 Poster: A snowHead
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Look have finally made some super wide brakes for their Pivot bindings designed for skis 115-130mm underfoot. The brakes will not be available as a factory fitted item & can only be ordered as an aftersales part.
They are also very expensive (£75 per pair supply only) & I've told the Look rep that the factory is taking the pi$$. I offer an installation service for those that don't fancy the full stripdown of the heel bindings. I also offer a brake bending service if you want them to fit something even wider.
The three other Pivot brake widths (72mm, 80-95mm & 100-115mm) are also available as seperate items at the same price.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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hmmm... my brakeless P18s might now be sellable 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Just found out why the replacement brakes are so expensive - you get a complete base assembly!
News from ISPO is that Look WILL be offering a 130mm brake'd Pivot as a complete binding next season 
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Tue 20-03-12 21:08; edited 1 time in total
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Hi Jon,
Thanks for the heads up. I take it the Pivot replacement brakes are not available now, but next season?
Terry
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Alpinord, Hi Terry, good to see you this side of the pond 
The replacement brake/base placement assemblies are available now in all four widths (72mm, 80-95mm, 100-115mm & 115-130mm), well they are in the UK as I got my stock in Juanuary. I'm told that replacement brake levers (only) will never be available as aftermarket parts as the factory don't want people dismantling the heel units.
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Hey Jon. If it was up to my son, we'd be over their with Premier League (and Spanish) season passes. Maybe in a year or two. 
FTR, I just posted this thread link at TGR (http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/241437-PSA-Repost-Super-Wide-Brakes-for-Look-Pivots-Rossi-FKS) and checked out your site.
What's shipping to the US for these? Also, how quick can the brake swap happen if the intent is to swap bindings between different width skis with inserts? I was a bad boy yesterday demoing wide boards during a powder day and ended up getting some 119mm Icelantics. I'd love to mount my Pivots on them with inserts.
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| Alpinord wrote: |
| .....how quick can the brake swap happen if the intent is to swap bindings between different width skis with inserts?..... |
Simply raise the dildo & unscrew the two length adjustment screws all the way to remove it, then reverse the process to install it on the new baseplate unit, set the forward pressure & you're good to go.
I'll check out the US shipping & get back to you.
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spyderjon,
Do you happen to know if they will actually do a complete biding with the 130 brake next year? Also trying to get hold of a set at some point - all the shops here didn't know they existed
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they are doing a 130 brake next year... from memory though its only coming with the pivot 18 and is a stupid amount of money.
It's so stupid that the brake isn't replaceable on these bindings (without changing the whole base plate) ... something you would of thought they would of re-designed when bringing the binding back on the market.
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| spyderjon wrote: |
| .....News from ISPO is that Look WILL be offering a 130mm brake'd Pivot as a complete binding next season |
stuarth, at ISPO in February Look announced that a complete 130mm binding will be available next season but the new factory price list only shows it on the Pivot 18 binding. Hopefully they'll also include it on the 14 as there's no difference between the heel assemblies.
If they don't I'll be offering the Pivot 14 with the 130mm brake, hopefully at the same price or at just a slight upcharge.
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Bump for an old thread as I'm doing the same, as far as I can see you would have to drill the rivet out. Anyone know what size it uses to go back in?
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Bump for an old thread as I'm doing the same, as far as I can see you would have to drill the rivet out. Anyone know what size it uses to go back in?
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You know it makes sense.
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@lordf, if you're swapping the base plate/brake lever assembly then you don't need to be drilling anything!
Lift up the dido and then unscrew the length adjustment arms until the dildo/arms assembly removes.
The spare bases (which I have in stock and are now a lot cheaper than in my original post) comes with another pair of length adjustment arms attached so simply unscrew and disgard them.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Cheers Jon, I had a look on your site and the price is decent. I'm going to hace a go at bending them 1st, if that doesn't work then I will order spares.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@lordf, best of luck with the bending, I broke two of the plastic base pieces whilst trying to put the brakes back in!!!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I did a dummy run on a very old look turn table my mates dad had, broke the 1st one... But theres a way to do it, I will post a guide if the proper run works out.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I'd get a new one if I were you. I had a pair of "bent" brakes and they always dragged in the snow on turns and got caught on stuff.
Splashed out on wider brakes in the end.
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Bending is not that difficult, (after a few experiments!) but you really need to take the binding apart to do it, and not bend with the brakes still installed
there is a guide here (just watch your fingers, getting it back together is interesting) and it is much much easier to buy new ones
https://vimeo.com/4218404
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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That's the video I found its pretty simple and works if you take your time. That and wear safety glasses as that spring does detach with some speed as I found out...
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