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FKS Hype

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linus_deboss
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I don't know how you feel about it, but to me it'sheer hype... eject once switch and you can go to a shop to have the stoppers repaired... fucking not amazed by it
Mar 9 2014 4:50AM
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Caucasian_Asian
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Then you're not buying the right Tyrolia or Salomons.
Mar 12 2014 3:28PM
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NMMedia
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Not true, snapped the heel track on my markers because they were plastic..
Mar 12 2014 3:43PM
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linus_deboss
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i'm 60kg din at 10... over cranked?
Mar 12 2014 4:07PM
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tomPietrowski
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True marker do use a plastic heel track but all the rest I can think of use at least some metal in the track.
Mar 12 2014 5:24PM
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Session
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Yes. I'm 220, and ski at 10.
Mar 12 2014 6:00PM
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linus_deboss
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maybe gotta mention... sessioning the burton european open kickers a lot these days... they're not small...

I just feel like everytime I put the din to 6 my bindings eject at the single smallest imperfect landing, where you could just ride it out ugly..
Mar 12 2014 6:08PM
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Scotty_Boy
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I'm only 170 lbs. and I ski at 10 din. Most of us ski pretty hard, and a lower din just doesn't keep us in the bindings when we need to be.
Mar 12 2014 6:48PM
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Park.
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I rock a 9.5 and im a little heavier than you and its honestly conservative for me. If you are throwing down then you should be fine.

For moguls I rock an 11 but thats absolutely needed so it also depends on what you are doing.
Mar 12 2014 7:51PM
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Yorio
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Brakes on ANY binding aren not maybe to be ejected going switch.
Mar 14 2014 5:33PM
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Caucasian_Asian
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Wat
Mar 14 2014 5:38PM
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Yorio
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OP is whining the his FKS brake got bent because he ejected going switch. but no brake is designed to eject switch.
Mar 14 2014 10:04PM
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last_tango
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The only complaint I have with the fks/pivot is that they are the most tricky binding to put on in pow and the slightest snow stuck on your boots will make you release in the binding. I know you are not suppose to have any snow on your boots but the fks is the most prone to disaster when you have snow on your boots over a sth, griffon/jester, tyrolia. I'm also not a fan of the ramp angle of the fks 14 but that can be fixed with a shim.
Mar 15 2014 12:25AM
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Park.
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The ramp angle for all new high-end bindings are all relatively close to 0 if not 0, so what don't you like about it that you like on other bindings?
Mar 15 2014 2:14PM
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last_tango
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I like to ski as flat as I can. I'm 5'11 220lbs and with me being big I don't have a problem leaning over and driving the tips of the skis. I don't need to be any further forward. My s914's have no ramp angle compared to the ramp angle the fks 14. Specs say zero but when you measure it its not level. Slid a trail map in between the boot and afd for some mellow groomers and it felt much better.

Boots are salomon ghosts fit professionally and had the back of the boot trimmed out to reduce forward lean. fks 14 on 187 4frnt yle's.
Mar 15 2014 8:17PM
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Park.
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I have heard of reverse ramp but i never thought anyone actually used it... well anyway I assumed that you wanted more of a ramp angle anyway because the FKS I thought had between 1 and 4 so its still pretty close to flat.
Mar 15 2014 9:38PM
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