Last year I demoed every brand of snowboarding equipment known to Ontario. This year I swear by Flux GU30 Urethane CHAIR highback park specific bindings. Being an Ontario park rat, I need lightweight and flexible bindings.
What separates Flux bindings from the rest (besides their Japanese heritage), is their maneuverable urethane highbacks paired with durable lightweight baseplate and straps. Straps and sliders can all be precisely adjusted to fit the contours of your boot. Flux spent two years developing the Urethane highback with the intention to maximize park performance with exaggerated tweaks, donkey kicking, grabs and boning out. This is achieved by giving more control between edge to edge weight transfer giving more freedom of lateral motion.
I have narrow feet, poor circulation and an aggressive need to push my body and equipment to the extreme. I always found that I would need to max-fasten my toe and ankle straps to feel securely locked into my bindings. This resulted in numb feet by the end of the run and having to loosen both feet at the bottom of the chair lift. With the Flux F-TECH 3D FIT STRAP, I can adjust the strap to fit perfectly and no numb feet.The first time I have felt securely fastened without going numb.
CONSTRUCTION
■ BASEPLATE
□ VOGUE BASE
□ PERFORMANCE BLEND 30
□ [NEW] SKY CUSHION
■ HIGHBACK
□ CHAIR HIGHBACK
□ URETHANE HIGHBACK
■ STRAP
□ [NEW] F-TECH 3D FIT STRAP
□ L- GUIDE SYSTEM
□ UU FIT
□ FLUX TOE MASK
■ OTHERS
□ [NEW] LOW PROFILE RACHET BUCKLE
The whole line represents all that we hold true and core to snowboarding. From your matte blacks (DMCC) to the ostentatious (SF45) there’s a binding for any style of rider. Not all bindings are made with the Urethane technology, stable Nylon highbacks give the responsiveness that a die-hard pipe or free rider needs.Comon, they are Japanese, soo soo stylish.
Without trial and error, it is difficult to pinpoint the exact binding specifications that are best for you. Here are some binding guidelines:
- Don’t even consider Step-In or Flow-In bindings
- Have your boot first. Fit the size of the bindings to your boots. Pair boot stiffness to high back of binding.
- Choose plastic over metal baseplates. Metal adds unwanted excess weight to your overall setup.
- Understand your riding and choose the height of your highback. The higher and stiffer the highback the less flexibility from your calf to ankle and, therefore, more board control when carving and freeriding (Groomers!). The shorter and softer the highback, the more flexibility you have when tweaking spins and grabs (Park!).
- Toe straps or toe caps. The strap goes on top of your toes while the cap cups it from the front and side. Toe caps came to the scene around 2005 and have been popular since. They are designed to push your foot into the back of your binding and highback. Ride has come out with their Contraband, known on the hills at the thong of bindings, try them out, they are super quick to do strap into which is ideal for Ontario.
Last year I demoed every brand of snowboarding equipment known to Ontario. This year I swear by Flux GU30 Urethane CHAIR highback park specific bindings. Being an Ontario park rat, I need lightweight and flexible bindings.
What separates Flux bindings from the rest (besides their Japanese heritage), is their maneuverable urethane highbacks paired with durable lightweight baseplate and straps. Straps and sliders can all be precisely adjusted to fit the contours of your boot. Flux spent two years developing the Urethane highback with the intention to maximize park performance with exaggerated tweaks, donkey kicking, grabs and boning out. This is achieved by giving more control between edge to edge weight transfer giving more freedom of lateral motion.
I have narrow feet, poor circulation and an aggressive need to push my body and equipment to the extreme. I always found that I would need to max-fasten my toe and ankle straps to feel securely locked into my bindings. This resulted in numb feet by the end of the run and having to loosen both feet at the bottom of the chair lift. With the Flux F-TECH 3D FIT STRAP, I can adjust the strap to fit perfectly and no numb feet.The first time I have felt securely fastened without going numb.
CONSTRUCTION
■ BASEPLATE
□ VOGUE BASE
□ PERFORMANCE BLEND 30
□ [NEW] SKY CUSHION
■ HIGHBACK
□ CHAIR HIGHBACK
□ URETHANE HIGHBACK
■ STRAP
□ [NEW] F-TECH 3D FIT STRAP
□ L- GUIDE SYSTEM
□ UU FIT
□ FLUX TOE MASK
■ OTHERS
□ [NEW] LOW PROFILE RACHET BUCKLE
The whole line represents all that we hold true and core to snowboarding. From your matte blacks (DMCC) to the ostentatious (SF45) there's a binding for any style of rider. Not all bindings are made with the Urethane technology, stable Nylon highbacks give the responsiveness that a die-hard pipe or free rider needs.Comon, they are Japanese, soo soo stylish.
Without trial and error, it is difficult to pinpoint the exact binding specifications that are best for you. Here are some binding guidelines:
- Don't even consider Step-In or Flow-In bindings
- Have your boot first. Fit the size of the bindings to your boots. Pair boot stiffness to high back of binding.
- Choose plastic over metal baseplates. Metal adds unwanted excess weight to your overall setup.
- Understand your riding and choose the height of your highback. The higher and stiffer the highback the less flexibility from your calf to ankle and, therefore, more board control when carving and freeriding (Groomers!). The shorter and softer the highback, the more flexibility you have when tweaking spins and grabs (Park!).
- Toe straps or toe caps. The strap goes on top of your toes while the cap cups it from the front and side. Toe caps came to the scene around 2005 and have been popular since. They are designed to push your foot into the back of your binding and highback. Ride has come out with their Contraband, known on the hills at the thong of bindings, try them out, they are super quick to do strap into which is ideal for Ontario.
