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Hey homies
I always see a lot of talk about bending bindings wider to fit skis, but not much talk about bending brakes inward. I have a new set of Masterblasters (96 waist) and have an opportunity to snag some Pivot 14s for a great price. Problem is they're 115 brakes. Am I wrong to think I can bend them inward a little? From what I've read its difficult to replace pivot brakes and not really worth it. Anyone have experience with oversized brakes on skis?
CossackMaloneYou’ll want the 95 brakes with those skis no doubt.
I know those would be ideal but I can scoop this set with 115s for a really great price ($150). Thats the only reason I'm trying to make these work
edit: Pretty sure I was running attack 13s with a 110 brake before on the same ski without much issue
**This post was edited on Dec 10th 2020 at 12:33:11pm
Phil-X-I know those would be ideal but I can scoop this set with 115s for a really great price ($150). Thats the only reason I'm trying to make these work
Brakes that are too wide are the fucking worst. My pivot brakes are 95 on a 90 waist ski and it's really irritating. If the bindings are new, I'd try to find a shop willing to swap them for you. Otherwise buy a set of 95 brakes and either sell the 115's or wait til you have a ski that actually needs them.
Phil-X-Thanks for the replies guysDoes anyone have experience replacing Pivot brakes? from what I read online its a pretty difficult task, something about having to crimp metal?
You have to replace them before you mount them, its not hard, but you could also buy the bindings, buy new brakes and take them both to the shop when you get your skis mounted, unless you're mounting your own skis, then you should be able to change them yourself.
Phil-X-Thanks for the replies guysDoes anyone have experience replacing Pivot brakes? from what I read online its a pretty difficult task, something about having to crimp metal?
No need to crimp metal. The dildos can come right off and go onto a different brake assembly. If you buy a replacement brake in a 95, you can put the dildo from the 115 onto it by just unscrewing the two black arms that are used to adjust forward pressure. Please don’t put a 115 brake on a 96 ski. The issue with pivots is that when the binding is engaged (boot is in the binding), the brakes just come up. They don’t get pulled towards the housing/center of the ski like on an Attack.