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BINDINGS: Salomon SPX carbon, Drake Podium, Burton C-16
Hi Jason,
Thanks for the reply. I have thought "dang my board is heavy" so everything is slowly being replaced. With Tech Nine's and a Ross'ie Nomad 167 Wide, I feel like I am on a log. A fast log, but a log none the less. So I am eyeing Honeycomb boards (Burton, Palmer, Zuma, Sims) and Burton Missions or maybe Ride Flights for bindings. I saw the nicely machined aluminum bindings you had a link to. Nice, but they do look heavy which sparked the question. Regards Chris Jason Watkins wrote: How much do they weigh? More than most bindings, but surprisingly light considering how monsterously strong they are. I don't remember thinking "dang my board is heavy" on the lift or anything, so I don't think it's an issue to worry about. |
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BINDINGS: Salomon SPX carbon, Drake Podium, Burton C-16
I would recommend Drake or Ride bindings with metal base plates. A
stiff plate transmits your force with much less degradation and flex than a plastic bottomed binding. Unless you are going for Super-G slalom riding (in which case you should be on a carving board with plastic boots) I would highly recommend you try a ** softer ** boot. Efficient transmission of force and responsiveness is transmitted via the highback, straps, and baseplate. A stiff boot only inhibits your ability to lean and tweak on the board. I would not recommend any of the Burton plastic bindings. The high dollar Burton plastic stuff is still not as stiff and responsive as a Ride LX ($120). I spent 4 seasons on a Burton Custom bindings. Not bad at all. But if you wanna ride the park, or turn better in most conditions, I recommend Ride or Drake. Oh, the weight. You will find little difference between a mid-level Ride binding, and a high dollar Salomon or Burton binding. Save you dollars. Get a lighter board. :-) Wishing you many epic rides ! Jason (dhl28) wrote in message . com... I am interested in Salomon SPX carbon, Drake Podium or Burton C-16 and I want to know some info about them. I know all of them contain carbon highbacks and etc, but I like very stiff setting. So,which one is the most responsive (Stiffest) binding? Also, which one is the lightest one? I am using Malamute boots and Drake Matrix now. Any input would be appreciated. |
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BINDINGS: Salomon SPX carbon, Drake Podium, Burton C-16
Unless you are going for Super-G slalom riding (in which case you
should be on a carving board with plastic boots) I would highly recommend you try a ** softer ** boot. Efficient transmission of force and responsiveness is transmitted via the highback, straps, and baseplate. A stiff boot only inhibits your ability to lean and tweak on the board. I disagree. I recommend that unless you are spending most of your time in the pipe, rails, or in the park and doing advanced tricks, get stiffer boots. Highbacks doesn't help you on toeside turns. (3-strap bindings might be the exception... but who makes those anymore???) Flexy boots = loss of power on topsides, baseplates and straps won't make up for that. Remember, allboots break in including stiff ones. Once you break stiff boots in, you'll be able to tweak just fine. But you'll still be able to crank powerful toeside carves 0 although not as powerful as on hard boots (unless you're an absolute god) Mike T |
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BINDINGS: Salomon SPX carbon, Drake Podium, Burton C-16
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BINDINGS: Salomon SPX carbon, Drake Podium, Burton C-16
Just my interpretation. I think getting Ride or Drake bindings are
fine suggestions, just wondering about the suggestion to get a **softer** boot. Yeah, I've found myself always wishing for stiffer boots. I know exactly nil about rails, etc, but thinking about the physics, I think that's about the only place where a lot of ankle flexability will help you. |
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