One click away from some of your best runs

By inf2545674 Ranked #425 - Snowboard Bindings December 20, 2009

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.

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