HolgerK

I've ordered the F2 Intec Titanium and will report back once I had a chance. Hope March will continue to offer great snow here in the Northeast.

Thank you all for the advice. I'd like to get new bindings to avoid material fatigue and hopefully have them last for a long time. Luckily my CATEKs failed while stopped, but this could have been real bad while riding. The part I am not sure about is the stiffness. Reading about the TD3 Sidewinders on Bomber they say that "people used to think that stiffer is better". I thought the same, but after reading the comments this may not be the case any more. I am interested in the convenience of step-ins, but not tied to it if it's not a good choice for the riding experience. So I need to figure out of I like the "additional stiffness" that comes with step-ins or if I want to mitigate that with the options the TD3 Sidewinders have to offer. So, from your experience does less stiffness not take away the control?

After 20 years my Catek WorldCup broke (material fatigue). What a great binding that was! Apparently Catek is no more. I ride a Pogo Overdose with Deeluxe boots. Currently not step-in, but that could be a consideration. I do like the stiffness of Cateks and I am wondering how step-ins would compare or if I should stick to conventional bindings. Are they any suggestions of modern bindings that compare with Catek? Thanks! Holger