Flow M11 Snowboard Binding - 2009 BCS

Pure genius....great for when snowboarding with skiers. Not as tight as older style bindings but i'm lazy and are great for cruising.

The other review here does a great job of tackling the technical details, so let me just put down my raw impressions...

These bindings are wonderful. The first time I rode in them, they were set up improperly and were hard to get into. I had them set too tight - which, when you're using the normal strap bindings, you're used to the tightness = better control equation.

Now they're set up correctly and they're COMFY. No pressure points! They don't need to be tight at all, yet somehow I don't feel like I sacrifice any control. And boy, what control! I can fly straight down the hill confident that a slight toe/heel lean and my edge will catch perfectly for those awesome quick *shwee shwee* micro-carves...god it's a good feeling.

Getting in and out quick only comes secondary to comfort for me, but once you're able to just click in like that, you really won't want to go back.

These binding are perhaps slightly heavier than your average binding, but it's immaterial to me - hey, gravity is on our side. Never going back!

I have these mounted on my Voile 166 Mojo and love them so far.

These have worked great for me skinning into the back and slack country. Getting in and out of them is swift and easy. You can even attach a cable between the release knobs on the rear of each binding so that if you get in an avalanche, you can bail quickly from your setup by yanking on the cable which drops the back of the bindings down for a quick escape. I haven't had to do that yet, but appreciate that as a safety feature and chose these bindings for that reason.

I have also used these at the resort.

They are the best bindings I have ever used. Simple, solid, durable and fun.

Highly recommended!

Hey guys, we've got a good set of free ride bindings here that are quick and easy to get into and out of... once you set them up properly. The 2 straps that a traditional binding would have is actually one single bendable piece here. The highback is a dial for adjusting how much forward lean you want via the high tensile steel rubber covered cable. They take time to set up, make no mistake, you'll spend a little time depending on what old bindings your used to dialing in these settings for the straps. Don't get frustrated, the rewards will come soon enough, keep reading. This is a medium-stiff setting and it will have more forward lean as like most free ride bindings as well. Once you've dialed them in, the straps never have to be touched again. You should then be able to easily get into and out of the bindings no problem. How you get into them is via a latch that lowers the highback far enough backwards that you and your boot will have plenty of space to slide into. There is a dial that can adjust how much forward lean you want on a board, even the lowest setting will still have more forward lean then a more conventional freestyle/rental binding. For newbie's, what you'll do is once you dial the strap in, knee down, put the board toe side down behind you, take the highback away from the strap and put your boot in and then once your foot is flush against the board, pull/push the highback and it's lever up and secure to your boot. This appears long since it's detailed explanation but basically instead of sitting down to secure your binding with two conventional straps to repeatedly adjust and dial in, your kneeling down to secure your foot into the binding, pulling the highback and it's lever into place with a small click and then your on to boarding before half your friends have even dialed in their front foot. For those who have experience and can secure bindings while standing up on the board, just slide your foot into place, pull the highback up, pull the lever up, hear the small 'click' and then go. Note:: if your boot and binding is dry (no snow at all), wait til you get a little bit of snow under your boot so that the transfer into the binding is smoother. All in all, quality stuff, sturdy and have had no problems with it. They are just that convenient, generally easy to get into and it certainly beats all the repeated clicking that you do every time you have to strap in on a conventional binding.