whatever happened to northwave and drake bindings as a leading company in the industry? i happened to noticed a pic of allesandro boyens rocking the drake 50's on his evo..
I just saw this post! The are still a great binding and I am not sure why people dont use them anymore. I do and a few of my buddy and they are so good, really supportive, nice toe cap and super responsive!
My first pair of boots was a Northwave circa 1995 that were retard-soft compared to today's boots but I liked them at the time. I had a pair of Drake SuperSports that lasted me 4 or 5 seasons, comfy, and built to last.
But you're right, you don't hear much about Drake/Northwave anymore. I thought I heard they are targeting the European market and kinda scaled back in the North American market.
a guy at a shop told me that some of the designers from Drake went to uninon. I'm not sure if it is true but the unions i have do have similar features to my drakes.
Used to ride 2001 Drake Podiums and they had way too many parts and options and fell apart. I paid like $300 for them and they were so uncomfortable. The early Unions were very similar to drakes just with HUGE upgrades. I bet drake is kicking themselves for not allowing the engineers to make the improvements they wanted to. C3 gave them an opportunity and it has clearly paid off.
both are still around and both have legit teams ... off top of my head they have DCP, Seth Huot, and Alexis Waite .. the parent company is Italian so yeah they do hit heavier in Europe but they still make good product .. shy away from the 50s they are now an entry level binding and kinda pfft .... I recently just bought a pair of Raidens .. it was the first pair of bindings other than Drake that Ive had in 6 years.
Anybody know where to contact them for parts? They used to be in Seattle and have gotten parts before by just calling/emailing but this year no such luck.
believe it or not theyve moved to .... are you ready for this .... Oklahoma ... I know the Drake rep here and can ask him about a company mailing address if youd like
ok so i just put my new drake bindings on and they are a medium size.... it says that they go up to 8.5. and i wear a burton hail size 9... they seem to fit perfect. i dont see how this worked...??? any comments about this.
just got back and i have to say i really liked the drake bindings. ( i had burton bindings) this is my first pair of drake bindings ... i guess i will have to see how they hold up in the long run, but day one was nothing but good.
I currently have a pair of Drake DLs because they fit my super comfy Northwaves the best. <20 days and the fabric on the straps is starting to shred, but they're decent. Nothing terribly high tech but I have fun on 'em. *shrugs* Good enough for me.
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