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Kevington wrote: Wed Mar 05, 2025 11:20 pm

dpartridge7 wrote: Wed Mar 05, 2025 11:02 pm

Kevington wrote: Wed Mar 05, 2025 10:51 pm I wonder if it would make sense to have a din setting release thing like ski bindings? Not even joking here. The above situation is perfect case where it would be better if the bindings disengaged on impact rather than breaking.

that would be so heavy....

or you could stick with 2 straps bindings like most advanced riders that do heavy cliff drops

Well yes, that would be one solution.

I was more suggesting that if Burton/Step-on are trying to make their system the industry norm then some sort of release mechanism that activates under the heaviest of impacts might make sense. Something that kicks in before your boots break would be nice.

C.Fuzzy wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:35 am In my mind the cure for this is just continued consideration and iterations of the system towards increasing the robustness of heel attachment or less downward sheer force on that screw (if that's what contributed here, idk).

Compared to traditional bindings its a relatively new system, and trad bindings have went though 50 years of product development, with many many failures.

I've had countless failures of heelcups breaking, straps breaking, ratchets, highbacks, so on and so forth. Not to forget great products like baseless bindings, flip-claps on the straps (before ratchets) and the like.

The first iteration of Now bindings had a well known and documented issue with ladders breaking... and that wasn't launching off shit, that was just them breaking for no real reason at all. I had to ride down from the top of Bohemia with just a toe strap because of that particular issue.

My point is both that equipment failures happen regardless, and traditional bindings have the benefit of a much much longer R&D, and still shit breaks.

eleveneightnate wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:36 am One thing's for certain: Step On's release lever would not jive with Shaun's boot grabs.

C.Fuzzy wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 8:14 am
New trick: release, 1 foot mcmeatball, stomp back in on landing...

Profit

eleveneightnate wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:36 am One thing's for certain: Step On's release lever would not jive with Shaun's boot grabs.

dpartridge7 wrote: Wed Mar 05, 2025 11:51 pm

Kevington wrote: Wed Mar 05, 2025 11:20 pm Well yes, that would be one solution.

I was more suggesting that if Burton/Step-on are trying to make their system the industry norm then some sort of release mechanism that activates under the heaviest of impacts might make sense. Something that kicks in before your boots break would be nice.

oh...i see now. pro's competing in big air with their step-ons (because step-ons have become the standard), landing a 50ft jump, there is a high chance one of their heavy bindings will release their boot. sounds more like jackass than big air.