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HELP with my new FLOW-NXT bindings!!
Hello All :)
I need help setting up my new FLOW-NXT bindings... I started out using K2-Cinch, and got pretty used to them. I've never been totally happy with them - I felt like they pulled on my feet/ankles in uncomfortable, painful ways, so I recently purchased the new FLOW-NXT bindings. On a recent snowboarding trip, I tried out my new bindings and had major problems. I'm hoping it's just a problem with the set up of the bindings, but I could really use some advice! First of all, I have Solomon boots and a Burton Feather board. I had the K2's set up at 15/-15. I tried this same configuration and now it seems like I can't even get onto my toe-edge!! I'm wondering if a change of boot is necessary, but I feel like I'm at a total loss...so any suggestions are much appreciated! Thanks!! |
HELP with my new FLOW-NXT bindings!!
Make sure the boot is centered on the baseplate & the bindings are
centered edge-to-edge on the board. Performance should be at least as good, if not better, than the Cinch. |
HELP with my new FLOW-NXT bindings!!
On 8 Dec 2006 03:51:56 -0800, "sula70"
wrote: First of all, I have Solomon boots and a Burton Feather board. I had the K2's set up at 15/-15. I tried this same configuration and now it seems like I can't even get onto my toe-edge!! I have Salomon boots and the same binding, but not a Burton board. Check the binding installation. To me it sounds like they are not correctly positioned to center your weight edge-to-edge. Also make sure the left binding is on the left side, etc. |
HELP with my new FLOW-NXT bindings!!
On 8 Dec 2006 05:35:15 -0800, "56fish"
wrote: Performance should be at least as good, if not better, than the Cinch. Much better. Those things are noodly junk. -- Robert |
HELP with my new FLOW-NXT bindings!!
Thanks for all of your suggstions!! I'll try playing with the placement
of my bindings and see how it goes.... I don't want to have to go back to the Cinch binding!! ACK!!! Thanks again! |
HELP with my new FLOW-NXT bindings!!
I just got a pair of the NXT FR and love em, I had a pair of Pros but had
some issues with the back releasing in heavy snow but these NXT's really lock in and once you get them set up to your preference enjoy. Later Richard |
Wow, not much love for the Cinch in this thread. What's up?
I relatively new to snowboarding (started last winter), and mid-season went the route of a conventional Burton for my front foot and a Cinch for my rear. Can't say I notice a difference in control of the board, and love the ease of getting in/out. I haven't tried the Flow design, but have been led to believe that while more comfy, it's not as precise as a conventional binding (or Cinch, for that matter) -- especially for us bigger guys. So clue me in: what's the gripe? Oh, one Cinch negative for me: it's wearing the crap out of my boot at the toe! |
HELP with my new FLOW-NXT bindings!!
On Feb 11, 6:41 am, speede541 wrote:
Wow, not much love for the Cinch in this thread. What's up? I relatively new to snowboarding (started last winter), and mid-season went the route of a conventional Burton for my front foot and a Cinch for my rear. Can't say I notice a difference in control of the board, and love the ease of getting in/out. I haven't tried the Flow design, but have been led to believe that while more comfy, it's not as precise as a conventional binding (or Cinch, for that matter) -- especially for us bigger guys. So clue me in: what's the gripe? Hi Speed, my friend has a Cinch (he used to have FLOWs). From my point of view, the Cinch idea is not bad, but the Cinch designs from last season were just not that well made, in particular the materials for the baseplate and highback were all really low-grade and flimsy (I could twist the baseplate/highback with one hand). For instance, the toestrap pad on my friend's Cinch is always coming off after only about 20-30 days of riding and I think the highback catches on his boot heel a bit. Since you are new to snowboarding, you probably wouldn't have noticed it as much. I did notice that this year's stuff is better (cheap and better materials) so I think the cost of making the Cinch system took a lot of money in the first year models and so they skimped on the construction. Now that they are making more of the bindings they can afford to improve materials as they can more easily amortize the research costs with economies of scale. As for FLOWS and Cinch, from my friend's comments FLOWS/Cinch can be very precise if they are well micro adjusted for your boot (like an hour over the first day or two). Oh course, there are FLOW/Cinch zealosts, and FLOW/Cinch haters, so it's difficult to get a straight answer out of anyone and I personally have not tried the bindings yet myself (there are a few more strap bindings I would like to try before I move onto the hybrid step-ins hopefully by then the Cinch will be really solid - as like what I'm told the FLOWs are now compared to the flimsy ones I tried in the late 90's). |
HELP with my new FLOW-NXT bindings!!
speede541 wrote:
I relatively new to snowboarding (started last winter), and mid-season went the route of a conventional Burton for my front foot and a Cinch for my rear. Can't say I notice a difference in control of the board, and love the ease of getting in/out. I haven't tried the Flow design, but have been led to believe that while more comfy, it's not as precise as a conventional binding (or Cinch, for that matter) -- especially for us bigger guys. So clue me in: what's the gripe? Compared to any strap binding I've ridden, the Flow bindings don't respond as well to brute force. Pushing fast and hard on the toeside can lead to heal lift. Relatively minor heelside falls can open the highback, creating interesting circumstances if not noticed. The newer designs definitely do better in this regard. They don't appear to suffer when finessed. Oh, one Cinch negative for me: it's wearing the crap out of my boot at the toe! I get this a little bit (with Flow CFRs), and much more at the heel. A little shoe goo strategically applied worked well. Jeremy |
HELP with my new FLOW-NXT bindings!!
Compared to any strap binding I've ridden, theFlowbindingsdon't respond
as well to brute force. Pushing fast and hard on the toeside can lead to heal lift. Relatively minor heelside falls can open the highback, creating interesting circumstances if not noticed. The newer designs definitely do better in this regard. I just tried out Flow bindings for the first time yesterday - I hated them. I found them to be unresponsive and sloppy. Tightening the ankle adjuster only one to click firm up the interface made it near impossible to get my boot into the binding. After 3 runs I gave up on them - they're going back to the shop. I bought them specifically because I thought that they would be comfortable (due to the large strap spreading pressure) and that they'd be easy to mount and unmount. They were comfortable, but offered insufficient pressure for decent board response, and were anything BUT easy to put on. JayC |
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