Comments on: Union Binding Question http://www.nwbroweather.com/2009/10/union-binding-question/ NW Surf, Snowboarding, and Life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:38:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Kelson McClung http://www.nwbroweather.com/2009/10/union-binding-question/#comment-3569 Kelson McClung Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:29:50 +0000 http://nwbroweather.com/?p=3433#comment-3569 That cable is a damn good idea. My snowboard was stolen at the holy oly last year. Now I either carry it everywhere with me or have a mini lock in my pants. Lockin that shit up is genius. You'd better call patent pending on that shit. Actually, I'm gonna steal it and run to the patent office tomorrow morning. Sry bro. The most important binding features for me are: - Adjustable strap holes - depending on boots this is key. - No steel. Shit gets bent. No flexibility. - Flexible plastic for tweakability and feel, but stiff enough to support all that charging power. Weight doesn't really matter. E=MC^2; an increase in mass will lead directly to an exponential increase in energy. This is only good. ha. scientifically speaking. - Mold the highbacks so they naturally sit more parallel to the snowboards edge. Direct pressure conversion to your heel edge. They are already adjustable so this is probably more of a mounting preference thing... But you could probably make a gimick out of it somehow. - Fold the top of the highback back so it doesnt dig into your boot when the pressure is on. Just round the top back. Quick like. Maybe extend it a little and then round it off? I like forward lean. This might eliminate the problem I sometimes get. I don't know. Call up Craig Kelly. He was the mad scientist of all this shit. Cable is genius though. That cable is a damn good idea. My snowboard was stolen at the holy oly last year. Now I either carry it everywhere with me or have a mini lock in my pants. Lockin that shit up is genius. You’d better call patent pending on that shit. Actually, I’m gonna steal it and run to the patent office tomorrow morning. Sry bro.

The most important binding features for me are:
- Adjustable strap holes – depending on boots this is key.
- No steel. Shit gets bent. No flexibility.
- Flexible plastic for tweakability and feel, but stiff enough to support all that charging power. Weight doesn’t really matter. E=MC^2; an increase in mass will lead directly to an exponential increase in energy. This is only good. ha. scientifically speaking.
- Mold the highbacks so they naturally sit more parallel to the snowboards edge. Direct pressure conversion to your heel edge. They are already adjustable so this is probably more of a mounting preference thing… But you could probably make a gimick out of it somehow.
- Fold the top of the highback back so it doesnt dig into your boot when the pressure is on. Just round the top back. Quick like. Maybe extend it a little and then round it off? I like forward lean. This might eliminate the problem I sometimes get.

I don’t know. Call up Craig Kelly. He was the mad scientist of all this shit.
Cable is genius though.

]]> By: Sman http://www.nwbroweather.com/2009/10/union-binding-question/#comment-3568 Sman Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:51:21 +0000 http://nwbroweather.com/?p=3433#comment-3568 Not enough XL bindings on the market, and yea, what Dub said for the record stomp pads are for gregs Not enough XL bindings on the market, and yea, what Dub said

for the record stomp pads are for gregs

]]> By: Dub http://www.nwbroweather.com/2009/10/union-binding-question/#comment-3567 Dub Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:34:09 +0000 http://nwbroweather.com/?p=3433#comment-3567 Bindings. #1 reason why snowbroing is lame. Well that and the gay ass outerware colors these days. Bindings.

#1 reason why snowbroing is lame.

Well that and the gay ass outerware colors these days.

]]> By: drexnefex http://www.nwbroweather.com/2009/10/union-binding-question/#comment-3566 drexnefex Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:45:51 +0000 http://nwbroweather.com/?p=3433#comment-3566 yeah, the snow part might be tricky...but doubling as a leash? shit man...that's a good idear too. yeah, the snow part might be tricky…but doubling as a leash? shit man…that’s a good idear too.

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