Posted by M-C
Heres the main thing that was stressed by the T9 rep :

"Matte ladder straps prodive more friction and holding power, rather than glossy"   -  Why is that the best part of your binding?

 did you ever ride the glossy straps? they  were shit! They would crank so tight and then they would just flex and slip.  t9 could only go up from there. I had a pair of t-nines from 07/08, the atheletic pros. imo technine has the best looking bindings every year but their performance is crap. Flex in all the wrong places, straps won't tighten, every thing comes loose, hard to adjust, highback is straight up jib, if you want to carve and freeride they arent the best option. From looking at the new models it appears that the frames are all the same as they have been. idk, i was so stoked when I got mine but i freakin hated em! sorry to be so negative but that was my experience with them. Oh... i paid 90 bucks for them also, i think they retailed for 220... 90 was to much.
[Edited by f50gtboarder on 10/23/2009 at 5:51 PM]