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Several question from a begginer!

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#1 · (Edited)
Hi I just recently got my first snowboard and have been wondering about binding, board, boot combinations. I won the board in a design competition and its has my design on it. They sent me a Salomon Scout despite the fact i asked for a the new Official but they were sold out. Shit happens i guess. I have been skiing for 10 years and want to progress fast in snowboarding so i need a decent binding. I was thinking about the Union Forces or Rome Targas? I dont know about boots. What is this board like? A plank or ok?

Thanks very much.

I am about size 9 in shoes and am 175 cm tall. The board is 157 whitch i think is about right.
 
#2 ·
first off, the length of board you want depends on your weight, not height, and what you want to use it for. also, both the forces and the targas are excellent bindings, i personally love the forces but a lot of people also love their targas because they are really adjustable. i would say whatever you can get a better price on, especially since youre just starting out. i dont know anything about saloman boards though. and for boots, try on as many pairs as you can and get the ones tha fit best. you can also use the search feature on the forum to find more infor about the forces and targas, and maybe your board.
 
#6 ·
Your boots are the most important part of the equation. There's no reason to spend lots of $$ on bindings since you've never snowboarded before. What if you drop hundreds of dollars on a setup and you find that you hate it?

Since it's your 1st time snowboarding, go rent some boots and bindings and try snowboarding before you buy anything.

If you fall in love with it, most bindings made today are pretty good. Anything from Salomon, Rome, Union and K2 will be good stuff. It's tough to go wrong with any of those.
 
#8 ·
I would do the exact opposite and buy boots(you can always return them after a day or two) and rent board/bindings.

Most mountains i've tried out here had trash boots that are either way too stiff, have zero padding, or are packed out from being ridden dozens if not hundreds of times.

But since hes a skier he can probably get away without renting, because hes probably in good enough shape to learn snowboarding without giving up.
Most people give up snowboarding because they are out of shape and get tired after an hour of falling.

Boots are by far your most important peice of equipment though, I would say moreso than your board.
You can snowboard with a shitty board/bindings and good boots just fine, you might not have the minut control you get with better bindings/boards but you can learn and get down the mountain.
If you try riding with shitty boots you will quit in an hour after your feet are numb or aching to hell or both.
 
#13 · (Edited)
I emailed Union about the straps since they've got so few days on them and the guy gave me a 1 sentence reply.

"Replacement straps are available at www.c3-shop.com"

No, "thank you". No "glad you like our bindings". No, "sorry the straps only lasted 25-30 days etc"...No nothing.

I guess it's new binding time! I am really, really leaning toward Rome Targas. Riding style is 75% all mtn and 25% park I figure they should be just about perfect for what I do. Plus, I keep reading on how great Rome is at standing behind their stuff.
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