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Marker Kingpins real brake widths.
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So the Kingpins come in two brake widths either 75-100mm or 100-125mm. Can anyone lay their hands on a pair to measure up how accurate that is and if the is any room to move outside those widths. I have 107mm and 90mm skis and am wondering if I can get away with just one set of brakes and if so which one? Puzzled
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I'm away for a few days but I'm back in my shop on Thurs so can measure my stock bindings then. The one thing you need to avoid is having to bend the levers as it's very easy to adversely effect how the levers lock up in the retracted position.
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thanks spyderjon thats good to know as I was thinking the smaller brakes bent out slightly might be the best solution.

I'm torn between the Kingpins and the Radical2 at the moment and maybe the brakes will be the thing to help me decide - i think the Radical2 in a 105mm would cover both skis easily?
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torquil wrote:
......i think the Radical2 in a 105mm would cover both skis easily?

Correct. And it has a rotary toe Toofy Grin
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@torquil, Kingpin brake widths are as follows:

75-100mm size: 97mm deployed & 81mm retracted
&
100-125mm size: 126mm deployed & 110mm retracted

Dimensions given are the internal span between the 'elbows' of the levers.

The wider brake at 110mm width retracted is going to be too wide for your 90mm skis so you're going to need two sets of brakes if you're Quiver Killering one pair of bindings across both skis.
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As ever spyderjon you are the rare font of accurate ski tech knowledge! That might have me sold on the new Radicals too… thank-you.
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