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Help me classify my new Look Bindings

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kpudgar
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I just got these babies in and am planning on putting them on my 181 AR6's. On the Box it says P12RACING W. I guess the 'W' stands for Wide brake?! The brakes seem fairly wide (something like 105mm) and I hope it won't be a problem putting them on my AR6's (86mm).

They have a toe piece similar to my PXs with a DIN 4-12 and a Heel piece like P18's, but with a DIN 5-12.

They are a very light binding and look and feel very solid.
They only weigh 1050g (1/2 pair) and my other Rossi Scratch 120's weigh 1185g and Rossi Axial2 120 w/Lifter 1275g.

So if they are a very solid binding and also being reasonably light, that would kick ass. Plus they are like the minimum lifted binding and are as close to the ski as it can get.

Are these like FKS120 and are they a good and durable binding cause I can't find any info on the internet?

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Apr 25 2007 7:25AM
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Burrito
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Yes, they are just like the FKS.  I didn't know they made them with a 12 DIN.
Apr 25 2007 7:47AM
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Jib_This
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Where the fuck did you score those?
Apr 25 2007 7:54AM
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Jib_This
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I mean, shit, it's a P12, but stock with a wide brake? Uh? Really?
Apr 25 2007 7:57AM
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kpudgar
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Got'em from a German on-line shop:

http://www.sport-conrad.com/ArtikelDetail.asp?Kategorie=&ArtNummer=72104202
Apr 25 2007 7:57AM
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kpudgar
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So do these have the so-called 'turntable' heel?
Apr 25 2007 7:59AM
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kpudgar
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^nevermind...I just found out that they do, by turning the heel piece :)
Apr 25 2007 8:01AM
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Silence
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fks120?`
Apr 25 2007 9:08AM
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jhackbeez
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those are awesome bindings, good job
Apr 25 2007 9:14AM
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kpudgar
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Then they're definitely a keeper.

Gonna try them out this weekend.

I should probably order another pair 'cause these are probably gonna be hard to find in the future.
Apr 25 2007 9:44AM
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13stripes
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the freeride version always has a stock wide break i have a pair of FKS 185 freerides and they have the wide break. check colorado freeskier. ik they dont have any more FKS185 with wide breaks but they may have 155s with em.
Apr 25 2007 10:09AM
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bobs
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Yeah those are the same as fks 120's. Sick score on that one.  I never new they came with wide breaks. 
Apr 25 2007 11:09AM
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=nick=
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yeah amazing bindings.
Apr 25 2007 11:10AM
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khyber.pass
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+ pivot heel.. damn.
Apr 25 2007 11:33AM
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ski_cartel
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yea man thats just the p12 with a pivot heel.
Apr 25 2007 11:57AM
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freeski1620
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do they have any more?
Apr 25 2007 12:12PM
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kpudgar
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Sure they do. I asked them how many they have left in stock and they told me that I can buy 10 if I wanted to.

But the shop is in Germany, so ...
Apr 25 2007 1:27PM
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13stripes
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no thats hat an FKS binding is
Apr 25 2007 1:30PM
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khyber.pass
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The heel is actually very similar to the Rossi Scratch 140, which also has a pivot heel.

Actually I am thinking of selling my Look PX12 Ti Jibs & Axial2 TIs as they don't have pivot heels.
Apr 26 2007 9:44AM
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CTD
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woah wierd. new PX toe with the dropped contact plate, and turntable heel, and wide brakes. im buyin some of those this season, cause i can get dem at COST!
Apr 26 2007 9:48AM
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Lineskier-101
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FKS120's have been around for awhile, and they always had a safer toe then the 155's and 180's.
Apr 26 2007 9:57AM
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=nick=
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yah but the point is they never had wide brakes
Apr 26 2007 9:58AM
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ski_powpow
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ya look nearley identical to the fks but are super burly nice bindings, nice find
Apr 26 2007 10:07AM
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khyber.pass
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Weird. I just pulled out my 05/06 Scratch 140s which have the turntable heel. Then I looked online -- the new ones don't have it anymore, they're like the Axial/PX series (06/07). So it looks like the old Scratch 140s had the FKS heel for awhile, then they switched. Too bad, I like the wider arm design on the FKS heel, it is much more solid.
Apr 26 2007 10:09AM
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=nick=
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no, scratch 140s never had the fks heel. they had the pivot heel, like this, if thats what youre talking about.

