Marker Royal Family Brakes: What Fits What, and 2027 Changes
Marker's Royal Family is the most common binding on the wall, and the brake question comes up constantly. Someone bought a used pair of Jesters, or they're moving a Griffon onto a wider ski, and they want to know whether the brake they already own will work.
Good news on this one. Marker made it simpler than most. Here's how Royal Family brakes work, what fits what, and what changed for 2027.
Are Marker Royal Family brakes interchangeable?
Yes. This is the rare case where the answer is the easy one.
Unlike the Look Pivot or the Salomon Strive, where each model takes its own specific brake, Marker built the Royal Family on a shared parts platform. The same brake fits across:
- Griffon
- Jester
- Squire
- Baron
- Jester Pro
- Tour
If you own any binding in that family, you're shopping from the same bin of brakes. One less thing to get wrong.
What size brake fits your ski?
Royal Family brakes come in five widths, and three of them have a few millimeters of play:
| Brake width | Fits a ski up to roughly |
|---|---|
| 90 mm | 90 mm — very little room, see below |
| 100 mm | 104 mm |
| 110 mm | 114 mm |
| 120 mm | A few mm over |
| 136 mm | All your unnecessarily wide skis |
Outside that window, one of two things happens: you get brake drag, or you get a brake that doesn't fully cover the ski. Neither is something you want to discover on the hill.
The 90 is the exception
Worth calling out on its own, because it's the one that catches people.
The 90 mm brake doesn't have much wiggle room at all. If you're on a ski that's 91 or 92 underfoot, don't try to make the 90 work, go with the 100 instead. The small amount of extra width is a non-issue. Pushing a 90 past its limit isn't.
So don't eyeball it. Check the exact waist width of your ski before you order, and cross-reference it against our brake width size charts.
What changed for 2027
A few things worth knowing before you shop, because the lineup is in the middle of a transition:
- The Jester and Jester Pro are discontinued as of 2027. There's still inventory out there, but it's finite.
- The Squire is unchanged.
- The Griffon 13 ID MN is still in production, though it's limited to black for 2027. Plenty of previous-year colorways are still floating around the marketplace if you want something louder.
- Marker has moved much of the lineup to the new X line, which is an entirely different brake platform. Nothing in this post applies to it. That one gets its own episode.
If you're buying a Royal Family binding now, none of this is a reason not to. Brakes remain available, and the shared platform means you're not hunting a discontinued part number the way you would on a model-specific system.
Quick answers
Will a Griffon brake fit a Jester?
Yes. Griffon, Jester, Squire, Baron, Jester Pro, and Tour all share the same Royal Family brakes.
What brake do I need for a 106 mm ski?
The 110. It covers up to about 114 underfoot.
Can I use a 90 mm brake on a 92 mm ski?
We'd go with the 100. The 90 has almost no tolerance and 92 is past it.
Are Royal Family brakes the same as the Marker X line brakes?
No. The X line is a completely different brake platform and nothing here carries over.
Is the Jester still available?
It's discontinued for 2027, but there's remaining inventory in the market. Brakes are still available.
Where do I buy a replacement Marker brake?
We stock them! See the binding brakes and parts collection, or call and we'll pull the right width.
Full video transcript — Skiformation Series #4 | Marker Royal Brakes
Chris here from Ski Town All-Stars, and welcome back to another edition of Skiformation. Today we're talking about brakes again — this time the Royal Family brakes, the ones that go on the Griffon, Jester, and Squire.
Quick heads-up before we get into it. Marker has moved a lot of their lineup over to the new X line, which is an entirely different brake platform, and that's our next video. And in 2027 they discontinued the Jester and Jester Pro altogether, so keep that in mind when shopping. The Squire remains unchanged, and the Griffon 13 ID MN version is still being made, though it's limited to black for 2027. So there are still a lot of these out in the marketplace in some awesome colors.
One of the questions we get asked is: are the brakes interchangeable across the Griffon, Jester, and Squire? The answer to that is yes. Unlike the Pivot or the Strive, Marker has built this one on the same shared parts platform. The same Royal Family brake fits the Jester, Griffon, and Squire, and also covers the Baron, Jester Pro, and the Tour. If you own any of the bindings in that family, you're shopping from the same bin of brakes.
Next question we get asked: what size brake fits what ski? The Royal Family brakes come in 90, 100, 110, 120, and 136 mm. On the 100, 110, and 120 you've got a few millimeters of play — so the 100 mm brake will fit about a 104, and the 110 will fit up to a 114. And yes, we did say 136, for all your unnecessarily wide skis.
The 90 is the exception. It doesn't have much wiggle room at all. If you're on a ski that's 91 or 92 underfoot, I'd still go with a 100 rather than push the limits of the 90. If you're outside that window, you'll either get brake drag or a brake that doesn't fully cover the ski. So don't just eyeball it — check your exact waist width before you order. And as always, there's a link to the Royal Family brake width size chart in the bio.
That's the Marker Royal Family brakes and how they size up across the Griffon, Jester, and Squire.
Thanks for tuning in to our new Skiformation series. We've got a lot more stuff in the works for you guys, and be sure to check out our channel for all your ski-related needs. And like always, be sure to like and subscribe.
The Skiformation Series
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Up next in the series: the new Marker X line, and what's actually different about it.
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