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Hi All,
I have a Salomon Link with some older K2 Plasma 10 bindings that need to be replaced. Do any of you have any suggestions for a replacement? I freeride only and am looking for something that is a little forgiving and not too rigid. I have looked at the Flow setup and like the in/out design but I have heard that they do not collapse making travel a bit tough. Does anyone have any insight on who is putting out the best product? thanks, Sean |
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On Jan 3, 9:34*pm, Sean wrote:
Hi All, I have a Salomon Link with some older K2 Plasma 10 bindings that need to be replaced. *Do any of you have any suggestions for a replacement? *I freeride only and am looking for something that is a little forgiving and not too rigid. *I have looked at the Flow setup and like the in/out design but I have heard that they do not collapse making travel a bit tough. By "travel," do you mean in a car, or on a plane? If you detach the strap -- something you wouldn't do in day-to-day use, but is OK for traveling -- you can push the Flow highback down farther, making it easier to pack and ship your board. If you don't do that, you are correct that the Flows create larger "humps" on the board than strap bindings. Still, I've found that they will fit through the typical automobile trunk-rear seat pass-through. Does anyone have any insight on who is putting out the best product? I have the Ride SPi's, which I like a lot. Good for freeriding, although the aluminum base is probably more rigid than some of the plastic models available. Joe Ramirez |
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On Jan 3, 11:09*pm, wrote:
On Jan 3, 9:34*pm, Sean wrote: Hi All, I have a Salomon Link with some older K2 Plasma 10 bindings that need to be replaced. *Do any of you have any suggestions for a replacement? *I freeride only and am looking for something that is a little forgiving and not too rigid. *I have looked at the Flow setup and like the in/out design but I have heard that they do not collapse making travel a bit tough. By "travel," do you mean in a car, or on a plane? If you detach the strap -- something you wouldn't do in day-to-day use, but is OK for traveling -- you can push the Flow highback down farther, making it easier to pack and ship your board. If you don't do that, you are correct that the Flows create larger "humps" on the board than strap bindings. Still, I've found that they will fit through the typical automobile trunk-rear seat pass-through. Does anyone have any insight on who is putting out the best product? I have the Ride SPi's, which I like a lot. Good for freeriding, although the aluminum base is probably more rigid than some of the plastic models available. Joe Ramirez Thanks for the reply, Joe. I was not sure if the highback would collapse enough for safe transport on a plane, so you have answered my question! I don't mind the aluminum base, as my K2 is same construction...but the plasmas do have a rubber padding that has *some* damping effects on vibrations/chatter. I will look into the Spi line. Anyone heard from lonerider/Arvin? Used to see his opinions here quite often, along with Neil. This group seems to have become quiet with the exception of the MI5 nonsense. Thanks again, Sean |
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On Jan 4, 12:04*am, Sean wrote:
On Jan 3, 11:09*pm, wrote: On Jan 3, 9:34*pm, Sean wrote: Hi All, I have a Salomon Link with some older K2 Plasma 10 bindings that need to be replaced. *Do any of you have any suggestions for a replacement? *I freeride only and am looking for something that is a little forgiving and not too rigid. *I have looked at the Flow setup and like the in/out design but I have heard that they do not collapse making travel a bit tough. By "travel," do you mean in a car, or on a plane? If you detach the strap -- something you wouldn't do in day-to-day use, but is OK for traveling -- you can push the Flow highback down farther, making it easier to pack and ship your board. If you don't do that, you are correct that the Flows create larger "humps" on the board than strap bindings. Still, I've found that they will fit through the typical automobile trunk-rear seat pass-through. Does anyone have any insight on who is putting out the best product? I have the Ride SPi's, which I like a lot. Good for freeriding, although the aluminum base is probably more rigid than some of the plastic models available. Joe Ramirez Thanks for the reply, Joe. *I was not sure if the highback would collapse enough for safe transport on a plane, so you have answered my question! A couple of years ago, we flew to Calgary and I put two complete sets of gear, mine and my son's, into one snowboard bag. We both had Flow bindings at the time, so I took both sets completely off the boards and labeled every single part so I could reassemble everything properly at the hotel. Very annoying on the whole. With just one board in a bag, you wouldn't need to do all that. I don't mind the aluminum base, as my K2 is same construction...but the plasmas do have a rubber padding that has *some* damping effects on vibrations/chatter. I will look into the Spi line. The SPi's have nice rubber pads over the alum. base. I think most Ride bindings have these; not sure if they all do. Joe Ramirez |
