New Quick Entry System

zk0ot said:

closer to this design from fulltilt boots... almost the same. except the lock. something to look into i suppose.

As an outsider. i dont think there is enough benefit. the buckle time is only slightly quicker on the ankle strap (still gotta ratchet the toe).... at the cost of loss of micro adjustability, possible dead spots.

seeing that k2's autos didnt survive even though it was a good idea. that the super quick rear entry or traditional strap bindings are going to trump anything else.
It needs to be exceedingly beneficial in today's world. a slight enhancement isnt worth peoples time it seems.

Dont take this as a "foot on your head" to keep you down but encouragement to bring this above and beyond. its not there yet.

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Hm that's interesting. I'd never seen that ski boot design before. It's very similar, but not quite the same.

K2 Autos can't open beer bottles. My design can. Haha
For mountain riding, it's only a slight enhancement, but for yard sessions or street riding (which is growing in popularity), this design provides a significant benefit. I haven't met one person who hasn't found the ratchet and ladder system at least slightly inconvenient when hitting one rail all day/night. That's kind of what I'm going for—a new binding system for street riding and East Coast resorts that only have like 2ft of vertical

ShredLife said:

sorry, nope.

you're trying to take tech from 1989 and make a better modern binding.... ????? go look at old snowboard bindings, like from before you were born and you'll slap yourself of the forehead with a "DoH!" worthy of Homer.

this will:

make the binding heavier

make the binding release when you don't want it to much easier

make the binding less adjustable

solve a problem that simply does not exist

cost you alot of $ to figure out that no one wants this and literally every binding company knows all about that style of hinge and no one has used it for over a decade.


people don't wear their bindings on the same setting all day. your feet swell, get sore, you ride different terrain with your straps different...

no.

the edge of every snowboard can open a bottle.... hell i used to do it with my teeth

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No, I have never seen my tech before. I'm not taking anyone else' idea. The device is no larger than a ratchet, so the weight difference is unnoticeable. It won't unintentionally release because of that black piece shown on the plastic print. The binding will not be less adjustable if I had more resources than an $11/hour job, plastic prints, and Lowe's. It is a hassle to use ratchets and ladders for yard and street sessions.

quikboarder93 said:

No, I have never seen my tech before. I'm not taking anyone else' idea. The device is no larger than a ratchet, so the weight difference is unnoticeable. It won't unintentionally release because of that black piece shown on the plastic print. The binding will not be less adjustable if I had more resources than an $11/hour job, plastic prints, and Lowe's. It is a hassle to use ratchets and ladders for yard and street sessions.

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well sounds like you've got it all figured out. hit me up when you get a yacht or whatever so we can go do teh hookers and blow :thumbsup:

you might find a use in it but i doubt the idea is marketable. just my opinion i guess. unfortunately i'm usually right.

Just for the record, I don't drink either (in fact, I have never even been drunk), so I have no idea how much anyone would care that it opens bottles. I was just throwing that in there. As I mentioned earlier in this post, I have Asperger's/a form of autism, so norms, social interactions, and communication aren't natural for me.

If haters want to hate, they can go ahead. Just keep in mind, you'll be mocking someone with autism, and I do not think society will be with you on that at all.

I don't want a yacht, fancy car, or any of that nonsense. I can think of at least 100 other good uses for that kind of money.

quikboarder93 said:

Just for the record, I don't drink either (in fact, I have never even been drunk), so I have no idea how much anyone would care that it opens bottles. I was just throwing that in there. As I mentioned earlier in this post, I have Asperger's/a form of autism, so norms, social interactions, and communication aren't natural for me.

If haters want to hate, they can go ahead. Just keep in mind, you'll be making fun of someone with autism, and I do not think society will be with you on that at all.

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whoa buddy relax - no one is making fun of you. i don't give a shit what kind of ADD you have.

i don't drink either and as a matter of fact i might acually be a sociopath if we're going off of some kind of clinical definitions....

its an idea. i happen to think it has been done before. its a function of binding straps from about 25 years ago.

you've had alot of people giving you positive feedback - if you can't take negative feedback you shouldn't post shit on the internet. butthurt will get you nowhere.

