Marc H Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 (edited) Anyone ride these yet? They look kinda like Sidewinders in a way. http://now-snowboarding.com/ Edited March 7, 2012 by Marc Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futahaguro Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 My first reaction is negative only because every piece of information on the website is a YouTube video. I am behind a firewall that blocks YouTube so I cannot get any information in regards to the bindings. Why do people design a website for a new product that only has information in a video format?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowest Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 http://www.tetongravity.com/blogs/New-Snowboard-Binding-Era-Is-Now-5834821.htm I can't imagine binding movement like that being good... Unless your boots are really stiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 What? Softboot bindings need more slop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 They look kinda like Sidewinders in a way.http://now-snowboarding.com/ Yes, an opposite way. :0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I don't know about that. At 60 degrees, the majority of the flex in Sidewinders is directed towards the edge. Similar to someone running close to 0 degrees with the Now bindings. If I rode softboots, I'd want to try them. Maybe it's just a neat marketing gimmick. Maybe it's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapster Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'd have to look at little bit more at how these things are supposed to work, but the idea could address one of the problems I've felt with stiffer softboot bindings: the disparity in flex characteristics between toeside and heelside. A nice, carbon highback can approach the feeling of a hardboot. Then you roll to toeside and it's...um, not really the same. Now, if this new design just makes the whole binding mushier overall, then I see no point in them. Then again, I'm probably nowhere near their marketing demographic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I don't know about that. At 60 degrees, the majority of the flex in Sidewinders is directed towards the edge. Similar to someone running close to 0 degrees with the Now bindings. If I rode softboots, I'd want to try them. Maybe it's just a neat marketing gimmick. Maybe it's awesome. Good point. Exactly why I am not riding the sidewinders. As much as I like the forgiveness it is not worth giving up the precise control and power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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