidn't bend them back at 90 degrees.

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