So it took me a long time and a bit of cash to get my boots comfortable. This season I upgraded my board and bindings with an eye to grow into the equipment. For the bindings I picked up a pair of Union MC Metafuse, I liked the idea of the lightness and they were rated stiff which matched my board and boots. I needed to return the first pair to size up. But I have to say after a number of adjustments I'm now getting foot pain that I never encountered with my old (05-06?) Burton Cartels, green and white. I've got absolutely no beef with the craftsmanship, I just think it might be a bad fit. I have super wide 4E Fred Flinstone feet and I'm just wondering if either the lack of padding or sizing could be the cause. Have any of you ran into this and especially if you have a wide foot what was a better alternative? I would like to stay with Union, but would choose otherwise for more comfort.
Thanks
Rob
Maybe you are cranking down on the top cap/strap too much thus causing pain on the foot? You did mention that it doesn't feel stable and there it's slipping? Perhaps you are overcompensating for the slippage by cranking down on the toe cap / strap too much. Or if the toe cap isn't center, you will be get pressure points on the boot.
Perhaps you can take a picture of your boot in the binding and post it. Picture is worth a thousand words.
Toe cap is centered, cranking down could be part of the cause, but then what to do about slippage? I'll take a picture this weekend and post it. I can return the bindings, but to be fair I'd rather try to figure it out and become a bit more knowledgeable and attuned to my equipment. I am not a mechanically inclined person but am planning on setting up both a snowboard and bike work area this summer to start to change that. I'm lucky enough to have a garage in Brooklyn, I figure it's time to put it to better use than strictly storing junk in.
Thanks for the reply,
Rob
My toe caps on my Unions slipped as well. I had to frankenbinding them out with a toe cap from another binding. Mine were the 2012/2013 Asadachi 5 (which from my understanding is mix of parts, but also a color. I'm not sure, but I thought I read that they had a base from one binding and highback straps from another...I could be totally wrong. As I also read that Asadachi is only the name of a color/pattern. Meaning wood).
Was yours a case of the strap slipping up onto the boot? Mine is able to move within the strap without the actual strap moving, does that sound bizarre? I'll post some pics and maybe try to get a vid as well. I'm perfectly willing to accept that I could be the problem here, but who the hell knows. I'm just pissed it looks like my season's over....though a good tax return????
Sounds like your boots might be too narrow in your bindings. So your boot is always (even if just slightly) moving. My old boots were like this (Deeluxe). The more movement you have the increase in your chances of slippage. My boots are locked in my bindings. There was never side-to-side movement. My old caps just didn't seem to want to work with my boots. They have a slicker toe (Ride Insanos) and the old toe cap would occasionally slip up for whatever reason. I like my bindings too much to throw them out with the bathwater. So I opted for new caps.
boots in bindings with straps
boots in bindings without straps (how wide the boot is vs. width of binding)
kittens in the bath tub with foam on their heads
picture of where the pressure is on your feet in your boots in your bindings (ms paint!!!)
Hey thanks to everyone for the helpful responses, I'm going to get some pictures up this week and see if I can get some more great insight from the board.
RE: Cats in the bathtub, you wanted me to bathe them in the tub? Oops, my bad.
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