josh-no worries on the history. if you see someone riding those, ask em about them. odds are,they'll say best bindings they've ever had. The people that didnt like them got rid of thempretty quick, thats why they're pretty rare. I was honestly shocked when I was pulling uppictures and info that they're still for sale. haha.The pad step in you rode for a rental was probably Burton's knock off. Its black, and a circle,but it's beefier, and the boots are more stable. Thats what alot of the resorts here use forbeginners. But the difference is that the Switch Type-N is all metal, minus the base plate..which USED to be metal too. I cant tell if the ones in that pic are metal or high polishedblack polycarb, but the ones I saw on the mountain were plastic. Who knows now adays.Its hard to find info on Switch.I've ridden different types of Burton bind
josh-no worries on the history. if you see someone riding those, ask em about them. odds are,they'll say best bindings they've ever had. The people that didnt like them got rid of thempretty quick, thats why they're pretty rare. I was honestly shocked when I was pulling uppictures and info that they're still for sale. haha.The pad step in you rode for a rental was probably Burton's knock off. Its black, and a circle,but it's beefier, and the boots are more stable. Thats what alot of the resorts here use forbeginners. But the difference is that the Switch Type-N is all metal, minus the base plate..which USED to be metal too. I cant tell if the ones in that pic are metal or high polishedblack polycarb, but the ones I saw on the mountain were plastic. Who knows now adays.Its hard to find info on Switch.I've ridden different types of Burton bindings throughout the years, and I have to say, thesuper high end Burton binding beats the Ride Lx, both in stability and quality. But, notby enough to warrant the $150+ depending on where you shop more than the Ride Lx.I think Ride also has a level over the Lx, but I haven't been to their site in ages. So I'llleave it at this, price comparison between the Burton binding at the level and the Ride Lx,the Ride is a better binding, in my opinion. But if I had to choose freebie, I'd go with thetop of the line Burton binding over any of Rides.