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A couple of years ago, we flew to Calgary and I put two complete sets of gear, mine and my son's, into *one snowboard bag. We both had Flow bindings at the time, so I took both sets completely off the boards and labeled every single part so I could reassemble everything properly at the hotel. *Very annoying on the whole. With just one board in a bag, you wouldn't need to do all that. I don't mind the aluminum base, as my K2 is same construction...but the plasmas do have a rubber padding that has *some* damping effects on vibrations/chatter. I will look into the Spi line. The SPi's have nice rubber pads over the alum. base. I think most Ride bindings have these; not sure if they all do. Joe Ramirez- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Heh....luckily my wife is a skiier, so we each have our own gear bag. Thanks again for the reply. If anyone else has any opinions to share, please post! Sean |
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On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:30:37 GMT, allegedly
wrote: The SPi's have nice rubber pads over the alum. base. I think most Ride bindings have these; not sure if they all do. My wife's DVA bindings do. Nice bindings. I'm going to take a serious look at Ride when my current bindings expire. - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org.uk/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow. Donek Sasquatch 162, Prior Pow 181, Burton Canyon 162 The Snowboard FAQ lives here - http://www.vpas.fsnet.co.uk/rssFAQ/ |
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On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:04:20 GMT, Sean allegedly
wrote: Thanks for the reply, Joe. I was not sure if the highback would collapse enough for safe transport on a plane, so you have answered my question! I put my boots into the bindings for packing. So I don't really care how well they pack down or anything. Where are you packing your boots? - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org.uk/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow. Donek Sasquatch 162, Prior Pow 181, Burton Canyon 162 The Snowboard FAQ lives here - http://www.vpas.fsnet.co.uk/rssFAQ/ |
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"Switters" wrote in message . .. On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:04:20 GMT, Sean allegedly wrote: Thanks for the reply, Joe. I was not sure if the highback would collapse enough for safe transport on a plane, so you have answered my question! I put my boots into the bindings for packing. So I don't really care how well they pack down or anything. Where are you packing your boots? - Dave. Hi Dave, I was unsure if the the Flow highback would collapse forward, but they do. I usually put my boots in my travel bag, between the bindings, not actually *in* the bindings. I would think this would make my bag rather bulkly and tall for airline handling. Sean |
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On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:09:02 GMT, "Sean" allegedly
wrote: I was unsure if the the Flow highback would collapse forward, but they do. I usually put my boots in my travel bag, between the bindings, not actually *in* the bindings. I would think this would make my bag rather bulkly and tall for airline handling. Ah - It sounds like you're leaving your bindings on the board and putting the whole lot into a board bag. I remove my bindings, put the boots in them and pack them on their side. Obviously you then need to pack a tool to do the bindings back up, but then you carry one anyway don't you? :-) - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org.uk/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow. Donek Sasquatch 162, Prior Pow 181, Burton Canyon 162 The Snowboard FAQ lives here - http://www.vpas.fsnet.co.uk/rssFAQ/ |
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On Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:34:20 -0800, Sean wrote:
I have a Salomon Link with some older K2 Plasma 10 bindings that need to be replaced. Do any of you have any suggestions for a replacement? I freeride only and am looking for something that is a little forgiving and not too rigid. You could consider Wed'ze FR6 binding. Cheap but good. They also have a FR9, but that one is designed for their FR9 board, which is very stiff. I have looked at the Flow setup and like the in/out design but I have heard that they do not collapse making travel a bit tough. For quick in/out bindings, I would recommend looking at the ones from K2. Still the straps instead of the cap for more feel but with the easy in/out. -- Bas. |
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