Comments on: Binding Review: 08-09 Union Contact

By: Whistler

Whistler — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:54:05 +0000

I bought the Union Force MCs here in London December 2009. Went riding in backcountry in Zerrmatt, Chamonix, St. Anton, Verbier. The orange screws sheared and I lost toe straps and had to hike out. The UK rep for these bindings said the screws were part of a ‘bad batch’ and gave me three new screws. The screws continued to snap and I spent a lot of time running around snowboard shops in the alps looking for replacement parts. Two weeks ago the baseplate broke while on holiday in Austria and I had to borrow a pair of rental bindings for the duration of the holiday. This company gives it a lot of plausible sounding chat about making the best bindings and really paying attention to issues. I have written to them and have received no reply. They either do not care or are so poorly managed they cannot generate a response. These bindings are dangerous given the high failure rate of the screws and this product should be recalled.

By: sandrar

sandrar — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:07:35 +0000

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By: Shayboarder

Shayboarder — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:16:00 +0000

Sweet on the new board! I currently own the Forces and am quite happy with them. I haven’t tried the 08-09 Burton P1’s so can’t give you a comparision against them. I’ll see if I can get on them to review them for you and give a comparision to help out. If you can get your hand on both of them in person to play with and see how both fit your boots, that would be a good first step. For me price is an issue and Forces are a good bang for the buck.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:03:00 +0000

I just bought a 08 burton custom and have not decided on bindings yet! I am looking at the Union Forces and the Burton P1.1, which would you go with?

By: Shayboarder

Shayboarder — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:22:00 +0000

Tough, I haven’t rode the streams so I can’t be a judge of both. contacts are super soft and I know flux’s are super comfortable. contacts are light and the flux’s I have rode are heavier. Guess depends what you are looking for. Would be sweet to get both and then whichever one you don’t like as much, sell it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:57:00 +0000

I’m between these or the flux stream sf’s from 2008, i love the design, but the contacts would match my board, i’m really stuck. anything to persuade me on one or the other?

By: Shayboarder

Shayboarder — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:45:00 +0000

Thanks for the weights…what scale do you use? I’ve been thinking about picking up one just to weigh bindings and boards so people have definite numbers. I’m surprised more companies don’t do that.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:48:00 +0000

i just weighed my 2008 390’s and 2008 force-mc’s, and the 390’s are 1.1 kg per binding, while the mc’s were 0.85 kg per binding… not lighter by much in terms of absolute weight, but it definitely makes a difference that i can feel when i bomb down the hill on choppy snow.