To me when it comes to bindings there are only to main factors..
1) matching the binding with riding style. stiff/soft.
2) Comfort, something that will allow you to ride all day w/o and pressure points etc..
That being said, as far as i can tell, canting is the most important feature on the binding. also comfy straps..
Sooo whats everybody's thoughts on canting and who makes the most comfy straps!
Agreed. Canted footbeds are cool, but not a dealbreaker unless you have really bad knees. In that case they might be crucial. Smooth ratchets, toestraps that don't slip, and comfy anklestraps are the most important to me.
I find myself riding my Ride NRc's over my Union Force because the foot bed is stupid comfy, the toe cap is sweet, and the ankle strap is just fine. The ratchets treat me just fine also.... I have the newer style ratchets and I've got no complaints.
So I wouldn't leave out the comfort of a footbed...
If you were standing in "normal" walking position with your feet about 6"-7" apart they might cause too much pronation, but since you mount your bindings a couple of feet apart on a snowboard the canted bindings don't have that effect.
I have found that canted bindings prevent my feet from sliding laterally too much, which used to cause pain under my 5th metatarsal head (ball of foot behind pinky toe). I think canted bindings were a godsend.
Not that I know of but ant good boot fitter or orthopedic shop can provide you with canted insoles to go in your boots. They have been doing this for years with ski and snowboard boots. If you do not want to replace your bindings with canted ones, this is a good option.
Other than that, you could certainly make a do it yourself system using high density sticky foam and cut out a strip to place on your existing foot bed of the binding...:thumbsup:
I don't think this is the same thing. Canting footbeds affect the foot ankle and leg complex as a whole while your locked into your boot.
A canted Orthotic would affect your Subtalar Joint Neutral and mainly is used to adjust for pronation and supination foot positions. subtle adjustments to the ankle has effects all the way up to your hip and back.
The canted foot bed in my opinion doesn't have such a direct effect on the ankle as the custom orthotic would.
Not that I know of but ant good boot fitter or orthopedic shop can provide you with canted insoles to go in your boots. They have been doing this for years with ski and snowboard boots. If you do not want to replace your bindings with canted ones, this is a good option.
Other than that, you could certainly make a do it yourself system using high density sticky foam and cut out a strip to place on your existing foot bed of the binding...:thumbsup:
If you want to ghetto cant your boots insole cut a strip of cardboard that's half as wide as the foot bed and runs from the toe to the heel put it under the big toe and poof you're canted out or reverse it and put it under the pinky to the heel and poof you're canted in.
I have knee problems and have been thinking about doing some ghetto fabulous modifications to create a cant footbed for my bindings. I want to leave my boots alone as I think canted footbeds in the boots would suck for hiking and trekking.
I'm surprised a ghetto (or non-ghetto if they're awesome!) mod for canted footbeds hasn't surfaced by now. I'm trying to think of ways of obtaining EVA foam to made canted mods too.
If you guys haven't tried out canted beds it's definitely worth a look, especially if you have bad knees. You definitely notice the difference, I love the contrbands because of those canted beds... not just that, but it's a definite plus!.
there was an instructor at mt snow whos been doing this for years. he would take the kind of plastic most season passes would be made out of and cut in half then slip it under the bindings on which ever side your suppose to cant and tighten down the bindings so that side didnt go down as far as the other side of the binding. thats prob the best ghetto cant youd be able to do that i can think of.
I would def like to check out canting options in the future but the best fix is moving your stance in an inch or so. I was rocking 26in a few years ago but it was causing a lot of stress on the outside of my knees, esp my front one, but I moved my stance to 24in and the problem was solved. And I don't really miss my super wide stance anyways.
I haven't tried it yet. Just a link I have saved. I will say that when you cant the whole binding the amount that the outside needs to raise is quite surprising.
Yeah thats true its really an external cant. I always like thin footbeds though I would much rather have regular bindings then sacrifice the amount of feel lost from raising the bindings that much.
You want to ghetto cant your binding go down to the local hardware store get a section of that plastic/fake wood bullshit they make decks out of cut it to the shape of your binding then plane it down at an angle. Get longer bolts and there you go.
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