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Rossignol fks 120 2008 dont fit

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simon44
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I just bought the 2008 fks 120 for my afterbangs and the brakes are way to narrow.
Any suggestions on how I can make it work.
Jan 16 2010 2:28PM
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dbstar
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search bending breaks.... although if you have to ask maybe just bring em to your shop
Jan 16 2010 2:29PM
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simon44
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Will it not mess up the binding if the brake is bent too much?
Jan 16 2010 2:31PM
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Slick.Rick
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Nah, bending brakes does nothing. I bent mine to fit my skis and then they bent out of place and now they are pretty bent out of shape. My bindings still work perfectly.
Jan 16 2010 2:45PM
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simon44
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Do you what the best way to do it is
Jan 16 2010 3:21PM
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Commonwealth
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Some shops might be able to do it. Do you think your shop is competent enough? If not, they could break.

PM no_steeze. For $5-10, he'll bend them for you.
https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/514359/
Jan 16 2010 3:26PM
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simon44
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That would be good but id rather save myself the hassel and do it myself or get a local shop to do it
Jan 16 2010 3:31PM
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SHastatahoe
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You have to pull the binder apart.  Once you figure it out it is actually pretty easy. 
Jan 16 2010 3:52PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Check out the thread stickied about ski maintenance, it has a FKS bending tutorial video.

As for your local shop, good luck. Its such a pain in the ass that most techs wont touch it, and I'm sure it would void the warranty, making the tech liable for any damage to the ski or binding resulting from complications. Get friendly with a tech and bring him a rack of PBR before asking, best bet.
Jan 16 2010 5:50PM
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IHOP
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Just look up "bending ski brakes" on google next time.


Jan 16 2010 5:52PM
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SHastatahoe
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I dont think the method in that video works for FKS brakes.  the brakes are a lot more difficult to bend.  TGR has a good tutorial, its what I used when I started doing it. 
Jan 16 2010 8:38PM
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no_steeze
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don't use marshal's brake bendy method for FKS, it will break your bindings. you have to take them apart
Jan 16 2010 9:07PM
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Kev-Kev.
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I heard using the searchbar works pretty well:
https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/455931/
Jan 16 2010 10:03PM
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ski-swagga
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make sure you take your time i went too fast during bending and i broke my break.
Jan 16 2010 10:14PM
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skiminnesota
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this man speaks the truth.

Thread Creator, it will probably be a bitch bending your first pair. (putting the damn heel piece back together) but after youve got one down, they get exponentially easier.

watch the videos on how to do them right, and read up, then give it a try.
Jan 16 2010 10:19PM
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Balto
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if you have to ask, im guessing you wont be able to do it yourself. just send them to no steeze and he'll do it
Jan 16 2010 10:48PM
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SHastatahoe
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I can do it too. 
Jan 17 2010 6:17AM
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