Delivery 2-3 Working days
Description
I’m on the wrong side of 40 and just trying to stay out there. I have been snowboarding for 3 decades and have hated dealing with bindings for all of them. I am tall and lanky and I have a hair trigger back that goes out if I sneeze funny. I read hundreds of review and watched dozens of videos on step on and rear entry bindings. My daughter has Burton Step one and loves them. I decided to give the Supermatic OGs a try and would go with Burton if they didn’t work out. When they first arrived I mounted them to my Ride Superpig Medium. Aside for looking really slick they seemed heavy and bulky. My first few attempts on carpet were awkward and I had some difficulty getting my back foot in. I think that my boots had something to do with the issues there. The Vans Infuse are pretty bulky boots and provided a (little too much) snug fit. The other issue I ran into was the to strap slipping down and having to adjust it each time. I messed with the straps several times in and was able to reduce but not eliminate the problem. I was pretty confident I could make it work and that anything had to be better than traditional bindings at this point. I took them up to Snowbowl in Arizona after a 3 day powder dump on the mountain. I got to the lift line and stepping in on the front foot was effortless. I was already psyched. The back foot needed some slight adjustments and if the surface isn’t totally flat it can be tricky. After getting off the lift for the first time I stepped right in and hit the run with bo delay. No bending over. No sitting down. Just stomping my boot in and going. Everything lined up perfectly and fit was snug but not tight. side note: the 3 clicks is very satisfying. I hit a long catwalk to a black diamond run then onto a blue and finally hit some moguls near the base. The bindings performed beautifully and felt amazing. The stability they provided more than made up for any weight issues. I proceeded to hit 6 or 7 more runs that day (old disabled vet, give me a break) and never had to touch the bindings again except to step out of them, which really wasn’t bad at all. Got a lot of questions about them, especially from other old dudes with “issues”. I couldn’t say enough good things about them. Worth every penny and gave me perhaps the best day I have ever had on a board. I love them. Buy them. You will never go back. My only complaint is that my Vans Infuse boots did not play as well as I hoped with the Supermatics. I would recommend a low profile boot which is probably what I will do. I’ll give up boots I love before giving up these bindings
