Ride CAD Snowboard Binding - 2008 BCS

Looking for a binding that is incredibly durable? Super stiff for that Big mountain ride/All-terrain kinda ride? How about a binding that tilts? Ya.. I said tilts!!! This is one of the only binding I know that has a solid foot bed that tilts. It will be super easy on your ankles on those 7ft + Jumps at Park City. How about the knees? You want to keep those too right? This tilting foot bed will help with the strain and pressure on them too! have bad ankles and knees or dont wanna have them in the future? Tah Dah!

I use the XL size. And I use the 32 Lashed boot size 10. 32 lashed is a bulky boot so it fits perfectly. If you notice the front toe strap? There is a stretchy moldable indestructible webbing! Yep they stole that damn stuff from Spidey himself. So it will go over the toe and mold around the toe like a cap binding. So you can ride how you prefer! You wouldn't waste your time on a girls who cant respond right? So why waste your time on any other binding? Oh and the weight on these per pair is 4.78lbs.

So I stopped buying Burton a while back when I realized that you where paying more just for the name. To compare I had Burton Missions and P1's in the past. (All where pretty good). My wife bought me these bindings back in January and I've used them about 6 times since then. They are so adjustable it's sick. But that can also be the drawback, There are so many little tweaks that I spent the first day going back to the tuning bench and changing the gas pedal, or adjusting the toe caps, or altering the tilt...Frankly it pissed me off. That being said, once I got them dialed in, they've been great. If you have been riding on sucky bindings, you'll be in for a shock at how different they will feel and respond. I would say if you are really into customizing your stance and riding style go for these, otherwise goe with a lesser priced model like the SPi. Overall I'm pretty happy.

These bindings are extremely responsive edge to edge for those who are only concerned with high speed bombing down the steep stuff. Since they offer almost no flex, I would stay away if you're a park rat who wants tweakability and honest feedback from underfoot. The the fully padded carbon footbed is surprisingly comfortable for absorbing hard landings and they soak up a lot of the imperfections on the snow surface. Being my first aluminum binding, I can honestly say I will never go back to a composite binding system every again.

A couple gripes I have about this binding is the fact that compared to Burton's bindings, it is aesthetically and functionally less refined. The ratchets are clunky compared to Burton's smooth glides. Setup and adjustment is a tedious and difficult process because this binding is very mechanical, with many hardware parts and screws that are difficult to reassemble.

Despite some of the less refined creature comforts, the performance of this binding is amazing.

CAD is excellent binding. Very easy to to get on and off. The stiffness makes your board very responsive. Great looking binding.