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a snowboard binding question
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

i am not turning to snowboards, hence why i didnt use snowboard section. is there a snowboard binding that uses a ski boot style power strap. or what would be the stiffest snowboard binding. ie hold the soft boot most rigidly. flow maybe??????
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Back in the day Burton used to do a 3 strap Freeride binding called informally the calliper. It didn't survive. I'd guess with wider heel straps nowadays stiffness is all in the highback design/material, forward lean and spine of the boot not that Flows are stiffer than anything else.
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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?

so do any use an actual power strap. or would it be possible to use your own version?
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I don't know of a binding that uses a strap around the cuff, I don't think it would be of much benefit since the hi-back is hinged at the ankle on every binding i can think of.

I guess you could get the aftermarket 'Booster' strap more often added to ski boots, or ask if your local ski shop have some old velcro straps knocking about.
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

I was sure I'd seen a binding like this recently (having not seen one since the Burton Freeride which disappeared around 1999). Funnily enough, the only application I could think of where it might be useful was a splitboard binding and voila: http://www.sparkrandd.com/products/the-blaze/

Note the "vertical slots for a booster strap".

Given that most highbacks now have cut-aways of some description, you could probably bodge a strap onto just about any binding. Really not sure why you'd want to though - lateral flex isn't a bad thing and your highback/boots should control forward/backward flex properly.
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