Comments on: Binding Review: 09-10 Forum Shakas

By: Seymour

Seymour — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:24:38 +0000

yeah 2011 shakas are MUUUUUCHHHH better than the 2010’s, I recommend those for shure.

By: colin

colin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:41:56 +0000

These bindings kick ass full season on them and i have had no issues with them at all? bolts coming loose? Have any of u ever ridden unions ? They are horrible uncomfortable ,toe strap is worst on the market and they have little to no feel or response not to mention tightening your strap bolts every three runs im starting to think none of u even ride or try different equipment. Burton /forum are the best bindings onthe market in my opinion

By: Shay

Shay — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:39:06 +0000

That’s good to hear the feedback on the durability of them and I definitely wish my reviews could incorporate the durability of gear over time so it’s great to hear these comments on the reviews of people that spend more time on them than I do.

Definitely the gear I ride all season get the thorough reviews and I write if they don’t make it (cough analog pants soon).

By: DylanBee

DylanBee — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:35:04 +0000

Ye Bruce knows what’s up. I ride park so the bolts loosen up just ollieing and spinning so every 5-10 runs they start to get loose, I’ve got 42 days on them now and they’re good bindings if you switch them every season. durability is crap but i’m beginning to believe in the hinge, but whether or not i like that i’m not sure yet. well find out when i’m pumpin over Kong and my back bindings snaps.
Cheers! Thanks for the stickers Shannon

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:02:50 +0000

I dont normally post reviews or anything on the internet, but after like 15 ish days of riding I have to say these bindings are awesome but arent durable at all and im talking about mounting bolts and the bolts holding the highback in place.

I already broke the shoit out of them and am using a skatebolt to hold it in place, and they loose up ever few runs.

I ride my stuff hard, but not harder than some riders

setup: park pickle
shakas
rulers

By: A.

A. — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:17:41 +0000

Why would I want to ride new binding tech when I have a perfectly functional pair of clickers?!

By: Shay

Shay — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:25:31 +0000

Brett, I agree with Brek’s advice. Contacts are pretty soft, Shakas were middle of the road and Forces as well for all mountain riding.

It’d be interesting to see a whole season with the shaka’s since alot of the concerns are the longevity of the binding. Yeah team riders use them but they can replace them quickly if there are issues. But average riders riding them and seeing how well they hold up would be a good test for sure.

By: Terry Haakonsen

Terry Haakonsen — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:08:09 +0000

you wouldn’t want the binders to flex torsionally with the board, that would give you zero control and probably hurt your feet. if you want zero binding feeling then go noboarding.

By: no really

no really — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:36:41 +0000

plaese 2 post pix of broken binding bolts thx

I’ll eat every broken M6 hardened steel binding mounting bolt in the history of snowboarding…population: zero. comeonbrosrsly

By: SuperCollider

SuperCollider — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:26:52 +0000

.. Or the screws work loose. Hadn’t thought of that (thanks DylanBee).
but the board flexes, the hinge flexes but doesn’t compress, so it kind of slides away from the topsheet, pulling the top half of the bolts towards the nose and tail, while the board squeezes the bottom half of the bolts towards each other. On jupiter that’s called shear.