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The Fritschi Diamir Brakes are a no hassle alternative to straps in avalanche country. These bindings will work with all current Fritschi bindings. The standard brake fits skis with waist widths up to 94mm; the wide fits skis up to 106mm. –Vendor
Bottom Line: Get brakes, keep skis.
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I have a pair of 2003 Freerides and need wider brakes, anyone
I have a pair of 2003 Freerides and need wider brakes, anyone have any ideas?
By: kdanison970538
December 10, 2010
What to say? They're ski brakes
By:
Scott Pendleton
March 31, 2010
Leashes can be a pain, especially at resorts. I'm not completely sold on the brakes for the BC, and sometimes in deep pow at resorts I use both leashes and brakes, but normally at the resort I don't want to be dealing with them. Since I have a quiver of one with Fritschi bindings, enter ski brakes.
I got the Fritschi Diamir Explore bindings and they didn't come with brakes, so I had to buy these. Near all newer Fritschi bindings come with brakes so I have a hard time seeing why you'd buy these unless you needed bigger brakes? In any case, I got the XL and there's plenty of room on both sides of my skis' 90mm waist.
Installation was easy; the Explore heel rest came off without any tools at all. I just pulled it up gently with my fingers (no screws on the bottom, unlike Wildsnow's instructions) and screwed the brakes on. For touring I remove the brakes and put the anti-friction plates back on; again a pretty painless procedure. I ditch the brakes in the BC for two reasons: weight savings and ski carrying (easier on me and my pack to carry the skis A-frame if there aren't brakes digging in to the side of the pack).
If you get the Explores and add the brakes, they weigh pretty much the same as the Freerides, so there's really no advantage to the Explore (except that the Explore is much, much cheaper at this point). Just a thought.
Do you know if these ski brakes are compatible with Fritschi's
Do you know if these ski brakes are compatible with Fritschi's 2006 model Explore bindings?
Thanks
By: mokeeffe2057243
March 5, 2010
Yes, they are. Just installed them on a pair myself, actually. And on the '06 Explores, the heel anti-friction plate comes off without any tools, just kind of gently pull it off with your fingers.
By: Scott Pendleton
March 31, 2010
Work Well, But Heavy
By:
Jonathan S. Shefftz
July 16, 2003
These brakes work well, but are rather heavy. For sub-alpine tours, as well as above-treeline tours out East (where the terrain is so steep that brakes aren’t going to stop a ski anyway), I just go brake-less and strap-less to save weight. The savings are noticeable. But for Western trips I swap the brakes back in. I haven’t tried wildsnow.com’s tips for removing the non-brake pad, and instead use some thin screwdrivers to pry it up.
Do these brakes fit the diamir titanal 2 bindings? thank you
Do these brakes fit the diamir titanal 2 bindings? thank you.
By: Joe Guthrie
December 31, 2009
No, According to Fitschi they don't.
By: Luis Candeias
January 8, 2010
Nice brakes, overpriced.
By:
Anthony Brodek
January 23, 2010
These are nice brakes and easy to install just like the factory ones. Just to expensive for some wire and plastic. They fit my 115 waisted skis nicely.
Is there a problem with using the wider brakes on narrower skis,
Is there a problem with using the wider brakes on narrower skis, other than having them stick out further which might be annoying? I.e., is it worth getting the narrower brakes for 90mm skis if I found a well-priced pair of bindings with the XL Plus brakes?
By: eschombu2084809
December 8, 2009
The wide brakes don't stick out very far for 90mm skis; that's the exact waist of my skis. When they fold up they also fold in and out of the way a bit. I say go for it.
By: Scott Pendleton
March 31, 2010
that depends on your skiing style. you could run into three (or more) problems with wider breaks. 1st if you ski with your skis close together you run the risk of when you are skiing the breaks catching on each other. 2nd when edging you might drag the break in the snow. 3rd they could catch on branches and other stuff in the snow.
that said, none of this could happen and they could work just fine.
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By: Gabe Westheimer
December 8, 2009
Use 'em or lose 'em
By:
Anonymous
March 4, 2003
Using skis strapped to your body is dangerous. They trap you if you're in an avalanche, and beat you up if you fall. Get rid of your straps and install brakes. I got a pair of these, and feel much better now that they're on my skis. They work fine, no problems. I found good info on installing these at http://wildsnow.com/tips/diamir_brake_install.html
Will these work with the Fritschi Explore Bindings. I think the
Will these work with the Fritschi Explore Bindings. I think the bindings are the 08-09 model?.
By: topbud031385918
October 27, 2009
Yes, these will work with the Fritschi Explore bindings.
By: Scott Pendleton
March 31, 2010
Diamir ski brakes
By:
Mark Worley
September 23, 2003
The brakes, though I haven't used them yet (no snow yet), should be great. The installation was not a problem.
difference between XL plus and XL/Wide?
difference between XL plus and XL/Wide?
By: Nick Ferree
October 6, 2009
XL/Wide fits up to approximately 108 mm
XL Plus fits up to approximately 120 mm
For the fattest fats, you still end up having to tweak them. The BD Megawatz, for example, have a 125mm waist on the 188cm skis.
By: Mark Scarton
November 5, 2009
broke but got warranteed
By:
gary4012
December 16, 2003
Got the fat ones but broke on me the first day, I got them warranteed no problems, the new ones seem more durable.
Change me.
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Black Diamond Fritschi Diamir Ski Brakes
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Leashes can be a pain, especially at resorts. I'm not completely sold on the brakes for the BC, and sometimes in deep pow at resorts I use both leashes more...
Work Well, But Heavy
These brakes work well, but are rather heavy. For sub-alpine tours, as well as above-treeline tours out East (where the terrain is so steep that brakes more...