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Installing inserts, FKS v PX12

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apc.fr
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I just picked up a new pair of park skis, and I'm trying to figure out my binding situation.
I've decided to go with binding inserts because I'm poor as fuck, I don't want to buy another pair of bindings, and still plan on using my older skis for urban, or whatever.

I've got the option of:

A) pulling my px12's from my old park skis, and setting up inserts for use on both my park and urban skis on PX12s. Risking relatively little in terms of fucking things I care about up
Or
B) pulling my FKS's from my Caylors, buying brakes that fit my new skis, and setting up inserts on for use on my park and pow skis. Risking fucking up my Caylors, I would fucking die.

I'm pretty torn.

I was leaning towards keeping the FKS's as is, and using the PX12's for park/urban, because I can't fuck my Caylors up. I could also practice installing inserts on my urban skis before hand if I go the PX12 route.

Counter point; FKS brakes are apparently absurdly easy to break, and absurdly difficult to replace. I haven't broken an FKS brake yet, but I'm pretty good at fucking brakes up, as I blow at switch. Putting inserts on my Caylors would make replacing broken brakes much easier.

Anyone have suggestions?


Oct 11 2013 10:04PM
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NinetyFour
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I'd try installing them on your park and urban skis first. Just use the proper drill bit, depth stop, drill press, tap, and take your time while making sure you're always drilling and tapping nice and square to the ski. If you're still not confident after that then leave your Caylors and FKS as they are, or do more practice mounts on 2x4's.

Another tip is if your using binding freedom inserts (with the screw driver slot, you can back them out easily) dry fit two inserts into two holes and then check the rest of the bindings holes alignment with the ski's holes. If any are off then use a slight side pressure when drilling to move the hole in that direction. It is sketchy but when I inserted over a pair of shop mounted Salomon's, I had to do this to get things to line up because the shop mount wasn't perfectly lined up.

Hopefully that helps, I'm awfully wordy. Drop me a PM if you need clarification. Good luck to ya!
Oct 11 2013 10:24PM
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apc.fr
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Thanks for the advice. Definitely going this route. Seems like the safest option
Oct 11 2013 10:56PM
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LC.
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Leave the FKS heels on the Caylors, mount new heel baseplates with skinny brakes on your new park skis (speak to a local shop for these), then set up inserts for the toes on both skis skis. Each time you swap, switch the toe pieces as normal and switch the dildo between the baseplates.
Oct 12 2013 4:32AM
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NinetyFour
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That is genius^
Oct 12 2013 11:11AM
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