Bindings to match my Revolver

Posted: 30 December 2010 04:27 PM

Hi Guys,

I have just purchased a Never Summer Revlover mainly for park / jibbing and need a brand new set of bindings to complement them. Can you give me some ideas? I’m 2m tall, weigh 100kg and wear size 12 boots. I’m looking for some soft and forgiving bindings that are durable and fit the bill. Price is not too much of an issue.

Thanks for your help,

White Mist

Posted: 04 January 2011 09:23 PM

Are you looking for a soft flexing binding or a more all mountain binding?

I’m riding Drake Supersport bindings at the moment which are a responsive freetyle binding. Maybe a bit firm and responsive for technical rail riding but they’re great for hitting jumps and freeriding.

If you want to go down the more freestyle route The Union Force and Contact have had great reviews this season. Ride’s new canted footbeds and urethane highbacks are also causing a bit of a stir. Riding in the park today I’ve seen a lot of kids riding the Forum Factions.

Posted: 05 January 2011 07:19 PM

Hi Rich,

Thanks for getting back to me, I really appreciate it.

Whilst i want some bindings that will be forgiving, I also want to be able to nip about the piste without too much difficulty. Those Drake Supersports look like what i am after, but are they suitable for someone my build (100 kg, UK size 12 boots)?

What is the real difference between these Supersports and something 100% aimed at freestyle? Is it the level of flexibility on the binding only?

What would threse Supersports offer me in the park over my K2 Formula bindings that i have for my other board?

I have seen your binding review, which is really good, I’m just wanting a bit of clarity before i jump in and make my mind up. I have found that most people in the stores that I go to know less than me.

Thanks for your help. Top effort on the site.

Posted: 05 January 2011 08:42 PM

I haven’t used the K2 Formulas so I can’t really comment on the differences between the two, but I can give you a pretty good explanation of the drakes and you can compare that with your experiences of the Formulas. First off general feel, the highback on the Supersport is actually quite firm and it feeds into an adjustable metal heel loop that extends the length of the footprint meaning that weight placed through the highback is leveraging the board from the toes, I find I have no problem holding the board on an edge on the heels even with no forward lean. The baseplate is fairly wide unlike the Czars so my Vans (which are quite wide don’t rub on the sides, but the boots still has a gapless fit at the heel. The inside of the highback cups the boot slightly which helps put power through the highback on heelside carves, it’s nice and supportive, the highback also supports the ouside of the boots but has a big hole there so the binding flexes a touch more it just takes the edge off the binding a bit and doesn’t make it too much work on the calves… I can happily ride a whole day with these bindings. The ankle strap is ridivulously comfortable and the toe strap fits nicely over the toe of my boot, cap strap style but doesn’t slide off. The padding on the baseplate isn’t over the top but provides plenty of impact dampening. For such a delux binidng it’s not ridiculously heavy, but perhaps a liuttle heavier than standard nylon composite baseplate bindings.

If you get the XL size they’ll fit your boots no problem.

Posted: 05 January 2011 09:15 PM

Hi Rich,

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. So… From what I can understand, these are quite a firm binding - something that will be of benefit carving round the mountain. However, what makes these advantageous in the park is the padding that provides dampening when landing jumps and the comfortable straps… Correct? Is there anything else about these bindings that make them park specific?

Are they more an in-between type of binding in your opinion in comparison to Union Force / Ride bindings that you recommended earlier?

Cheers,

Posted: 05 January 2011 10:07 PM

A good park binding isn’t necessarily a good all mountain binding. If you want to get technical on rails a binding with a soft highback (Ride and Flux are now using Urethane highbacks… that’s how soft some people like them), staps that allow quite a lot of lateral movement, lightweight construction and basic features (minimal bells and whistles) are key. However if you want a binding for hitting larger features, gripping in icy pipes and sticking dodgy landings you need a suprotive highback and straps and a more rugged baseplate… a more all mountain binding. The Supersport is in this category. The Union Force is a good compromise between the two.

Posted: 05 January 2011 11:25 PM

Ok cheers rich, I think I’m gonna take the supersports.

Thanks for your help, I will let you know how I get on with them