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flow bindings
I have a pair of Flow Pro's(new this year) and until last Sat loved them.
I was at Mt Tremblant riding,when going over a kicker my back foot came out the binding. Landed on one foot ,lost it and somehow smashed my board into my shoulder. Broke it in three places and dislocated my shoulder. What a way to end my season.I don't know why it released when it did.(it was real heavy spring snow)Has this happened to anyone else out there? A word to the wise if you have them , keep your eye on them , I don't think I'll use them again and I'll replace my children's with ratchet bindings. Later Richard |
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Richard Lumsden wrote:
when going over a kicker my back foot came out the binding. I've used Flow bindings for three years. No problems. That does not mean that something won't eventually break. Everything can break. Straps break on binding, too. Please describe how your boot came out of the binding. Did the highback release? Did the powerstrap break? Did one or more straps holding the powerstrap break or release? Dean |
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The highback released. My son was ahead of me , saw it down and was trying
to flag me down when it happend.The only thing I can come up with is the snow was real heavy corn and I had lost a edge sat down and did a 360 on my but, maybe the lock got pushed back . Anyway you ride Flows ,keep your eye on them,know way to come down. Later Richard |
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On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 15:35:46 -0400, "Richard Lumsden"
wrote: The highback released. My son was ahead of me , saw it down and was trying to flag me down when it happend.The only thing I can come up with is the snow was real heavy corn and I had lost a edge sat down and did a 360 on my but, maybe the lock got pushed back . Anyway you ride Flows ,keep your eye on them,know way to come down. Later Richard Only problem I've had with my flows is that the screws seems to have a habit of loosening off. Had a weke in france where it was a daily occurance (explained the crazy forward lean I was getting though ) But then had a week in canada and not one stop at a tool station required. (I'd taken an electric screw driver to them before hand) Friend has the same problem, more pronounced on burton boards. |
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My friends have used flows for 2 years and havent had any problems with
them releasing or unscrewing. I just got some and can't wait to use them. He went to Tremblant and Blue Mountain (if you've heard of those) no problems reported. Now my entire boarding group has bought them. |
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I myself don't own Flows, but in my experience of talking to people and
reading boards, they are known a bit more to have a tendency to have this sort of a malufunction. Many of the folks in boardshops I talk to don't like them as they rely on the highback as the method of securement, when it is the highest area of pressure. Granted straps can break, but you do have two, so you still will have one if the other fails. On the flipside, a friend of mine has Flow's and has yet to have any trouble with them and really likes them. So personal choice, but I myself wouldn't use them or reccomend them. |
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Flow recalled some of their bindings. Here's the announcement from the
U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission. http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05087.html |
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" wrote:
Flow recalled some of their bindings. Here's the announcement from the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission. The lesson to take from this is to provide details (brand, model, year) because all models of a particular brand don't use the same parts. That's true for snowboard bindings, snowboards, cars, etc. Dean |
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