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Burton Mission Bindings, How tight can they get?

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#1 ·
I purchased Burton Mission bindings with the traditional cranks on them, when tightening them down, I can tighten them down until they pop and will refuse to tighten anymore. I can feel no pressure on my foot while in the boot, however the boot is considerably snug. I would like to think I should be able to cut off the circulation if I tried hard enough.

Is this a concern with the binding? I have no read anything about this kind of issue. I am wondering if I should return them or contact Burton.
 
#3 ·
The thing is: I know they are fitting relatively snug, but I cannot physically feel if they are snug or not.
 
#5 ·
If I made it shorter it would not apply even pressure. There is more strap left to crank.
 
#6 ·
Whats your boot size? Whats your binding size?

Missions are probably one of the most reliable, east to adjust bindings out there. I've been riding Missions the last three seasons. Unless you're just being really picky (no offense), there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to adjust them to fit your boot...
 
#10 ·
I wear a 10.5 Ruler, That has 'Shrinkage' so a 9.5 or 10.0 footprint? I have the gas pedal all the way out and the ball of my foot is still pushing down the lip of the binding just barely though.

I got the Burton Hero board and was considering a wide board instead, something like the hero instead of the hero wide. The waist width seemed to be okay from whatever formula I used with my stance. But I still have a little toe hanging over the board after I pulled the bindings all the way back in the ICS channel. So on top of downsizing the bindings and getting rulers instead of a boot like the K2 Darko, I got the smaller sized bindings that should barely fit.

I have a friend who need bindings but wheres an 11, I might buy a pair of Large Cartels and give him my missions. But I did a lot of research on the missions and they are what I wanted I thought. How do they compare to the Cartels, or are the Cartels just about the same, just a tad more expensive?

Strap shape has come a long ways. Be stoked you cant feel the strap. It means its a great fit for you foot and boot and is distributing the pressure as designed.

Its a good thing you cant feel it, as long as its holding your boot down.
That's more comforting I suppose, as quoted below it supports that I am just picky.

I just re-read your 1st post and now im kind of confused...are you complaining they are not tight enough or too tight??? Cuz either way just adjust the strap until it feels right.

That's the issue, I cannot feel it at all.
 
#11 ·
This is a flaw on Burton bindings, I had a pair that did the same thing. In addition to this i would get half way down a run and my toe cap would be laying in front of my boot cause the ratchets keep slipping under load.

Also my 9 yr old who weighs all of 60 lbs broke 2 Burton base plates in one season. It took 2 emails to Burton just to get a response. I was promised replacement parts.....which never arrived:mad:

We both have switched to Union and could not be happier. :D
 
#15 ·
Yea, I agree. I don't see what the OP is worrying about. It's like the only problem... is there is no problem.

Chandler, there are many things I don't like about Burton, and I have broken a fair number of their bindings (pretty much all bindings break if you ride them hard enough), but their ratchets are top notch and not flawed.

To me it sounds like deepcove didn't install his bindings properly (they are a lot of adjustments that might confuse a novice who doesn't know how to set things up). I'm skeptical that his 60 lbs son broke two baseplate in one season (I'm only 150 lbs, and it took me a while and lot of crashes to break my baseplates). Again, sounds like user installation error to me.

Like I said, whiel I wasn't thrilled that my Burton binding did break (one highback, one baseplate, one of my friend' heelcup), in all cases the Burton Warranty was super responsive and super eager to help us out free of charge. Burton makes some good bindings, and they make less than good bindings... I don't think you can single them out from any other company really.
 
#16 ·
Basically, what Lonerider said. It sounds like you are a making a problem where one doesn't exist, but if you want to feel a tighter strap, just shorten the length of it..

Also, unless you have super soft boots, how would you expect to cut off your circulation? No sensible binding is going to get anywhere near that tight.

Sounds like a non-issue to me. Get them properly adjusted if you really want them tighter.
 
#17 ·
Sounds like a non-issue to me. Get them properly adjusted if you really want them tighter.
I've adjust everything on there including rotating the highbacks

I have tried shortening and lengthening the straps to no avail.
 
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