So, with the upcoming season fast approaching I need to find new bindings ASAP... Im kind of working on a limited budget, but I want good bindings bc I will be on them 5-7 times a week for all of Jan/Feb... I used to have the K2 Cinch, and really like the drop down design, but am open to other things too... I have narrowed my search to K2 Cinch/Flow AT or Burton Cartel... I recently found last years Cartels on sale at a local shop for ~130 and those seem to be the best buy... Whats the word on them??

Don't buy Cartels unless you know you like some forward lean.  If you like to run your highbacks flat, don't even consider them.

you can mod the older cartels but i dont know about the newer ones

Posted by cali_shred_LOVE
you can mod the older cartels but i dont know about the newer ones

Are you talking about popping off the FLAD?

check geartrade.com.  they have some awesome deals on bindings. 

Posted by kimchijajonshim

Posted by cali_shred_LOVE
you can mod the older cartels but i dont know about the newer ones

Are you talking about popping off the FLAD?

Posted by cali_shred_LOVE

Posted by kimchijajonshim

Posted by cali_shred_LOVE
you can mod the older cartels but i dont know about the newer ones

Are you talking about popping off the FLAD?

yes that helped me a lot when i was stuck with a pair of cartels for a season

Yea, you can't do that any more because they have the canted DialFLAD-equipped highbacks.  But I think they toned down the lean at F1 a lot compared to the old ones, either that or the canted highback just makes it feel more natural.  But either way, it's not as noticeable as it used to be, but still more than the average binding.

[Edited by kimchijajonshim on 11/20/2008 at 12:21 AM]

They were probably the most popular binding around here last year, esp in the park.  Not saying that means they're a good binding but a lot of people must have found something they liked about them.