Location: Winter Park, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to bumpy to icy conditions on the mountain, flat-light riding conditions.
Setup: I rode the Ride Bandita bindings on the Stepchild Salary Man with my Vans Veil Boots size 8.
Time to set up the binding: These bindings require effort to make sure they are adjusted properly before you even get [...]
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Binding Review: 10-11 Ride Bandita Contraband
March 9th, 2010Binding Review: 10-11 Salomon Celeste
February 28th, 2010Location: Winter Park, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy conditions on the mountain, flat-light riding conditions.
Setup: I rode the Salomon Celeste bindings on the Salomon Pop Star with my Vans Veil Boots size 8.
Time to set up the binding: I think I made the guy nervous because it took a lot longer than normal to set [...]
Binding Review: 09-10 K2 Auto Agogo
January 14th, 2010Location: Loveland, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Bluebird sunny skies and hardpacked groomed runs.
Setup: I rode the K2 Auto Agogo’s on the K2 Slayblade with my Bonfire Geo boots size 8.
Time to set up the binding: Little longer than average, to make sure the auto strap was adjusted properly. Props to K2 reps for making sure it is.
Fit: [...]
Binding Review: 09-10 Union Contact
December 24th, 2009Location: Loveland, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Bluebird sunny skies and hardpacked groomed runs.
Setup: I rode the Union Contacts on the Rome Postermania with my Bonfire Geo boots size 8.
Time to set up the binding: I set it up so it was normal time since I’m familiar with the Contacts.
Fit: I just had to make sure the [...]
Binding Review: 09-10 Union Force SL
November 17th, 2009Location: Loveland & Copper, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Mixture of Conditions.
Setup: I rode the Union Forces (size M/L) with the Capita Ultrafear FK and my Bonfire Geo Boots
Time to set up the binding: Average
Fit: My Bonfire Geo’s fit snugly into the heelcup and conform fine to the highback. I have a small bit of extra width between [...]
2009-2010 Binding Review
October 5th, 2009Now that my site is a bit more organized with the reviews, I still felt I should bring back the review list but expand on it with a collection of overall & honest opinions so it’s easier to see the whole collection and get a feel for how I liked each one. This year I [...]
Read More... | 14 CommentsBinding Review: 09-10 Technine Nines
May 23rd, 2009Location: Keystone, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Overcast with hardpacked groomers to a mixture of conditions.
Setup: I rode the Technine Nines with the O-matic sweet and my Rome Vamp size 8 boots.
Time to set up the binding: Average set up time.
Fit: Some space in the width of the bindings and the width of my boots that I noticed, [...]
Binding Review: 09-10 Raiden Eris
May 13th, 2009Location: Keystone, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Overcast with hardpacked groomers to a mixture of conditions.
Setup: I rode the Raiden Eris’s with the Nitro Carrara and my Rome Vamp size 8 boots.
Time to set up the binding: Average time, the only time I’ve noticed Raiden bindings being longer than average is if the baseplate is being a hassle [...]
Binding Review: 09-10 GNU Agro
May 5th, 2009Location: Steamboat, Colorado (and 1 run at Canyons, UT)
Snow Conditions: Overcast with hardpacked groomers to new snow on runs
Setup: I rode the GNU agro bindings with the Automaton Time Fighter and my Rome Vamp size 8 boots.
Time to set up the binding: I borrowed these bindings so I set them up myself, at a demo [...]
Binding Review: 09-10 Ride Bandita Contrabands
March 10th, 2009Location: Keystone, Colorado
Snow Conditions: Overcast with hardpacked groomers to a mixture of conditions.
Setup: I rode the Ride Bandita Contrabands with the Ride Crush and my Rome Vamp size 8 boots.
Time to set up the binding: The contrabands are one of those bindings you need to adjust properly to your boot…if you don’t, it’ll be a [...]

