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I'm starting this thread to collect thoughts and observations on the collective binding experiment simply known as Softbooting. And why it might not work out so great for some riders. Sometime back in the late 90's, someone had a dream. Could you defy both physics and logic, bring skiboarding closer to snowboarding, and have incredibly comfy feet? Maybe. Good luck. What are you smoking? Can I have some? Flash forward to 2020 and it's clear that yes, yes you do have to be high to get down with this. For no other reason than things could go horribly wrong. There is no true standard in softbooting, just some very well thought out guide posts (thanks to the community here) if your going to have any success at all. Your essentially taking a problem, (How do I bind?) throwing the obvious answer (FF pros!) out the window and complicating the matter x300 and the price...just for a shot at nirvana.
Here are a few observations for the performance envelope conscious rider:
For the record. I'm on my third build. Second pair of boots. Specifically tailored for riding my wider boards with the largest performance envelope (Condors, Sovas, Lions respectfully). I will elaborate on the bullet points in future posts, what failures I've had and write a lot more on what does work. For now here's what a working high performance build looks like:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17EV...ew?usp=sharing
I'm starting this thread to collect thoughts and observations on the collective binding experiment simply known as Softbooting. And why it might not work out so great for some riders. Sometime back in the late 90's, someone had a dream. Could you defy both physics and logic, bring skiboarding closer to snowboarding, and have incredibly comfy feet? Maybe. Good luck. What are you smoking? Can I have some? Flash forward to 2020 and it's clear that yes, yes you do have to be high to get down with this. For no other reason than things could go horribly wrong. There is no true standard in softbooting, just some very well thought out guide posts (thanks to the community here) if your going to have any success at all. Your essentially taking a problem, (How do I bind?) throwing the obvious answer (FF pros!) out the window and complicating the matter x300 and the price...just for a shot at nirvana.
Here are a few observations for the performance envelope conscious rider:
- Not all bindings are created equal
- Not all risers are created equal
- Not all boots are created equal
- A given softboot build/boot combo that works well on one board may not gel with another.
- If your not using the Saavi Wing system your dead to me.
For the record. I'm on my third build. Second pair of boots. Specifically tailored for riding my wider boards with the largest performance envelope (Condors, Sovas, Lions respectfully). I will elaborate on the bullet points in future posts, what failures I've had and write a lot more on what does work. For now here's what a working high performance build looks like:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17EV...ew?usp=sharing
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