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Brake Width for Ski Width???

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Str8Chedda
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Alright, so I’m about to buy skis with a waist of 101 and not sure which width of binding to buy. I really wanna get some look pivots cuz they’re my favorite bindings but would a 95 be too small to bend out for this ski and would a 115 width be too wide?.. if there would be an issue with this I was just going to cop a pair of Salomon sth bindings that are available at 100mm. Whatcha guys think?
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SavageBiff
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95 is perfect
brakes can be bent out and most are slightly wider than claimed anyway
Str8CheddaAlright, so I’m about to buy skis with a waist of 101 and not sure which width of binding to buy. I really wanna get some look pivots cuz they’re my favorite bindings but would a 95 be too small to bend out for this ski and would a 115 width be too wide?.. if there would be an issue with this I was just going to cop a pair of Salomon sth bindings that are available at 100mm. Whatcha guys think?
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animator
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Go with a 95, I have a CT 2.0 with a 95 brake and it works perfectly fine
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ajerrywithstyle
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I have the 115 pivots in my bentchetler 100s and they don't seem too wide
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SavageBiff
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Like Holyfuck Batman, you could mount that brake on the tips 😂 Doesn’t make sense for so many reasons. Hopefully no one else does this

Bindings come large by a mm or 2 and can be bent out, I’ve seen 8mm with no issues.
ajerrywithstyleI have the 115 pivots in my bentchetler 100s and they don't seem too wide
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shin-bang
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Pivots are notorious for being too big and not retracting well. I run 95mm on my jeff 108s and even run 115mm on my ghost trains which are 125 underfoot. I hate having the overhang.

sth2 brakes and other bindings seem to retract better, so when I’m on pivots I always downsize
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CatdickBojangles
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ajerrywithstyleI have the 115 pivots in my bentchetler 100s and they don't seem too wide


Jesus who mounted those?! You need a new tech.
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SavageBiff
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Maybe he could put lil baby skis on the brakes for like training wheels
CatdickBojanglesJesus who mounted those?! You need a new tech.
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