Flux DMCC Light Snowboard Binding Review

$359

Burton Channel System Compatible
Intermediate to Expert All Mountain Freestyle to Freestyle
Take the Flux DMCC and add a more freestyle focused high back to it and you have the DMCC light. This is a pretty cool binding for those that want an aggressive freestyle ride. The DMCC has all the new tech for 2012 in the binding that makes it much lighter than any binding ever in the Flux Line. The base plate in the DMCC Light is the same as the DMCC except for one thing. The little extensions at each side of the base plate are removed to allow the U shaped design to create more flex under foot laterally. This makes for a very light and jib friendly ride. The high back is also similar to the Flux DS30 so it has a softer but not too soft do anything type of flex. The highback also has no forward lean and this is good for the freestyle life. For most the Flux DS30 will do the job and very well but if you need the absolute best then go with the DMCC-Light.

How It Rides
Flex	Medium	Response	Excellent	Dampening	Excellent
Adjustability	Excellent	Weight	Feather	Shock Absorption	Good
Comfort	Excellent	Lateral Movement	Excellent	Board/Boot Integration	Excellent

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The Good Ride Take

A Good Ride Take on Binding Tech
Metal vs Plastic Bindings

This is a Goodride breakdown for all you that are having a tough time choosing your bindings and what to make of the material you are looking at. Most bindings are Metal, Plastic or some combo of the 2.

Metal Bindings have a lot of great aspects. Almost all-metal bindings are made from aluminum. Aluminum is great when it come to weight to stiffness ratio and also pretty durable. There is one key issue with metal/aluminum bindings; they transfer all the vibrations from the board right into your feet. This is the same principle that plague “bass-less” bindings, your feet got totally tired or fatigued. The newer generations have much better/damp bases so this problem has been minimized and in some cases eliminated. There are some companies that make great bindings despite the vibration issue with Aluminum. Some that come to mind are Ride and Rome.

Plastic Bindings also have many great features but let’s address some technical stuff first. Most plastic bindings are really hardened glass plastic mix. The high-end stuff tends to have a more carbon, and carbon fiber added for extra stiffness and weight savings. Plastic bindings really dominate the market right now and most top bindings these days are mostly or all plastic. They can be really stiff and react well to your commands. The new bindings finally dialed in the carbon/ fiber integration to the point that the bindings will perform with the stiffness of metal and absorb more chatter. Most industry leaders have limited or completely eliminated metal from their bindings and we feel that with the materials used right now this is the future. Some mostly plastic companies that we feel rock are Burton, Flux and Union.

What kind of binding should you buy? It’s a tough call. Both Plastic and Metal bindings offer freestyle, freeride and all mountain styles. At this point we feel that plastic bindings are edging out metal bindings when it comes to the very high end $300+ category. However it is a tough call in the below $300 category as to which material has the advantage.

Company Info & Specs

Flux DMCC Light 2012

Insane Performance in a Ridiculously Light Package

From the parks of Mammoth to the streets of Minneapolis, the DMCC-Light delivers a skate-like feel for diehard shredders. Like a runway model with a heroin addiction, this binding is light. In addition to the flyweight Absolute Fit strap and Titanium hardware, the Alpha Base and Highback keep things light by eliminating the weight associated with a traditional forward lean adjuster. Multiple highback mounting points on the baseplate allow you to take advantage of a range of forward lean options. Don’t be fooled, this thing is Chuck Norris tough.

CONSTRUCTION

? BASEPLATE
? [NEW] ALPHA BASE
? [NEW] SUPER CARBON BLEND 15
? [NEW] HYBRID FOOTBED
? HIGHBACK
? [NEW] ALPHA HIGHBACK
? SUPER TOUGH NYLON
? [NEW] HYBRID CUSHION

? STRAP
? [NEW] ABSOLUTE FIT STRAP
? R.P.S.-RATCHET PIVOT SYSTEM
? L-GUIDE SYSTEM
? UU FIT
? [NEW] FTM MONOCOQUE
? OTHERS
? [NEW] ALPHA?RATCHET?BUCKLES
? [NEW] TITANIUM?SCREWS

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