Dave ESPI Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 A buddy of mine is a seller for this. He is an instructor at Jiminy with me. www.autospin2.com For 30.00 discount enter this code Blake Marion 55183762053 It should get you a discount :) THey are a rotational lifter plate that allows your front foot to turn so a regular stance on a freride board becomes similar to a ski for ease of getting on and off lifts. Not much use to us hardboot riders, but a nifty thing at anyrate for those busy days when board tangles are unavoidable in lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 I thought about buying those last year. Have you ever used them? Are they good quality...reliable etc. ? Miguel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 I don't know about the autospin, but this is one of the worst site I have ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 I tried to accessthe site while at work and our system blocked it... said it was identified as a porn site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuffy Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Yeah, Derf. That's quite possibly the worst site I've seen in at least a year. For people who ride really, really low angles something like that would probably make sense. Once you're at 30+ degrees though, I'm not sure it's necessary. Build quality would be sorta critical, too. Here's a thought: How about a device like that, (for hardboots, likely) [two ideas, actually] Device 1: Dynamic, spring-controlled angle changes. You would have ~5 degrees shift in angles possible. No clue if this would work at all. Device 2: Insta-set binding angles. Push a button, twist into place, reset button, locked in. No tools, <5 second switches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Burton has a binding disc that is designed for the rental market. You lift a lever, set your angle and lock the lever down. It's made of aluminum and solid. I had one in my hand last season but can't remember the name on it - "Lift 'n Lock" or something like that. If you have Burton plate bindings, you could use those to do instant angle adjustments. Of course, you can't do it on the fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyYT316 Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Whatever happened to those Fly Trap bindings? Same idea, but I think they might have worked better, and probably without the riser spinning thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffy Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Those things look like a recipe for disaster..............who needs even the thought of that thing coming loose in the back of their mind while ripping up a Double Black Diamond.......thanks but no thanks looks like a DEATHTRAP to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 The rental shop here at our local mountain (royal) has been using those or something like them for years. they only had one problem so far, and that was when my friend (under 5 foot about 110 lb girl) had them explode underneath her. It was wierd, and they never saw anything like it before, but it was on a rental which have seen years of abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave ESPI Posted November 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 THE SITE IS BEING REVAMPED. It was up when I posted the link..... gah talk about bad timing ! I personaly have had the time to try them out last year, and they are OK. not great, not crap, just OK. It is for ease of tooling around on them, and just going out and having a good time. If you are doing some hardcore stuff, um... I personaly would want NOTHING between me and the board cept a binding PERIOD, but they held up with no noticeable loss of control to me when I was just cruising around. If anything the extra lift will help eleminate a bit of toedrag too :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 I hope he does better than the half dozen similar products that have come before him. Every year for the past half-dozen someone at the ski show is thrilled to show their NEW binding "Spin" product. I never see the same one the next year. Don't they search the "Failed Products" data base? Good for the collection, bad for the investor. Notice the Burton SI bindings. The "Inventors" always seem to be really nice older guys that are clueless. They of course liked the idea, so they figured everyone else would too. Almost sad really. Hope they haven't bet their retirement on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 I was staying at Snow King in Jackson last February and the adjacent Snow King Mountain had free lift passes for guests after 4 p.m. We had just come back from four days of cross country skiiing in Yellowstone and I was going to try the tram at Jackson Hole the next day but I figured why not get in a little riding at Snow King. I went to the rental shop and picked up a Rossignol free style board with step-in bindings. Each binding had a red button that allowed you to rotate the stance without taking the boots out. I wound up giving an impromptu lesson to a poor guy who was trying to teach himself to ride so I kept the stance neutral. At the end of the lesson I told him to sit and watch as I rotated the bindings forward and arced a couple of deep trenches. His eyes bugged out! I told him to stick with boarding and, when he's ready, make the transition to a carving board. Anyhow, the binding mechanism worked very well. As I recall it was also made by Rossignol but I could be mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 My dads board had some sort of rossignols with a switch like that. Worst bindings I've ever ridden on. You'd be going down the hill and they'd move on you. It was scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Flip-U Excel Turntable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 We have a version of these on our rental boards. Step in Sno-Pro with the rotating disc. Makes it easy for the rental shop to set up but not very durable. I have given many lessons when they try to turn the boot spins to almost 90 degrees........pretty scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paappraiser Posted November 16, 2006 Report Share Posted November 16, 2006 I have the flip-u... I use it on my screw around soft set up. Works well.. I would not go crazy with it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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