njdiver85 wrote:I believe that description with the 88mm may be wrong. Here is a copy of a previous post on this matter . . .
Yeah, something's not right.
The 2016 (by which I mean '15-'16 season) brakes for the PRD came in widths 85/95/110/130/150, so the 2016 66 mm Supershapes came with the 85.
The 2015 and earlier brakes for the PRD came in widths 80/88/97/115/130, so the 2015 and earlier 66 mm Supershapes came with the 80.
Thus fact that they are advertising an 88 mm brake for a 66 mm 2016 ski constitutes a discrepancy, since it means (a) the brakes are not from 2016, and (b) are the wrong width. You should clarify this with the seller (asogear). I bought a pair of discontinued skis (the old Head Rock 'n Rolls) from them, and they seemed to be a reputable shop, so they should be able to clear this up, in particular confirm what year the skis are from. They buy and resell clearance merchandise, so sometimes skis and brakes/bindings get mixed and matched.
JMD wrote:Hello Cleveland. You can get bye with the 88mm brakes. They do draw up out of way while skiing. However they do have extra movement/slop while transporting the skis with the bases pressed/locked together. The 80mm brakes are a much better fit for the 66mm ispeeds if you can locate them.
I would recommend against the 88's, just because you always want to get the narrowest brake that fits the ski. Even though the brakes will draw up from the snow, they still overhang the sides of the ski. You can experience a very nasty crash from an overly wide brake, since if you ski with a narrow stance they can cause the two skis to get tanged up with each other.