ShredLife said:

whoa buddy relax - no one is making fun of you. i don't give a shit what kind of ADD you have.

i don't drink either and as a matter of fact i might acually be a sociopath if we're going off of some kind of clinical definitions....

its an idea. i happen to think it has been done before. its a function of binding straps from about 25 years ago.

you've had alot of people giving you positive feedback - if you can't take negative feedback you shouldn't post shit on the internet. butthurt will get you nowhere.

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It's not ADD, but OK. I just got the impression you were just being closed-minded and bashing, but if you're not, then that's cool. I'm good with that. Similar to Sheldon Cooper from Big Bang Theory, I just can't always figure out people's intentions or where they are with things. I misunderstand people all the time and vice versa. Now that that's settled though...

If you could please send me pictures of this old binding design you are referring to, then I would love to see it.

Nice

Good work on this. It's good to see a kid actually doing something besides playing video games and/or sitting at their computer playing armchair quarterback.

Of all the dumb "inventions" we see every single year with snowboard bindings, this isn't one of those (In my humble opinion).

Here's my advice - Don't waste your money on patents. This system already exists, and is currently on the market. The fact that it works so well, leads me to think we'll be seeing a lot more of it in the future.

Make some sets, get them on snow, and see where it goes from there.

ShredLife said:

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Looks very similar, but harder to use and the part that wraps around is fixed. That actually looks closer to Gnu's system.

This is the kind of feedback and information I am looking for. I will keep this in mind. Thank you

UNION INHOUSE said:

Good work on this. It's good to see a kid actually doing something besides playing video games and/or sitting at their computer playing armchair quarterback.

Of all the dumb "inventions" we see every single year with snowboard bindings, this isn't one of those (In my humble opinion).

Here's my advice - Don't waste your money on patents. This system already exists, and is currently on the market. The fact that it works so well, leads me to think we'll be seeing a lot more of it in the future.

Make some sets, get them on snow, and see where it goes from there.

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Thanks! Well, video games aren't as fun as challenging the mind and trying to take yourself to your full potential in my opinion. Ha

Yeah, I've seen those crazy "inventions." They all shared one common thing: over-complicating what doesn't need to be over-complicated. I decided to go the opposite route and try to simplify things. Not trying to say that my invention is awesome, next best thing, and all that, but that was my thought process.

I am already in the process of trying to get a hold of a fully functional CNC part. I'll be doing some filming/testing this season and I'll keep you guys posted! Resorts here won't be open for at least another 1.5 months though.

ShredLife said:

sorry, nope.

you're trying to take tech from 1989 and make a better modern binding.... ????? go look at old snowboard bindings, like from before you were born and you'll slap yourself of the forehead with a "DoH!" worthy of Homer.

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Wasnt there reverse camber boards back in the day too if im not mistaken? Seems like that old tech is doing pretty damn good these days. Maybe this can make a come back too, especially if it was marketed a ton. A lot of people would probably just buy these with cool marketing.


In my opinion you could be onto something but not sure if I would ever use them depending on a few things people have mentioned:
-Weight increase?
-Adjustability- on the other side of the strap you could maybe have a hand clamp that has adjustable ladders similar to a regular binding that you only have to set one time easily with your hands.
-Would they unstrap accidentally?
-They look really ugly

Still not sure if Id ever be interested personally depending on how much the design improved but I can definitely see the upside for hiking rails and street. Either way really impressive for you to do this, im curious.

seant46 said:

Wasnt there reverse camber boards back in the day too if im not mistaken? Seems like that old tech is doing pretty damn good these days. Maybe this can make a come back too, especially if it was marketed a ton.


