Check out Ebay for cheap bindings.

Since you have Burton boots, Burton bindings will fit well with them.
Someone mentioned the Burton Custom, - while the lower models of the
Burton are afforable, my personal opinion is that they aren't secure
enough for you more freeride oriented riding - Burton bindings in
general tend to have a lot of play in them - I think that's just
Burton's style.

The Burton Missions are a good solid pair of bindings ($170 though).
The Burton P1MDs are my current bindings (I just sold my Cateks to
Mike!) and they are a nice blend of dampened smooth riding with decent
responsiveness - unfortunately they cost $270 retail - but I got mine
on Ebay for $80 (with a Burton Fish that I wanted to try out). Burton
makes you pay a premium for their brand name, and while their high end
stuff is usually decent... it's the lower end stuff that I would shy
away from - so I'm not a big Burton fan in general.

For a cheaper alternative I would suggest Ride bindings (LX, EX)...
they are excellent bindings and can often be gotten at good prices. I
assume that since Burton bindings doesn't go well with Salomon boots,
the reverse is true... otherwise I would recommend the Salomon SP4 as
it is a sturdy, freeride oriented bindings ($180). In my opinion the
Ride and Salomon the lower-end bindings are still decent bindings.


Howlee wrote:
Ok, Here i go again with another hardware question.

I just ordered an 162 Arbor element. I need some bindings for it- the
kind
that buckle, not the step in ones.

What do you folks recommend? Something somewhat inexpensive but of
good
quality. I am no pro so I dont need a set of $200 bindings, unless
there is
a good reason for buying them. I do not do much park riding, just a
lot of
free riding.

Any thoughts yall may have will be appreciated.

Thanks again