dhamann Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 lot's of folks here like the NX2 so thought i'd give em a wirl. after my first run i almost took them off and threw them in the dumpster. i couldn't figure out the forward lean which completely ruined my first run. cursed the whole way down. i counted to ten and took a few breath's. found the forward lean adjustment and was better. wish i could get more out of the rear highback for forward lean, but oh well. the little spin mechanism doesn't lock in place so i have to keep making sure it's maxed out periodically throughout the day. since i prefer to max out ratchets, i treat the straps like regular bindings cause the flip down highback exit/entry does not work for me. place boot in binding, lightly snug ratchets, then flip the highback up, then crank down on ratchets. it does take longer to get in/out of, but the binding performs great and i'd have to say it is a little more comfortable that a regular strap binding. it's worth the hassle to me (for now). the other bindings i have and would compare them to as far as response and stiffness is the now odrive, but straps are a little more comfortable on the flow. however, also a little more hassle on entry/exit. mostly exit. i loosen ratchets only to remove boot, and they do get stuck a little sometimes. only have a few days on these and i might just get sick of the hassle of the whole system that makes up this binding. they're worth a try and wouldn't hesitate on recommending them to someone who is looking for a very good softboot carving binding. maybe a starter softboot carver, given the price point. they seem to always be on sale. very responsive and built for aggressive freeride and carving though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topboost Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Dave, you gotta blue loctite the forward lean screw. Ive used flows for years now & Ive never been able to use them as advertised. I step in, click the back & then ratchet the top straps down a little. To get out, I loosen the top ratchets a couple of clicks & then unclick the back. Once you get used to it, its faster than regular bindings, but like I said, Ive never been able to just set the top straps & just unclick the backs.... for me though, the Flows just hold my foot better than regular 2 strap bindings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kijima Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) I am using modified NX2 binding for soft boot carving and have achieved a setup where my binding does not hit the snow before my boot on both heel and toe side. Flow bindings have lots of unnecessary features for carving, but the chassis/highback combo CAN save you some board width if you set them up correctly. I actually fit burton straps and ratchets to mine Edited January 24, 2020 by Kijima Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kijima Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Spark burner top straps fit directly to flow NX2 chassis and maintain the fancy locking washer. Burton top straps require a hole to be drilled in the strap and you lose the fancy locking washer. All toe straps require a hole to be drilled in the strap. Removal of plastic highback saves total length. Reversal of highback lever prevents ejections if you slide out on a heel side carve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Edges Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Great information and interesting binding set-up. I have never had my highback levers release on my NXT-FSE's. Apparently I'm not getting low enough on my heelside carves... Are you running reinforced boots? Tongue inserts? What board(s) are they mounted on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kijima Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Thanks for the kind words Rusty. I wear size 10 burton photon wide boots with no modifications. I shape and build my own boards ✌ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Edges Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 I helped out at Prior when his shop was in North Van. That looks like a few days work ahead of you. Any pics of finished product??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kijima Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 8m sidecut 261mm waist 12m sidecut 304mm waist 12m sidecut 322mm waist 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 @Kijima that bookmatched woodie is beautiful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kijima Posted January 24, 2020 Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, Lurch said: @Kijima that bookmatched woodie is beautiful! Cheers Lurch. All my boards are bookmatched woodies but the 8m radius ones always look sexy with the curves haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atom Ant Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Do you sell them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kijima Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 On 1/25/2020 at 12:00 PM, Atom Ant said: Do you sell them? Next season I will be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atom Ant Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Please pass along info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undule Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Hey @Kijima thanks for the infos. New to the site and use flows as well (duck stance) Nice boards! I'll keep any eye on those. That 8M looks like it would be really fun on the right slope, like a pumping skateboard deck ha! Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortcutToMoncton Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 Bit of a zombie, but I bought Flow NX2s a few years ago and being honest, the only two things I like about them are the stiffness and lack of overhang (which is key). The straps are a complete nightmare for me. I came from an older pair of Burton Cartels and the strap can be positioned high on the ankle and it’s super comfortable to crank down. The problem is that the binding has a lot of heel and toe overhang. On these Flows the double strap is closer to the middle of the foot, not as high, and doesn’t have near the locked-in feeling although it works OK. Since it is a one-piece when you start to crank them down on each end, it really compresses on the middle of the foot and that’s where most of the pressure happens. The goddamn buckles themselves are a nightmare—the strap is annoyingly hard to feed into the buckle and then when it comes through it’s supposed to feed into a slot in the leather strap, except that half the time the toe straps don’t slide in properly and you have to back off and manually squeeze it into the slot. To make matters worse, I’ve never had a more difficult Undo mechanism when the bindings are cranked down! I need to really yank on it to get it coming out. Basically I guess I want the Flow binding with different straps. Unfortunately it’s not the easiest to just find or try out other straps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svr Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 @ShortcutToMoncton if you are looking for non-Flow straps…check here: https://www.fixmybinding.com/collections/ankle-straps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortcutToMoncton Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 Wow, thank you!! Will dig around and see what might fit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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