Freerides: Any interest for wider supports?

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04-05-2006, 06:16 AM
Bzzzt

Freerides: Any interest for wider supports?

I'm thinking about making a wider "support" for the Freerides, so they will be more stable on wide (95mm+) skis. Se below for pictures - the "support" is the red thingy.

I use my Freerides on Gotamas, and I think it would help if the supports were wider. A lot of skiers buy the wider brakes, but they are still using the narrow(ass) supports.

The Plan is to get a friend to help make these out of a suitsable material using CNC machining. Don't ask me about the details yet, but the company he works for makes all sorts of stuff for industrial marine companies and uses both metal and plastic stuff (he has already made bushings for full suspension bikes, headset presses, etc, and knows what he's doing).

I am just wondering:
0) Has this already been done?
1) Would you be interested in this?
2) Would you pay $30 for it? ($20? $5? a beer?)

Pictures:
http://superelectric.net/tmp/freeride-1.jpg

http://superelectric.net/tmp/freeride-2.jpg
04-05-2006, 06:28 AM
ulty_guy

isn't that essentially what the new freeride plus does?
http://pistehors.com/comments/568_0_1_0_C/ (again, cheers, davidof)

not to say that it would be a bad idea for people retro-fitting other models.
04-05-2006, 10:42 AM
Idris

I like the idea.....mmmm, now can I do this by dremeling up a few chopping boards???......
04-05-2006, 11:24 AM
marshalolson

i think the problem is that the support does not directly touch the ski. if it is touching firmly, then the width doesn't matter. its like asking salomon to make a wider binding for fat skis.

try screwing a thin piece of plastic under the support onto the ski instead. i've done that on my FR's & naxo's and it made a HUGE difference. and would be WAY easier...
04-05-2006, 12:18 PM
pechelman

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Originally Posted by marshalolson

i think the problem is that the support does not directly touch the ski. if it is touching firmly, then the width doesn't matter. its like asking salomon to make a wider binding for fat skis.

try screwing a thin piece of plastic under the support onto the ski instead. i've done that on my FR's & naxo's and it made a HUGE difference. and would be WAY easier...

is there any reason you wouldnt want to just shim the support down as opposed to adding extra holes to a ski?

I guess you could also glue said plastic to the ski.
04-06-2006, 04:48 PM
YB

I would be interested but as noted above if the thing isn't touching the ski anyway it's not going to help.