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Need a recommendation for freeride bindings... >>
After a season riding Burton Moto boots and Custom bindings, I think I
want a change of bindings. Thanks to Surefoot, I got the liners of the boots built up a little around the ankle and eliminated heel lift, and now I have a very comfortable pair of boots. my bindings, though, don't really feel right. The straps crush th etop of my feet, and the overall flex of the bindings feel too sloppy for me. I'd like to hear anybody's opinions on a stiffer and more "plugged-in" feeling binding. |
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KenO wrote:
After a season riding Burton Moto boots and Custom bindings, I think I want a change of bindings. Thanks to Surefoot, I got the liners of the boots built up a little around the ankle and eliminated heel lift, and now I have a very comfortable pair of boots. my bindings, though, don't really feel right. The straps crush th etop of my feet, and the overall flex of the bindings feel too sloppy for me. I'd like to hear anybody's opinions on a stiffer and more "plugged-in" feeling binding. Hmm... well there will be a lot of bindings that are a fair bit more secure than the very flexy/loose Burton Customs. So in the past couple of years I've ridden Clicker BSTs, Clicker HB Pros (both step-ins), Burton Mission, Salomon SP4 Shaped, Burton P1MDs, Catek Freerides and Nidecker 800 Pros - I've also demo'd Sims Links, Ride EX, Burton C16(?), and Switch bindings and perhaps a few others. My favorite binding overall right now is the Nidecker 800 Pros (the Nidecker 900s have even nicer strap but are $50 more expensive), the ankle strap is super wide and really holds the boot down well without you needing to crank down on the straps. The binding also happens to be my favorite performing binding overall. Pretty stiff and very responsive (way more than most Burton models unless you go to their $270 models) and they have these very cool lateral dampening system built into it... it's basically a thin foam gasket that sits under the binding and soaks up high frequency "chatter" without making the handling all mushy. The foam creates a riser effect, letting you ride slightly narrow boards without worry of boot drag. They might still have some at SFOsnow.com (where I bought mine), the Carbon 900s are even more of freeride oriented binding with gel-injected strap pads (the 800 don't have those) and a stiffer, taller, assymmetrical highback that lets you really gets some power into your heelside turns. If you like Burton, I found the Burton Mission to hold your foot down pretty well and lightly them overall slightly more than my Salomon SP4 (which I found super solid, but a bit chunky and I was always overtightening the straps). I've also used the Burton P1MD and the straps are nice and cushy, but I dislike where they are places (even with the different placement options), also I can bend the entire baseplate off the binding just by flexing my shin forwards and back (and since I'm onl 150 lbs, this isn't confidence inspiring) - but I guess that are the "medium" flex bindgs (Burton in general is pretty soft). I have not tried the capstrap, but I doubt it would help. BTW, I have Surefoot custom footbeds myself and they are much better than the stock Superfeet ones I had before, since these are my first past of customs, I can't tell you how good a custom they are but they do help keep my flat footed arches from collapsing (it's noticeable with any other footbed or lack thereof) when I put a lot of constant push on them (like alpine snowboarding as opposed to running, where there a lot of "air time"). Hope this helps, --Arvin |
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KenO wrote:
I'd like to hear anybody's opinions on a stiffer and more "plugged-in" feeling binding. Any decent plate binding will work well for you. I got a set of F2 Titanflex this year that I like quite a bit. You'll have to ditch those pooftah soft boots, first. Neil |
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On Tue, 10 May 2005 09:19:48 -0600, Neil Gendzwill
wrote: You'll have to ditch those pooftah soft boots, first. What does sexual orientation have to do with boot selection? -- Robert |
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Gay's tend to stand weird on the board because of getting it up the poop
hole so much? |
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Neil Gendzwill wrote: KenO wrote: I'd like to hear anybody's opinions on a stiffer and more "plugged-in" feeling binding. Any decent plate binding will work well for you. I got a set of F2 Titanflex this year that I like quite a bit. You'll have to ditch those pooftah soft boots, first. Neil That was helpful Neil ;] Way to convince newcomers that hardbooters are not intolerant militant exclusionists! (just kidding) Do you like the Titanflexes better than TD2? Since I only weight 150 lbs, I feel like the TD2 are a bit overkill for my needs - although I do like the E-ring dampening. How damp are the Titanflexes? |
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lonerider wrote:
That was helpful Neil ;] Way to convince newcomers that hardbooters are not intolerant militant exclusionists! (just kidding) At least somebody's humour detector is functioning. Do you like the Titanflexes better than TD2? Since I only weight 150 lbs, I feel like the TD2 are a bit overkill for my needs - although I do like the E-ring dampening. How damp are the Titanflexes? I don't have TD2s, frankly I think they're way too expensive and overkill for the kind of riding I do. I have not had one single reliability issue with my old Proflex RS, which have plastic in them and everything. For that matter, I rode Burton Race Plates for years and never broke anything either, although I would prefer they had less give to them. I appreciate the engineering that goes into the TD2s, and I know that people who buy them love them but what I use works well for me. As far as dampening - I dunno, they don't seem to do any more dampening than my old Proflexes. But I changed board and binding together this year. Now I've got the old Proflexes on my Tanker, which is a considerable softer and more forgiving board than my Coiler AM. Previously they were on my old Prior, also softer and more forgiving than the AM. So maybe the Titanflex is taking some of the edge off the AM, and maybe not. Frankly looking at the way it's all connectd up I doubt the rubber is doing much. They stand higher off the board due to the added little rubber pieces which I haven't decided if I like or not. Next year I may just convert them to remove the dampening stuff, it's easy to do. Neil |
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