In my opinion you could be onto something but not sure if I would ever use them depending on a few things people have mentioned:
-Weight increase?
-Adjustability- on the other side of the strap you could maybe have a hand clamp that has adjustable ladders similar to a regular binding that you only have to set one time.
-Would they unstrap accidentally?
-They look really ugly

Still not sure if Id ever be interested personally depending on how much the design improved but I can definitely see the upside for hiking rails and street. Either way really impressive for you to do this, im curious.

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-Weight increase is minimal
-Adjustability- There would be hand clamps on both sides for adjusting tightness and centering the strap
-They would not release accidentally because of the black lock piece shown on the plastic print that prevents it from opening
-They look ugly because it's not fully developed yet. The final strap will not have that huge stupid looking loop. It will be closer to the loop on the black strap.

There is no tech similar to it either. Even the old binding tech that other guy posted is different from what i have.

Glad you are impressed! I've probably put over 200 hours into this project. By the way, the prototype without the locking device works too. The tension holds it shut. I used it all last season and it only has released on me 1 time after hitting it on a rail in my front yard.

It just seems like if that latch get hits on something it would release although not too often but I think this is the main problem IMO. Hard to tell without feeling it out in person but like you said it did release one you one time. Maybe if the release latch wasnt sticking out so far to get caught on stuff but i realize its an early prototype. I have never had a good pair of regular bindings come undone that I can remember. My second biggest concern would be weight but I think that and and looks of it would get better once you develop it further.

Anyways yeah keep going with it I think its pretty cool what youre trying to do who knows maybe it will take off one day. Good luck!

seant46 said:

It just seems like if that latch get hits on something it would release although not too often but I think this is the main problem IMO. Hard to tell without feeling it out in person but like you said it did release one you one time. Maybe if the release latch wasnt sticking out so far to get caught on stuff but i realize its an early prototype. I have never had a good pair of regular bindings come undone that I can remember. My second biggest concern would be weight but I think that and and looks of it would get better once you develop it further.

Anyways yeah keep going with it I think its pretty cool what youre trying to do who knows maybe it will take off one day. Good luck!

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It would release without the piece that locks into the bottom of the base, but with that piece on the plastic prototype, it will not release unintentionally. I'll do another video with more detail once I get the CNC machined parts to explain what I mean. I am shortening the lever extension and if a snowboard binding company wanted to use it, then they could mount it higher to prevent it from hitting rails and other objects, but I'm not altering my heelcups at the risk of ruining my bindings. Haha

Thanks for your input! Really appreciate it.

quikboarder93 said:

No worries here about me admitting faults haha. I try to stay as humble as possible. Big egos are overrated and are limiting to the mind, which is meant to be an infinitely expandable tool.

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Awesome work man. Keep it up. I'm sure you could get in with some company to produce that.

Also, the above quote is pretty rad.

quikboarder93 said:

Just for the record, I don't drink either (in fact, I have never even been drunk), so I have no idea how much anyone would care that it opens bottles. I was just throwing that in there. As I mentioned earlier in this post, I have Asperger's/a form of autism, so norms, social interactions, and communication aren't natural for me.

If haters want to hate, they can go ahead. Just keep in mind, you'll be mocking someone with autism, and I do not think society will be with you on that at all.

I don't want a yacht, fancy car, or any of that nonsense. I can think of at least 100 other good uses for that kind of money.

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WORD!:eusa_clap:

solucien said:

I think its a pretty good start too, and definitely more interesting than many other attempts to bring the next-best-thing into snowboarding.
Burton has a simple lock-down lever on their Bootlegger Restricted toecap for this year, and yes similar things have been done in the past, and yes easy micro-adjustment should be solved, but I like how you are looking at this.
Keep it up and this might go somewhere!

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Yeah, someone actually just showed me that. Looks pretty sick! Not a big fan of Burton though...

BigmountainVMD said:

Awesome work man. Keep it up. I'm sure you could get in with some company to produce that.

Also, the above quote is pretty rad.

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That's what I'm hoping for! I think these CNC parts will really allow the design to show through. Then, hopefully, I can get a company sold on it.

And thanks. I'm glad someone appreciates some of my little philosophies on life. Haha