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The Good Ride TakeA quick look at the 2012 Salomon Relay Pro
A Good Ride Take on Binding Tech 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 pelage “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.
The Good Ride Take on Salomon Boards
Company Info & SpecsSalomon Relay Pro 2012Relay Pro BEST FITTING BINDING The Relay Pro offers the closest connection possible between your boot and binding. The result of the Relay design is a binding, boot and board feel not possible in traditional bindings. Full Pad + Air Cells and 3D Supreme Light Strap feel like a 360 degree link between baseplate, binding strap and boot. Want the skate-surf feel? Relay is the only way.
Salomon Relay Pro 2011Relay is all about a natural flex and getting that skate/surf feel without sacrificing response. The Pro has it all. Air Cells and the Smart Sole absorb the gnarliest knuckles a jump can throw at you and Integra Highback provides response and support for backwoods missions through the steep and deep.
Salomon Relay Pro 2010$270.00A Natural Feel With Natural Ingredients.FLEX: 4The Relay pro baseplate uses % recycled materials and lowers the demand for virgin plastic. Something to think about when you’re riding virgin pow.
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