lightweight bindings

Mizu Kuma - 26 November 2012 04:13 AM

I can’t say I’m 100% sure on this, but FLUX usually have “steps” in their adjustments, so it should be pretty straight forward to change!!!!!

You can see what I mean in the image of the video, where the highback rotation has only 3 positions!!!!!

At 1:20 in this vid on the DS30 you can see what I mean!!!!! There are 3 forward lean positions, and coupled with 3 highback adjustment positions, they are really easy to setup!!!!!

i tried the diodes last year and was disappointed -> didn’t find them comfy at all. Good for a bx race, but not for the type of riding I do normally

I’ve never tried the Diodes - but frankly, just by looking at them I agree with your assessment.

I fondled them in a store last season, felt really stiff. Amazing how Jeremy Jones uses this binding for jibbing.

Pretty sure that the Diode (same style binder as the DMCC Light), is pretty much a freestyle binder?????

Even though it has a stiffer responsive feel edge to edge, the carbon fibre blend that they use gives more lateral flex due to the thickness/shape of it!!!!!

And if setup with minimal/zero forward lean, it would still give a great range of movement for tweakin and a bonin, but still be super responsive for linin up the feature!!!!!

Mizu Kuma - 25 November 2012 10:06 AM

Not sure if posting a binding model that is lightweight, in response to a question about quality lightweight bindings, is really “repping hard”?????

I’ll always recommend a brand that I have used, and found to be of quality!!!!!

I’m sure you’d do the same?????

I have no vested interest in recommending them, other than sharing a good product, just as I would a good beer or fun place to go!!!!! I don’t listen to others unfounded negativity in order to make a judgement, I’d rather try it for myself!!!!! Ya only have to see that in my choice to return to Niseko in feb, or why I went to Whistler instead of where the “seasoned traveller” will be going to in order to be hip!!!!!

I do know that there’s other lightweight bindings out there such as Ride’s Contrabands, but since I’ve never owned a pair I don’t think it’s right for me to either recommend them, or by the same token its not my place to write them off either!!!!!

Some people choose to do so, but I’d like to think that I’m better than that!!!!!

I adopted this very same principle in my business, and it worked!!!!! Talk shit and you’ll soon get found out!!!!!

If I had a Snow Store, FLUX would be a brand on my shelf, and in the event that I somehow couldn’t sell it due to competition etc, I wouldn’t put shit on the product because I know it works and people would quickly understand that my negative mindset isn’t the type of assistance that they could trust!!!!!

So in short, I’ve got no qualms about recommending FLUX to anyone as a top rate binding!!!!!

Also, I constantly hear negative things such as they look plastic, they’re owned by Japanese, they have stupid names etc etc!!!!! Are these good arguments in regards to their quality or functionality????? I’ll be damned if I’ll let someone be swayed into avoiding something on grounds such as that!!!!!

They also get heavily involved in grass roots snowboarding, have been in the industry for 20 years, introduced heaps of cool tech, and are even puttin dollars into this very website!!!!!

Ask other FLUX owners their opinion!!!!!

Try them for yaself and see?????

* You said it would be dangerous!!!!! Now go and stop the blood from comin out of ya ears!!!!!

I totally agree, I’m onto my 4th pair of Flux bindings in 6 years, have tried others in between but haven’t found any that I like as much or have been as reliable. The only thing I’ve ever had to replace was the ladders, which they come with a couple spares anyway.
Currently have a pair of Union Flites which were pretty good and lightweight, but the straps have stretched too much that they no longer hold my boot down securely. Should have gone a size smaller. Might just drill some new holes in the straps.

@Mizu: It has a feel rating of 8 on the burton website and from the fondling it at the store it does not have a good lateral flex at all.P retty sure it’s more towards the freeride side of things and not for the jibby guys like Jones. But hey, it’s Jeremy he’s a pro and can ride anything he wants haha :D. Chantelle rides the Diodes if I remember correctly. Maybe she can chime in here and tell us what she thinks.

Did ya flex the highback from side to side skip?????

If this is done with the DMCC Light, it will be quite flexible, but when pushed backwards (as in the same movement as applying pressure to the heel edge of the board), it is rigid!!!!!

Freestyle riders need this lateral flex to allow them to tweak their moves, yet the response is also warranted when they are lining up the feature!!!!! I do know that a lot of Jibbers go solely for the softer bindings though, and this is mainly so they can tweak and bone the shite out of every move that they do!!!!!

I haven’t seen/felt the Diodes for myself, so Chantelle’s feedback will be great!!!!!

Yep, I did flex the highback from side to side. I understand what you mean though my Cartels has a bit of lateral flex and previously also my Contact pro which has a lot of lateral flex but still responsive heel to toe.

Hmmm, I agree with ya then, the Diode is a strange choice for him then!!!!!

His boards are like noodles though!!!!!

Warren Chapstick had one, and it’s gotta be the softest board I’ve ever ridden!!!!!

When you talk about the heel-to-toe response, you’re mainly talking about the highback’s flex in that axis right?  I would think the baseplate stiffness would be less of an issue as on even the softest bindings, the plate doesn’t really flex up off the board does it?

Yeah, only in that edge to edge direction!!!!!

With regards to the baseplate lateral flex, the DMCC has removable stabilizers that can be added/removed to reduce/increase the lateral flex in regards to the baseplate!!!!!

The Burton system is in the centre of the baseplate and also use a different disc (Re-Flex)!!!!!

I can see why lateral flex would be good for tweakers (although not sure why it would be bad for freeriders), but wouldn’t maximum longitudinal (heel-toe) stiffness always want to be maximised for every type of riding?

Softer heel to toe flex is more forgiving when hitting hard/solid features such as boxes/rails/concrete features, so it can make the difference of either eating shit or stylin ya way outta that trick, if ya off by a bit on the approach!!!!! A softer board will also help here!!!!!

Stiffness both laterally and medially will help with instant response both edge to edge, and also nose tail pressure, which is good for powder, and also gives stability at higher speeds, therefore better for Freeriding!!!!!