Haven't demoed, but have heard that they are interesting. The physics makes some sense, but IMO, the difference will be subtle. I'm a fan of flex anywhere I can find it, so i'll prob try these out eventually.
I demoed the NOW bindings for a weekend at the end of the last season at the recommendation of a local shop tech. I was skeptical, but figured I'd give it a try.
Other than feeling more of the flex of the board, I really didn't notice much difference between traditional bindings and the NOW bindings, especially in turn initiation. That is not to say it isn't there. What I did notice that for the first time all season I wasn't suffering from foot pain and my legs were not tired at the end of the day. I had spent all season trying to find the right boot/binding/insole combination to make the foot cramps tolerable. My boots (size 10 reduced footprint in several brands) fit the heel cup perfectly. Surprisingly I liked how few adjustments the bindings have. By the end of the weekend, I seriously considered telling the shop that my board was stolen, because I didn't want to return a part of the only boot/binding/insole that allowed me to ride without foot pain.
I picked up my pair for this season from the local shop yesterday. Build quality is nice. The buckles seem to be much improved from the demo model.
Question for those who have demoed these bindings.
It seems with this design, highbacks are not as important to generate heel pressure anymore. I am correct to assume going highback less is the best way to ride with these?
I would have bought a pair if the discount was as much as they had DMCC Lights last year. At $20 less than MSRP shipped, I'll stick with the normal places
Read every review written, watched all the videos I could find, and now I'm pretty much set on picking up a pair of these. Really just a matter of deciding which color and whether to put them on my Gnu Rider's Choice PTX or NS Cobra...
When they go down to $200, I'll think about buying them to test them out. Not a knock against the company but it's hard to spend that on new bindings before the proliferation of feedback sets in from this year's continued use.
True, especially when you have great options across the price range from Flux, Union, Rome, Ride, etc... Guess we shall see...I'm intrigued. Could be like original BTX/rocker that I hated, or could be like MTX/RC/C2BTX that I loved from the get-go.
I've yet to see a bad review. BA liked them, a few on here have liked them, even those crazies over at EL have a review up (someone tried them) and liked them.
My only concern is durability, as I know they've tested them, but will they hold up over a full season in production form.
I'm itching between getting a pair, or Burton Cartels, or sticking with my K2 Uprises which don't fit my boot well.
I'm a lifelong skateboarder and snowboarder, so the idea of a binding that creates a more skate-like feel definitely sounds cool.
But, on the other hand, I'm coming from a set of Ride bindings where the rachet buckle cracked on me, and these look like the buckle releases are plastic, and the frame is a one-piece unit that also looks like plastic (as opposed to bindings with a metal heel cup).
Also, the EVA-rubber base on the binding looks like it is attached at the toe and that's it - I put my boards on a roof rack on my car, generally upside down so the wind is deflected, and wouldn't like the EVA pad flapping out of my binding, potentially buffeted by the wind. Anyone know if it is secured?
I suppose some of these details - I'd expect more from a $220-$240 binding.
really leaning towards these, I think I'll have REI order them in for me since none of the shops around here have them.
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