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Apr 26 2007 10:26AM
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kpudgar
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Here's another pic of the Binding sideways:

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Apr 26 2007 10:39AM
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uni-corn
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Moi aussi Chris?
Apr 26 2007 11:04AM
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khyber.pass
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+ you're right.! My bad. But the old Scratch 140 is somewhere in-between the FKS and the PX/Axial design. The PX/Axials don't have the wide-mounted arms on the heel. The new Scratch 140s are now the PX/Axial design. I really liked the wide-mounted style.. it had a similar feel to a race binding.

Weird your link isn't working:

http://www.skionline.pl/sprzet/zdjecia/02/wiazania/Rossignol/scratch%20140.jpg
Apr 26 2007 11:09AM
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CTD
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haha, ill see in the fall when i head back to work. hit me up then

Apr 26 2007 3:08PM
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freeski1620
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can i get a website?
Apr 26 2007 5:14PM
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ryanwar6
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read
Apr 26 2007 5:24PM
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eheath
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They aren't fks tho, they are p12s that are race stock. Dope binders, ill stick to fks155 tho.
Apr 26 2007 5:47PM
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uni-corn
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But now we found an alternative to those (smaller fellas)!
Apr 26 2007 8:19PM
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13stripes
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but you could have got an FKS 120
Apr 26 2007 8:25PM
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Powforbreakfast.
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how much did you pay for those  in USD?
and does anybody know of a different site that's selling those?  i wannnt them... exactly what i need...
Apr 26 2007 8:31PM
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Love_Wins.
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Look version of the FKS 120 with a widebrake. Totally sick.
Nice find.
Apr 26 2007 9:50PM
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freeski1620
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i wish i could read that site!
Apr 27 2007 12:33AM
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freezed
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It's the FKS 120 from the short period between when they started making PX and stopped making FKS. It's got a PX12 toepiece, just like all FKS 120s before that had a P12 toe.
Apr 27 2007 12:37AM
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spere
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have google translate it for you, kinda shitty but better than nothin

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.sport-conrad.de/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsport-conrad.com%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den
Apr 27 2007 12:42AM
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=nick=
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close, the old ones had the p12 toe and this newer version px12 toe, minus the AFD slider.
Apr 27 2007 9:50AM
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KillerMonkey
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and theyre stealthy tooo
Apr 27 2007 10:16AM
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kpudgar
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The site is also available in English if you click the flag on the right hand at the top.

The only thing it says about the Binding is this:


Look Pivot 12 Racing black
world cup technology for park & pipe
DIN Range: 4-12

manufacturer: Look
item number: 72104202

Apr 27 2007 11:34AM
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Reed.
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Congrats, you bought the best park bindings available. I have the FKS 120s, and those look exactly the same. They have a super durable heel, the brakes will never blow up on you. The toe piece alsso has an upward release for nasty falls, unlike the 155 and 180s.
Apr 27 2007 11:51AM
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kpudgar
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^Thanks and I couldn't agree more. I tried them out today and couldn't be happier.

The turntable heel piece is amazing and the toe piece is the same as the PX's just with a lower standing height.

The feel of the skis with these Bindings is as natural as it can get. I like the fact that the standing height is as low as possible.

The best thing that I like is that the heel piece doesn't kill the flex of the ski like the latest PX12's do and it doesn't stick out at the back of the boot like all others do and they feel very light and with minimum swing weight.

Plus they are made with quality materials and they look like a very lasting and reliable Binding.
Apr 27 2007 12:10PM
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kpudgar
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In fact I am so satisfied that I will get myself 2 more pairs (as soon as I get the dough) for my future 08 skis cause I'm definitely not putting any other Binding on my skis!
Apr 27 2007 12:12PM
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uni-corn
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Ya, i am interested in the price too!
Apr 27 2007 11:04PM
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kpudgar
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I paid 159 EUR which is 209 US$ (including TAX).
Apr 28 2007 12:31AM
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uni-corn
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Thats not bad!
Apr 28 2007 5:32PM
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