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Will 115 brakes work on a 89 ski?

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Gourd
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So yeah basically the title, will they work, will I have to Bend them, or should I find a smaller brake size. Thanks
Apr 15 2021 9:07AM
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WoFlowz
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It’ll work but they might dig in turning and on rails if your peddling. I’d recommend finding a smaller break
Apr 15 2021 9:12AM
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Gourd
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WoFlowzIt’ll work but they might dig in turning and on rails if your peddling. I’d recommend finding a smaller break

Yeah that’s exactly what I don’t want on rails so I’ll find a smaller one.



anyone know how much of a pain it is to change brakes on look pivots and how expensive it would be?
Apr 15 2021 9:14AM
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WoFlowz
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GordmanYeah that’s exactly what I don’t want on rails so I’ll find a smaller one.



anyone know how much of a pain it is to change brakes on look pivots and how expensive it would be?


It’s not super difficult from what my friends say also most shops have pivot brakes if they have look bindings
Apr 15 2021 9:24AM
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.nasty
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WoFlowzIt’s not super difficult from what my friends say also most shops have pivot brakes if they have look bindings


Hardly any shops carry pivot baseplates really. It's astounding how many shops are afraid to even work on that binding outside of mounting it.

If you need brakes, OP, hit me up. We have 95mm brakes that I could sell ya at a discount.
Apr 15 2021 10:04AM
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WoFlowz
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.nastyHardly any shops carry pivot baseplates really. It's astounding how many shops are afraid to even work on that binding outside of mounting it.

If you need brakes, OP, hit me up. We have 95mm brakes that I could sell ya at a discount.


Oh not my experience maybe it’s just my local shop is the “freestyle” shop for our part of NY
Apr 15 2021 10:05AM
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Gourd
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thanks fellas I’ll call my local shop and see what they can do
Apr 15 2021 10:22AM
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SofaKingSick
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yeah definitely try to get some B95s on there. 115 is too big, the overhang is annoying and imo possibly dangerous

honestly i think my B95 on my 96 waist ski overhang too much lol
Apr 15 2021 10:57AM
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ericforman
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Yea I have 115s on a 108. It’s kind of annoying, the 95s didn’t really work probably should’ve just got a different binding tbh. Def don’t put them on anything narrower
Apr 15 2021 11:16AM
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shin-bang
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like nasty said, its pretty crazy how people refuse to swap and deal with pivots brakes. I swapped brakes amongst base plates and its really not hard.

for op, if theyre pivots def get the 95 mm. i had 115mm on a 100mm ski and i always found my brakes getting hung up on one another if i kept my feet close together.
Apr 15 2021 11:42AM
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anders_a
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yes it will fit no problem
Apr 15 2021 12:10PM
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MaimHelp
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shin-banglike nasty said, its pretty crazy how people refuse to swap and deal with pivots brakes. I swapped brakes amongst base plates and its really not hard.

for op, if theyre pivots def get the 95 mm. i had 115mm on a 100mm ski and i always found my brakes getting hung up on one another if i kept my feet close together.


How do you swap brakes from base plates? My friend has pivot 12s he’s been using for 5 years and he is way too big for them and they are clapped and I have fks 18s I’m selling to him but the brakes are 75mm and he rides edollos
Apr 15 2021 2:07PM
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anders_a
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pivot base & top is just 2 x pz3 screws, same screws as adjustment, just undo them, tada.
Apr 15 2021 3:36PM
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MaimHelp
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anders_apivot base & top is just 2 x pz3 screws, same screws as adjustment, just undo them, tada.


I knew to do that but His baseplates are cracked and chipped etc.

im wondering how to keep the fks baseplate and swap just the brakes, I know people have done it I just can’t figure out how. There was a thread about it a few months ago but I can’t find it
Apr 15 2021 4:27PM
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shin-bang
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MaimHelpHow do you swap brakes from base plates? My friend has pivot 12s he’s been using for 5 years and he is way too big for them and they are clapped and I have fks 18s I’m selling to him but the brakes are 75mm and he rides edollos


I used these two links as guides and it was pretty easy. once you get the baseplate off its a piece of cake. obviously you have to unmount them from the ski.

https://www.instructables.com/Rossignol-FKS-Look-Pivot-Binding-Repair/

https://vimeo.com/4218404
Apr 15 2021 4:31PM
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anders_a
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yeah you can switch actual brakes, need a punch and a few basics
Apr 15 2021 4:34PM
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Sean_D
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GordmanSo yeah basically the title, will they work, will I have to Bend them, or should I find a smaller brake size. Thanks


I rode 88m wait with a 115 and I was chillin except when I 50/50 a rail or they caught when landing a jump
Jan 22 2022 10:48PM
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animator
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.nastyHardly any shops carry pivot baseplates really. It's astounding how many shops are afraid to even work on that binding outside of mounting it.

If you need brakes, OP, hit me up. We have 95mm brakes that I could sell ya at a discount.

I can’t tell you how many horror stories I have from customers bringing pivots in because I work at the only shop in my area qualified to touch them (qualified in the experience sense, not the legal sense). I’m the only tech who knows the binding inside and out. Had a guy come in 2 weeks ago and his whole baseplate had come apart because he was trying to take the dildo off to change brake size. Putting them back together is stupid east but dude said he called 3 shops and they all said they didn’t, “work on pivots like that” whatever that means
Jan 22 2022 11:05PM
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