Can “wide brake” bindings be mounted on normal skis?
Reply Kevin Palmer says: November 2, 2009 at 2:07 pm E. Shirk, This really depends on the width of the ski. Most “wide brake” bindings are at least 90mm wide. They are designed to accommodate the ever increasing width of today’s skis. A good rule of thumb is you don’t want the width of the brake to be any more than 15mm wider than the width of the ski. Any wider than that and your brakes will start to catch and drag on the snow when you turn on hard-pack snow. – Kevin Reply • Sarge says: November 29, 2009 at 9:34 pm My son is an 11 yr. old, 85 lb., size 7.5 foot, 5′ tall beginning skier. I’m trying to figure out the best ski length and bindings for him. Not sure if his foot size fits with the Jr. skis/bindings, or if he would do better with womens. Reply Kevin Palmer says: December 3, 2009 at 9:40 am Sarge, Jr. bindings will accept both Jr. and Adult boots. At his weight and ability I would definitely keep him in a Jr. ski set up with a ski around a 140cm length. Kevin Reply • Moira sa
