Contact Pros, Union Forces SL or Rome 390 Boss? - Snowboarding Forum

TimeTraveller · 03-07-2012, 12:39 AM

Hey guys, I'll be hitting the Park a lot more this year. Jumps and Rails at 70-80% and shred and cruise the mountain about 20-30% of the time.

I'm stuck on what would suit. The Contact Pros, Force SLs or the Rome 390 Boss

I'm 173cm(5'7 or 5'8? lol I dunno) and size US10 feet.

Any Ideas or suggestions?

grinaldo3 · 03-07-2012, 03:11 AM

What kind of board?

Extremo · 03-07-2012, 04:13 AM

The Force SL baseplate is much stiffer than the Contact Pro...two completely different feels. I ride the Force in the park, because I like a tighter feel in my bindings, others like them loose. It's all personal preference.

TimeTraveller · 03-07-2012, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by grinaldo3

What kind of board?

Not sure yet. Last season I bought a second-hand T.Rice "Contradiction" for my first snowboard and that was awesome but this year I want a brand new board. I'm thinking another Lib-tech. A Box Scratcher, Ride
DH2, K2 WWW, Forum Destroyer, Bataleon Goliath and so on. There's waaaay too many on my mind lol.

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Originally Posted by Extremo

The Force SL baseplate is much stiffer than the Contact Pro...two completely different feels. I ride the Force in the park, because I like a tighter feel in my bindings, others like them loose. It's all personal preference.

Hmmm... Ok so I think I'll take out the contacts. I heard the Forces and 390 boss is quite similar? You ever tried them?

Extremo · 03-07-2012, 06:23 AM

You don't have to take out the contacts...I was just pointing out they have a very different feel. I know a lot of people who like them.

I haven't ridden the 390 Boss, but I have ridden the 390 from a few years ago. The baseplate was a little stiffer than the Force but the straps were like marshmellow. Again, different flex and response with different parts of the bindings. I ride the Force because it has the feel and flex I prefer. Both are solid bindings, you really can't go wrong with either of them.

03-07-2012, 12:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
TimeTraveller Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2	Contact Pros, Union Forces SL or Rome 390 Boss? Hey guys, I'll be hitting the Park a lot more this year. Jumps and Rails at 70-80% and shred and cruise the mountain about 20-30% of the time. I'm stuck on what would suit. The Contact Pros, Force SLs or the Rome 390 Boss I'm 173cm(5'7 or 5'8? lol I dunno) and size US10 feet. Any Ideas or suggestions?

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03-07-2012, 03:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
grinaldo3 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 32	What kind of board?

03-07-2012, 04:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
Extremo -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NH Posts: 3,115	The Force SL baseplate is much stiffer than the Contact Pro...two completely different feels. I ride the Force in the park, because I like a tighter feel in my bindings, others like them loose. It's all personal preference.

03-07-2012, 06:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Extremo -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NH Posts: 3,115	You don't have to take out the contacts...I was just pointing out they have a very different feel. I know a lot of people who like them. I haven't ridden the 390 Boss, but I have ridden the 390 from a few years ago. The baseplate was a little stiffer than the Force but the straps were like marshmellow. Again, different flex and response with different parts of the bindings. I ride the Force because it has the feel and flex I prefer. Both are solid bindings, you really can't go wrong with either of them.