Forums › Purchasing Boards and Bindings › New gear (boots, bindings and board) for intermediate snowboarder! › Re: Re: New gear (boots, bindings and board) for intermediate snowboarder!
February 17, 2009 at 12:59 am
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bunnyaiight i googled ride lx (lowercase L) and it comes up with everything. I think its rides top bindingso anywhere that sells ride stuff should sell those. the ex's arnt bad either. and a word about flows,ok, yes they are a step in type. they are easier than straps. they are however NOT the ultimatemost simple thing ever created, and just dont get pulled in by the hype. i use flows on my parkboard because they are simpler and quicker, but they arnt a “put your boot in and click” binding.you have to wiggle your boot in under the full foot strap, and then use the high back wedge theboot into position, then lock. i do love mine, but the 1st time i used them i was all excited aboutthe step-click things my friends told me (who ironically did not have flows) and found out itsnot that simple. It is a great binding though, just dont let anyone fool you into tellin
bunnyaiight i googled ride lx (lowercase L) and it comes up with everything. I think its rides top bindingso anywhere that sells ride stuff should sell those. the ex's arnt bad either. and a word about flows,ok, yes they are a step in type. they are easier than straps. they are however NOT the ultimatemost simple thing ever created, and just dont get pulled in by the hype. i use flows on my parkboard because they are simpler and quicker, but they arnt a “put your boot in and click” binding.you have to wiggle your boot in under the full foot strap, and then use the high back wedge theboot into position, then lock. i do love mine, but the 1st time i used them i was all excited aboutthe step-click things my friends told me (who ironically did not have flows) and found out itsnot that simple. It is a great binding though, just dont let anyone fool you into telling you its a TRUE step in.The end of the season sales do apply to bindings and boots, but usually not as much as boards.ie, you're not going to get a $300 k2 clicker binding for $100. 20% is about the norm, and youcan sometimes find 40% or so. if you dont like the boas, laces arnt bad. i have the forum constantboots and i love them. they walk and look like converse all stars, which is why i bought them.if you're not looking for park, you should look into a better board. the recon is almost directlymade for park. its soft for rails, and cheap so you can replace it easily if you break it on ajump. its good on ice for carving because it gives alot more which keeps you from catchingedges, which is also nice, but if you're looking for a good forum board for all mountain riding,i suggest the Grudge. its a heavy flex board and has a kick back stance for powder and alpineriding. its my main board, and they still sell last years model for cheap..like around $300or less. of course ebay probably has some used ones, but this is one TOUGH board, soeven a used one isnt going to have any damage to hurt it unless the edges are screwedfrom rails. its very responsive, and if you do want to catch some serious air, that flex 6will hurl you like you've never been hucked before. ha!the sales should be starting up shortly! marchish is going to be a good time to look,but june looks better. just keep lookin till you find that deal that says OH MY GOD BUYME NOW !@#$ ARRGH BBHABHABHABH, and yes, thats exactly how it will soundin your head 😉 happy hunting! keep up with the questions and we'll do ourbest to answer them. thats what we're here for.