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Do rossignol FKS/FKJ bindings adjust?

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jibjunkie
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allright so i am trying to buy some skis here on newschoolers which are mounted to 26.5 with FKJ similar to FKS except din to 10 not 15. i am a 27.5 and wondering if they will adjust or am i screwed and what exactly is the whole point of the turntable thing? heres the link: https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/451998/
+k for help thanks
Apr 8 2009 8:01PM
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wazzucrewskier
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they do, when they are clicked in there are screws at the end of both arms on the heelpiece that you can unscrew or tighten to make them larger or smaller.  i am not sure how far is tolerable as far as consistant releases and whatnot but the arms can adjust probably about a cm either way, so your boot would most likely fit, but i dont know if the binding would work exactly the same as the size it was mounted for.  a tech would probably know better than me.

i have heard two different techs say that those bindings adjust alot, and then another one say they don't adjust very much and are pretty finicky when you do adjust them.

so long story short you will most likely be able to adjust them to fit your boot but they might not work as well as they did for the owners boot
Apr 8 2009 8:24PM
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no_steeze
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they don't adjust a lot, you can probably squeeze out 15mm's on either side but you should be set, it's not a huge change unless the bindings you have were mounted at the maximum of either end, like if they were tightened all the way then it'll be impossible to tighten them more, so it depends on if they look like they're in the middle or not
Apr 8 2009 9:16PM
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Silence
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They don't adjust much - depends how they were originally set up as to whether they will fit your boot
Apr 8 2009 9:57PM
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jibjunkie
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thanks again guys +k im hoping the seller can get his hands on some 27.5 and check see if they work i want these so badly
Apr 8 2009 10:18PM
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thegoat
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10mm either way generally.
sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on the mount.
Apr 8 2009 10:23PM
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no_steeze
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also, in terms of forward pressure, on the back of the heel there's a white tab as seen in the pic
the forward pressure lines up when the end of the white tab lines up with the 2 black tabs on either side

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Apr 8 2009 10:32PM
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wazzucrewskier
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oh sweet did not notice that.  thanks, now i know how to adjust all my bindings properly.

+k for sure
Apr 9 2009 2:17AM
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uni-corn
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haha same here
Apr 9 2009 3:28AM
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jibjunkie
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thanks again for info guys i think these might just work but i am wondering what makes the turntable thing so great and why doesnt rossi make these anymore
Apr 9 2009 8:08AM
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.SimonB.
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bump for info
Apr 17 2009 1:57AM
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gnarrr
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durable as fuck, narrow mounting pattern so they let the ski flex more naturally, not heavy. they were too expensive to make.
Apr 17 2009 2:12AM
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Silence
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Huge amount of elasticity is one of the major benefits of FKS
Apr 17 2009 4:13AM
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jibjunkie
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does the heel peice really "spin"? like if these were on the floor not clipped in to my boots could i take the heel peice and rotate it?
Apr 17 2009 7:19AM
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1990
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Yes.
Apr 17 2009 8:49AM
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no_steeze
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it has to pop off the track which is a little tricky to do but yes, then it will spin around
sometimes when you click out if you push down at an angle the whole heel piece rotates
Apr 17 2009 2:02PM
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