CheoSamad

So, either tomorrow or the day after I will be ordering/picking up a new pair of bindings.

The 2 I'm trying to decide between are the Cartel, and the Malavita.

The board they are going on is a Lobster Freestyle, and I will be riding park almost exclusively.
Which one would you guys choose for this setup?

(Size 11 Nike Zoom force ones if that makes a difference to anyone)

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snowklinger

They are pretty close man. The 'Vitas are a bit more $$ for a bit lighter and a touch of tech/features. Both would be great IMO. I have '12 Vitas on my Proto right now they are . I would like to get Cartels as well.

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CheoSamad

They will be my Christmas gift so the $$ part does not bother me much. The cost is pretty close on them. I have been told the Vitas are stiffer.

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snowklinger

Yea but its pretty marginal. I have a feeling the baseplate on the Cartel is a little more solid but I haven't had the chance to compare them yet.

Jus' sayin that

1. they are pretty close and would be hard to appreciate the differences. ( meaning you would be stoked on either or disapointed with both)

2. money no issue? can't go wrong with the 'Vitas. If you want looser go Cartel, Nivek says starting in '12 the Cartels are coming back to park domination while the 'Vitas seem to have more all mountain support. There are plenty of kids who ride noodles for jibbin with pretty supportive bindings and boots so just keep in mind how subjective it all is.

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CheoSamad

I think I am gonna be going for the Vita. Hopefully I like them. I have loved my last 2 pairs of Burton bindings so lets hope I'm on a hot streak.

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CheoSamad

I ended up getting the Cartel today. While they are both pretty similar I feel like the Vita is a more all mountain binding, and the Cartel is a bit more park friendly.
Super stoked on the restricted colors.

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dice

Good call.

I was in the same boat all week! With only $18 difference between (40% sale) them I couldn't decide. I wanted something very similar to my P1.1's (which I love for everything from park, to jumps, to trees, to carving and speed) in that they are forgiving & have enough room for playing around, accurate on jumps and still be aggressive when need be.

Anyway... in the end it seemed like the Cartels would be the better choice to pair with my Travis Rice just cause of the extra flex & play.

I think it was so close that I don't think I'd gone wrong either way. But rather than get the VITA's, I'll be holding out for the Genesis as my all around when I spot 'em on a good sale!


Thnx for OP.

Cheers...

Triple8Sol

I was at the Burton Mountain Festival demo weekend at Mt. Hood Meadows this past weekend, and tested out the Restricted Cartels. When I was debating whether to demo those or the Vitas, The guy that set me up with them explained the Vitas are softer--so I went with the Cartels. I heard the same thing from a shop kid at a reputable local snowboard shop.

Then you've got people on this forum saying it's the other way around...so which is it?

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NoOtherOptions

40% sale? Yo yo where?

tdn

The Cartels have traditionally been stiffer, but the 2013 model has gotten softer. I haven't been able to compare them to the 2013 Malavitas, but I do know that the 2013 Cartels definitely feel softer to me than my 2012 Cartels.