 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all, new here!
I'm a complete novice snowboarder, so please excuse anything silly I may ask.
I've got a pair of Nice bindings, but I've lost one of the highbacks (pictured). I've had a look around the net, but haven't found anywhere that sells replacements. Is it possible to buy generic ones that may fit? If not, are highbacks essential to function/ safety. I.e. could I ride the board without one?
Any advise much appreciated,
James
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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jamesthejust,
I think you may struggle quite a lot to find your replacement part, and the price might meant that you may be better off buying cheap bindings..you can find them for as cheap as £30 new from Decathlon or Ebay..
And no, you can't really board without a high back!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Oh and welcome to  s
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Thanks for the reply (and the welcome).
I've already replaced the bindings. I was hoping I could make use of an otherwise fine pair of bindings!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Welcome to !
to me it looks as if you have your highback, but what you have lost is the forward lean adjuster (the blue bit).
without that adjuster, the high back will be pushed as far back as it will go when in use. This is not ideal but is not terminal.
I would have thought that you could make your own relacement - it just needs to be a rigid block with a screw hole to stop the highback going back so far
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I must strongly advise you to use only well-maintainned bindings, so unless you're an expert, DIY should be a big no-no.
I say this cos a guy I met in Austria this year had a rental binding come apart around his foot as he was turning hard on an icy black. One of his legs (with the board) carried on rotating, and the other didn't, and he heard his knee dislocate and then pop back in. He wasn't too happy about this, as you can imagine, and he was in no small amount of pain (carried on for the rest of the week though!)
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I must strongly advise you to use only well-maintainned bindings, so unless you're an expert, DIY should be a big no-no.
I say this cos a guy I met in Austria this year had a rental binding come apart around his foot as he was turning hard on an icy black. One of his legs (with the board) carried on rotating, and the other didn't, and he heard his knee dislocate and then pop back in. He wasn't too happy about this, as you can imagine, and he was in no small amount of pain (carried on for the rest of the week though!) |
there are DIY repairs and DIY repairs. The block that sets the forward lean is a non-critical item. If your DIY replacement breaks, your high back will move further back than you like but the binding will not fail and your foot will not come out.
a mate of mine broke a pair of bindings so that the highback came completely off. he had one more day and did not fancy buying a new pair in the resort and so he rode around for the final day without it. He said it was not ideal but not a problem.
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