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Bindings for Ride Highlife

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#1 ·
Help! Noob to the world of stiff boards here :embarrased1:

Recently got a 2014 Ride Highlife UL which I'm yet to ride. My intentions for it are aggressively charging groomers, and powder when available. I like to pop off natural features, maybe the odd kicker but I've got other boards for when I'm in a freestyle mood. Certainly no boxes or rails on this! I also ride in Burton Motos, will these be limiting with a stiff board? Can a stiffer binding make up for this? I've got some M3 Pivots and Technine brewer pros which I can put on it, but don't feel like they'd be up to it.

Anyway, I've got a few bindings in mind, though I'm certainly open to all suggestions. Biggest issue is ability to actually get them here in New Zealand, I'll be damned if I'm paying full retail here, and many overseas sites won't ship most major brands.

So far on my list:
Rome 390 Boss
Ride Capo
Ride El Hefe - Retail $600 here, and hard to import. Would love these.
Union Force
Union Charger
Burton Malavitas
Burton Missions

Thoughts? Bonus is I'm in no rush as our seasons over, so can wait for deals to try and get the best possible price. Budget can be an issue, but if it's truly worth it I don't mind saving more.
 
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#3 ·
I knew that was coming hah. I bought the Motos when away on a trip and the stitching on the tounge of my second hand 32s popped right out on the first day. Walked into the store that night, asked for every boot they had in a 10.5 for under $250 and walked out the the Motos. Tried on 4 boots and they fit the best, only have 5 days on them.

El Hefe's may be out if I have to fork out for new boots as well, would Burton Rulers be a good step up? I love the speed lacing, and don't want to go so stiff that I won't enjoy riding them on my other boards.
 
#4 ·
A little help anyone? My lists still pretty big, help me knock some of them off, or add some more if you're that way inclined:crazy2:
 
#9 ·
I would say malavitas and missions would be way to soft of a binding for a stiff board. My dad has Ride Capos on his deck and the Aluminum heel cup has a really nice locked in feel, but you can still press/ollie with it a little since it is somewhat a freestyle binding.
 
#5 ·
Rome 390 Bosses are an awesome binding. However if you're looking for a stuffer, super responsive bindnig their Targa is probably a better option. 390s are more middle of the road and mean for all mountain including park, where as the Targa is a beefy bomber style binding meant for aggressive riding, jumps, drops, etc. Highly recommend it.
 
#7 ·
Awesome, thanks for that guys. Hadn't even heard of the Targas but they look ideal. They don't seem to be sold anywhere here in NZ, will keep my eye on sites that will ship here for some deals. 390 Boss is easier to source here, would they still be suitable or just not quite stiff enough?

Burton Malavitas are quite easy to source and often on sale, how would they compare to others in the line up? Worth getting on a deal or are some of the others that much better? Same goes for the Missions, they're both rated at a 6.
 
#8 ·
Do some work, send some pms to some companies in the US or keep searching in NZ and you'll find some Targas. They are insane. That being said the 390s will work fine, great binding and I've charged hard with them in some gnarly terrain, but like I mentioned a tad more freestyle oriented.
 
#15 ·
The only place so far I've found DMs that will ship here comes to about $500 :scared1:

I love living on this little rock in the middle of no where, but it has its drawbacks! :rofl3:
 
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