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Flow or K2 Step In Bindings?

Sunday 15th February 2009 at 5:46:09 AM

Broxi
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Hi,

I''m very new to snowboarding and still taking lessons. However, I fell behind from my friends on the lessons front last week and deciding I''m going to get locked into a full week of lessons this coming week with the intention of being done with it by Saturday.

My main issue is with getting in and out of my bindings all the time so I was looking at the Flow style bindings. Then I discovered that K2 do a similar product for around the same prices. So my question is, what are the differences between these two bindings and what in your experience would be your preference of the two?

Appreciate any help on this matter.

P.S. - As a side point, on reading the "what snowboard do you have" thread, I noticed the Burton Custom board mentioned by many of the posters, it would seem to be one of the more popular snowboards. Would the Burton Custom be any good for a beginner/newbie snowboarder?

Thursday 19th February 2009 at 7:08:06 PM

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Hey man,

Both the Flow bindings and the K2's are sick so i guess just chose the binding that you think looks better, in my opinion.... but all of my friends that i board with dont like the Flow bindings for some reason.

Also, even though the Custon is a sick board i wouldn't recommend it to any beginner, i can see it being to hard to get used to. ( I only know this because two buddies work at snowboard shops)

O yeah..I just bought a new board,,its an 09 Atomic Alibi Wide 164 w/ Atomic Black Russian Bindings...and im 6'2...170.

Friday 20th February 2009 at 3:51:42 AM

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Thanks man.

I'll need to see if there's a local store that I can check out both bindings and I'll need to have a think about my board. What should I look for in a beginners board, I have no clue how to tell the difference between the different styles out there.

Friday 20th February 2009 at 2:18:21 PM

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I just heard about a video promo that K2 is doing with VholdR. The top video gets a K2 board and bindings. There are also prized for videos 2-5. Check out some of the videos:

http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/forum/topic.asp?topic=5837&action=SavePost&page=1

Easy way to get some new K2 gear!

Saturday 21st February 2009 at 11:06:34 AM

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I got a look at both bindings today in the store but the guy in there reckoned that K2/Flow bindings would be no good for beginners as we spend most of our time on our ass when we strap in to our bindings and due to the way the highback drops down, it makes it difficult to get in and out of the bindings,

Damn, thought these would be the answer. Back to the drawing board for me.

Saturday 21st February 2009 at 11:51:29 PM

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You may just want to try different brands/styles of regular binings. Some are easier than others to get in and out of in my very limited experience. What is it your having difficulties with?

Sunday 22nd February 2009 at 11:26:54 AM

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Just really gettin down there and threading the strap into the ratchet. TBH, it was a lot easier today, so I think I'm getting the hang off them.

I suppose I could buy the K2s and use them as regular bindings till I pick up experience or go for the K2s that tighten both straps at the same time?

Monday 23rd February 2009 at 3:05:23 PM

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Im also new to boarding, but have tried a few types of bindings. I just bought Burton Triad Bindings. They give great pressure where I want it, and dont mind having to strap in. While a friend of mine likes his flow bindings, I can get in my just as fast or a few seconds longer... does it really matter? I think as long as you can get in/out your binding while standing up within 10 seconds, thats good enough for me!

I would like to try K2 bindings next...

Tuesday 24th February 2009 at 8:11:54 AM

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Yeah, I think I'll be going for a pair of K2 Cinch bindings and use them as regular straps till I get used to clipping in while standing up.

Problem for is I'm a fairly big guy so it's a haslle getting down there fiddling with straps. I'm getting more and more used to it though. I don't think it'll be a problm for too long but the K2s seem like a good option for both strap and rear entry. (ohhh matron)

Thanks for the help all.

As for the board, can anyone recommend a good Burton board for a new rider. The guy in the shop gave us some good advice and reckoned the Burton Operator would be a good choice as it's "the same tech as the Custom but has a little bit more life to it", does that sound about right?

Wednesday 4th March 2009 at 3:02:45 PM

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If you're going with a Burton board, shouldn't you go with Burton bindings also?

Wednesday 4th March 2009 at 3:42:54 PM

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Well I have friends that love the Cinch... and I have professional shop friends that say the mechanisms and how it works are not quite up to par yet.

I would go with anything from Flow's NXT series. Flow has been in the market for strapless bindings a long, long time...

As for boards, you are looking for something twin-tip with a soft to medium-soft flex and it shouldn't retail for more than $400. A good example would be the Burton Blunt.

Amy, you do not necessarily have to go all the same company with your setup. In terms of Burton however, they have a new tech called channel technology... a channel in the board where you mount your bindings (instead of the original four-hole or three-hole setup)... if you were to buy a board with that channel, that is where you might find some binding compatibility problems and it might be easier/best to go with Burton (there really isn't a point to the channel system unless you get the Burton EST bindings anyway).

- - I vent my frustrations at Angrysnowboarder.com

Saturday 7th March 2009 at 5:41:18 AM

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Thanks for the advice guys, I hadn't actually checked in on this thread for a few days and yesterday decided to pop into the store on the way back from work to look for a pair of boots. They had an end of season sale going on so one thing led to another and I ended up walking out of the store with ...

Burton Operator 161 Board
Burton Mission Bindings (White 08/09)
Salamon Boots & Snowboard Bag

So as usual, I do all my research into something, get an idea in my head of what I want and then go out and buy something completely different.

I was well pleased though, I could probably have matched those sale prices online but the comfort of being able to try out everything in the shop and then walk out the door with the gear was great.

Wednesday 1st April 2009 at 1:53:12 PM

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Dude I dont know why the guy at the store steered you away from the Flows. Those were my first pair of bindings learning to board and I caught on faaasstt!!

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