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MorganFrankWhat is the underfoot of the ski your will be using them with? And how wide r the brakes?
TOAST.Break pivot BRAKES
Have you broken other brakes? I've have never ran into the issue with any binding tbh, but I dont pop out going switch too often. So dont fall and you will be fine.
asparagusfriend85 underfoot, options are 95mm or 75mm breaks
**This post was edited on Jan 13th 2021 at 4:11:21pm
PoubtvThey’re not that tough, just tedious and usually any ski shop will swap them (sometimes for free but may cost you 20-30$). Honesty if you get brakes that fit well you should be fine. For 85 underfoot i’d go 75mm because they fit veryy wide
asparagusfriendThis might be a dumb question, but why would break width affect how bent they get? If the breaks deploy when you’re switch, wouldn’t they get bent no matter the size?
asparagusfriend85 underfoot, options are 95mm or 75mm breaks
**This post was edited on Jan 13th 2021 at 4:11:21pm
elm.If you throw binding freedom on them replacing brakes is easy cause you don't have to redrill/use the same holes
elm.If you throw binding freedom on them replacing brakes is easy cause you don't have to redrill/use the same holes
whatsamonadWhat is that? I've never heard of it
asparagusfriendAre they expensive to install?
elm.Binding freedom are inserts like that snowboards use. My shop will do it for $95 which is a lot for a mount, but pretty worth it if you're investing in some new pivots or shifts and have a few pairs of skis to swap between.
If you want to do it yourself the upfront cost for all the tools and hardware came to around $90, then after you have it it's about $30 per ski for the inserts.
One thing I've been able to do is ask the shop to drill and tap the holes (for $40) and then I order the inserts and put them in myself and the total comes to around $70. Less stressful than a paper template and not a terrible deal.
whatsamonadOh so you can use one pair of bindings between multiple skis? Can you swap bindings on the mountain or is the process to put the bindings in the inserts too hard?
Is there any other advantage to it? Sounds really cool actually.
elm.You could do it on the mountain with just a screwdriver and it would probably take 5-10 mins, but it may be tedius and easy to lose hardware. I think they're technically stronger than regular mounts because the inserts have a larger outer diameter, but don't quote me. The main reason I did it was for CAST. I should be able to tour on 3 different sets of skis if all goes to plan with only using one set of bindings (waiting on shipping). Saved me a ton of money. Otherwise I'd have bought 3 pairs of pivot 18's/15's.
I think the only downside is that you're only supposed to be able to swap 150 times until the threads aren't reliable, and another downside is the holes are almost twice as big so it's more difficult to redrill. They've been out for a while and I'm not entirely sure about why they aren't more popular.
