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Anyone else care to chime in before I drop such serious coin on some bindings? JTSlalom- I dont know if you remember- but in 1990, there was this guy at Vernon Valley, I think he was the local "pro" or something. I remember the local TV news did a story on him and snowboarding. One night I saw him riding a Burton race board and it looked like he was doing about 70.

A guy at my shop was showing me the nidecker bindings- the straps looked super comfortable and they have that layer of shock abosrbing material on the bottom. But Ive always been a Burton binding guy, so I;m going to get them. People keep telling me the C60's will make a great free carve binding so I cant wait to get on the snow :)

It looks more and more like I will be getting the C60's. :)

I should have posted this sooner, but I have an Emmagator on e-bay, it ends really soon. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&item=330034817330&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

Can you describe a little more the experience of using an ultra stiff binding, versus a P1?

Thats exactly what worries me. I demoed some P1's last season and was amazed by the comfort. Couple this with the fact I just realized the C60's dont come with the really nice "superstrap" and I have a dilemma. JTSlalom- Did you ride Vernon Valley back in the day? I learned to ride there, along with Shawnee.

Thats great to have some old school people in it.

Phil, do you have any questions about the Emmagator?

LeeW, I emailed you, I will take something other than Paypal. Yes they are 1/4 20 inserts. Phil, I feel the board carves well, it has a nice geometry. However, it doesnt have the edge hold of the newer boards.

Hey, I'm new here, I guess I should introduce myself. 29 years old, riding since Jan 1990. Ride stiff freeride boards, not race boards, with soft boots. But love carvin, its the best. Anyway, I;m getting a new setup this year. Burton T6, I hear its the Bee's Knee for carving. But not sure about bindings. Looking at C60 or P1. What I;m having trouble understanding is the whole binding "responsiveness" ratings. I've heard alot of stuff saying the C60 is good for carving but worry it will make for a punishing day on the mountain due to the stiffness. The thing is, I would think a binding that is more flexible, like the P1, would dampen out some of the stiffness on a board like the T6. But people keep telling me to get the C60. So I need some expert opinions. :)

Hey Phil, I have an Emmagator 164 I just put on Ebay. Its a nice board, especially in the powder, and also carves well. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330034817330 -mark