BINDINGS

[coleslawed]

I have to say since my switch to Unions, I am in love, love, love with the mini disc.

I was riding a board in pow for the first time this week and had it set at reference, which I always try to the best of my ability to ride reference.

Wished for just a tiny bit more nose. with the Mini Disc it was super simple and I was able to just bring my front foot back 1/2"

With other bindings would have had to lose a full inch in stance or move both bindings back and loose almost two inches of tail to keep a stance width that I like.

with this do you just mean the ability to move the bolts laterally in the disc, vs toe-heel like in a unibody baseplate? I sometimes have to sacrifice a 1/4" either direction with my mini-disc Unions, but not with the full disc, as those still have lateral adjustments due to the adjustable heelcup.

[pow_hnd]

I have to say since my switch to Unions, I am in love, love, love with the mini disc.

I was riding a board in pow for the first time this week and had it set at reference, which I always try to the best of my ability to ride reference.

Wished for just a tiny bit more nose. with the Mini Disc it was super simple and I was able to just bring my front foot back 1/2"

With other bindings would have had to lose a full inch in stance or move both bindings back and loose almost two inches of tail to keep a stance width that I like.

with this do you just mean the ability to move the bolts laterally in the disc, vs toe-heel like in a unibody baseplate? I sometimes have to sacrifice a 1/4" either direction with my mini-disc Unions, but not with the full disc, as those still have lateral adjustments due to the adjustable heelcup.

I mean the ability to move the disc mini 2x2 vs 2x4 with a full disc. So by being able to move it just 2x2 then slide the disc all the way to one side I can narrow my stance by 1/2" while still having the heel cup to keep my boot centered over the board. With unibody, for me, it was always the full 2x4 because I needed the slots in the disc to move toe/heel to center my boot.

Does that make sense?

[eleveneightnate]

I've seen a handful of broken Rome bindings -- snapped highbacks or chassis -- but never seen the screws come loose myself. It strikes me as a "possible" issue vs. something that actually happens often. I'm 2 seasons into riding Bataleon and always double check the many screws, but I've never noticed any coming loose.

It was always these screws on my '21 Katanas, even with blue Loctite. Maybe they've fixed them since then, but the Katana, by comparison, has like 3-4 times as many screws as a competitive binding such as the Strata so it's just a numbers game.

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[pow_hnd]

- but never seen the screws come loose myself. It strikes me as a "possible" issue vs. something that actually happens often.

My homie ride Rome bindings, not sure what model. He's always having hardware/screws come loose. Has to tighten/check that shit every day he rides and has lost screws during the day and we've had to zip-tie his straps to get him to the base to grab some new screws.

[coleslawed]

I have to say since my switch to Unions, I am in love, love, love with the mini disc.

I was riding a board in pow for the first time this week and had it set at reference, which I always try to the best of my ability to ride reference.

Wished for just a tiny bit more nose. with the Mini Disc it was super simple and I was able to just bring my front foot back 1/2"

With other bindings would have had to lose a full inch in stance or move both bindings back and loose almost two inches of tail to keep a stance width that I like.

with this do you just mean the ability to move the bolts laterally in the disc, vs toe-heel like in a unibody baseplate? I sometimes have to sacrifice a 1/4" either direction with my mini-disc Unions, but not with the full disc, as those still have lateral adjustments due to the adjustable heelcup.

I mean the ability to move the disc mini 2x2 vs 2x4 with a full disc. So by being able to move it just 2x2 then slide the disc all the way to one side I can narrow my stance by 1/2" while still having the heel cup to keep my boot centered over the board. With unibody, for me, it was always the full 2x4 because I needed the slots in the disc to move toe/heel to center my boot.

Does that make sense?

yes it does. just wanted to clarify that you'll get the same adjustment (or maybe even more) on a full sized disc from Union (or any other adjustable heelcup binding) due to be able to adjust stance tip-tail and letting the adjustable heel cup tune the toe-heel adjustment.