Mr. Right

I know you guys will probably hate to hear this but Ride's toe straps are really NICE.

bruce22

Okay, I like to hear that, tell me more...

I can always put the cap straps on my brothers board. It will be good for him to learn with those

berg

what year and what model are these on?

bruce22

07 RX's.......................

caseyjones

i rode that board with some cartels on it and it handles well just free riding and on jumps but it is way too stiff for jibs

zumiezrep24

as a matter of fact i have. i have rode several boards with them and if you are a true park rider you know you need the felx, lightweight, mobility, and the reassuring feeling of a true binding. the flows are flimsy and are pure plastic. plasitc cracks. all thats holding you in when you are turning on your heel edge is the wiring and that i have seen strip right out and see people break arms that way. no flow unless you have the money and tolerance to pain. unless you want to be the lazy american. a true binding is flexible or stiff, and can take a beating. the burtons (all lines) are made with just about all plastic and the little plastic piece on the back of the customs and the cartels is the number 1 customer complaint with it breaking. ride, rome, flux, forum bindings are all good. this year forums are better than they ever have been though.

Mr. Right

Ok well since this thread already got dragged out of the hole I may as well answer these questions.

Oh yeah, and a Zumiez rep on the board could probably get baord members a little discount eh....? haha
I have Ride SPI's I think they are 06 or 07s. The material the toe straps are made out of is very pliable and stretchy, so when you crank them down they stretch around the toe of the boot and conform to the shape of it. Burton Cap straps (whatever they call them) are more like a cup for your balls when you play baseball, and don't stretch all that much. A member on this board whom I ride with regularily (DrGreenthumb420) has Burtons with cap straps and they always slip up on the toe of his BURTON boots which he can't stand. He actually prefers his older Burtons with regular toe straps that go over the top of the boot. Rides toe straps just don't slip up unless you don't tighten them.

And flow bindings? Just because they are unique doesn't mean they are superior for anything, and the fact that you have a pain in the ass time strapping in when the pow hits, super stupid. Maybe it's just me but as a snowboarder, I greet pow with open arms every single time, and I would never be stupid enough to buy a binding that would hinder my ability to strap in when I get the snow condition of choice. I don't do much park unless there is some pow but jeez, why flows? You are relying on a cable to keep your highback where it should be instead of a real highback and a heelhoop. I'd hate to see what happens when they wear out......

Oh and this is all opinion, but I would never even consider Flows due to obvious design flaw, and Burtons just feel like plastic building blocks to me. Ride, Rome, Drake, anything with a little girth to it. If your bindings weigh a whole 3 ounces more and it bothers you, there must be a problem with your legs.

zumiezrep24

yes they are but theyre not toe straps they are a convertiable. they can be toe straps or toe caps. thats what i like about the rides and romes. although the romes stretch alot more than the rides and are alot more comftorble, the rome 390's are lighter and more durable and have alot more useful features than the rides too. the cheap rides blow ill tell you that they crack and shit because of the plastic. HEY!!! it reminds me of everyones loving burtons hahahhaha! yeah never get burton bindings the toe caps suck! the highbacks crack all the time and they dont sell individual highbacks just 1 that is fugly as hell. and oh yeah theyre made of plastic, the ride delta mvmnts (movements) and higher and the romes are hybrids theyre made with plastic and rubber, making them virtually noncrackable and more flexible whitout worrying about breaking them. you can beat those bindings to shit and nothing will happen. the thing i love about the romes is that both the toe and heel straps are filled with gel that practically molds to your foot, im sure that the deltas are filled with gel on only the heelstrap. if its gel im not too sure might just be memory foam. NO BURTON BINDINGS THAT GOES TO EVERY RIDER! THEYRE BIG AND CLUNKY!!!! ALSO! that brings me to another point. the rome 390s and targas are set up higher but still lighter so it reduces toe and heel lag. BURTON YOU JUST GOT OWNED OUT OF THE ASS BIIITCHES!

zumiezrep24

cheap and good to get used to riding with but once you hit the park with the rx's and then you switch to something more flexible. your gonna be like HOLY S#*T! hahhaha...

zumiezrep24

get the rides and YOU DONT NEED TO GET NEW TOE CAPS FOR IT! IT IS ALREADY A TOECAP/TOESTRAP ALL RIDES ARE LIKE THAT! its BETTER THAN ANY BURTON PIECE OF SHIT OUT THERE! hence why shaun white cracked his board today HAHAHHAHA