the best bindings period, buts spare parts can be a problem

By The legendary Ashman Ranked #21 - Snowboard Bindings February 16, 2009

I am a flow-Bro from 2000, I also ride c-60's on my vapor, which I really like but not as much as these. I actually have three pairs of these TEAM bindings 2002, 05, and 06, and 7 boards to swap them on.
These bindings are for the advanced rider only. DO NOT BUY IF YOU SUCK - if you have to sit down to get them in you will hate them and be unhappy. Now if your GOOD and ride all the time you will adore these beauties and never turn back. I get off the lift and don't ever stop I simply place my foot in place and reach back while in motion, there is no stopping or waiting ever. Thank god my friends with two straps like to boot up on the chair. yay.
In deep pow you actually have to reach down and scoop out the snow with your hand before kicking your foot in. Imagine that, it takes 1/2 a second to do, 1 second to boot in and go will still be your total time, unless you suck then you will wallow in it for a horrible amount of time and curse the day you bought these. I ride 70 days a year and just might be buying a 4th pair of these for my new prior spearhead because they keep making them better and lighter each year.
There is one bone I have with flow and it is a fairly serious one. PARTS< this is problem because the screws will break and the cable will break if you ride really hard fast and big like I do. You cant get parts at the retailers who sell these things unless your really really lucky, that sucks. Flow will tell you that they only keep parts for bindings two years back. so if you cable breaks 3 years later like mine did you have to beg the guy to search for older ones in the back so your $500 bindings do not instantly become paperwieghts. I've broken three cables total in the last 8-9 years btw. The two year limit to me is a terrible parts support policy considering their parts are not all something that you can mcgyver by going to home depot, some like the cable are proprietary and that's the end of line in that case. The good part is all you have to do is call them and they will send you whatever they have free and without a receipt no questions asked. They did not charge me anything for my three year old part and I do appreciate that because the warranty is not three years by any means even though they seem to honor it while they can (I was told I had been sent the last ever available 06 cable to be in stock though).

so a synopsis - the best binding period for the advanced rider. But you might want to order a new cable as soon as buy my next pair them just to be safe

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