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Post subject: Cartel or Custom?
 Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 08:39 AM
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Me n my mate stan were discussing possible new bindings for my board cos mine r a bit snug n heavy.
It came down to 2 bindings.
The Burton Custom.
Or the Burton Cartel
(both in white)
Cartel in white/antique - £160
Custom in white/gold - £140
apprently the custom is better than the cartel but is it better enough to stop me wanting the cartel because it looks just so damn nice.
Heres some pictures for you =]
Cartel -
http://www.hot-zone.tv/store/images/pro ... ique_f.jpg
http://www.extremesportsworld.com/produ ... uctID=2049
Custom -
http://www.dogfunk.com/dogfunk/BUR1167/ ... tch=CUSWHG
In advance thankyou for your opinions and feedback =]
Also, do you get lifetime warranty on all burton bindings? |
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Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 09:36 AM
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Those Cartels look pretty damn good to me.... An extra 20 quid for better style? Sounds good to me...
I have the older Cartels and think they are fine. I have not tried the Missions however, but I think the Cartels are souped-up Missions???(please correct me if I'm wrong here...)
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Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 09:46 AM
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| Cartels every time. |
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Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 09:53 AM
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| if i was you i would stick with what you've got until you have progressed past learning and then look into buy some bindings. maybe at the end of the season when they are cheaper. |
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Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 10:35 AM
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| I'd be inclined to go with Lez's suggestion. |
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Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 10:41 AM
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| I'm just glad I don't have children. I couldn't afford it. |
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Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 10:45 AM
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Just curious. Why Burton? Everyone I've known who's suffered binding breakages (from straps to highbacks) seems to have been riding Burton bindings.
I've never ridden them, but given what I've heard and witnessed, I'd never want to.
I'd plug Ride bindings any day. My EX's are into their second full season of use, and still going strong. They don't have all the bling sh*te on them that certain Burton bindings do, but they'll last a good season. I know which of the two is more important to me................... |
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Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 11:16 AM
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cartel bindings are excellent, but the extra response they offer might affect rail riding and stuff where you need a bit of give. Also i test Cartels for about 3 hours and had a bit of pain in my calf muscles from the aggressive highback angle.
Deffo not a binding I would be able to rid all day on. Buit i still havent tried anything that offers the same response ! |
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Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 11:21 AM
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I'd plug Ride bindings any day
same here |
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Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 12:36 PM
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| rome here, 390's all the way. Too many posts last year of broken Burton bindings |
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Post subject: Re: Cartel or Custom?
Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 12:51 PM
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I personally wouldnt get either to be honest, and i totally agree with Les. Theres no point in buying brand new expensive kit when your still in your learning stages, i'd wait a while until you can really appreciate the difference between older/newer & cheaper/expensive equipment.
However saying that i'd demo a few pairs once your ready to buy some at the TSA or anywhere else where you can demo stuff. I had my heart set on a pair of Rome 390's to go with my new Agent, however i demo'd a pair of Salomon Relay Series bindings and there was no way i wasn't having them... they're sik!
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Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 01:05 PM
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| My P1'S seem pretty sturdy and well-built so far....guesss I'll really find out in a couple of weeks though. Rome bindings are the brainchild of two of the former Burton R&D people, its their company....so I can't see them being that hugely different in terms of materials etc. |
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Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 04:08 PM
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i recently bought the kelly green cartels n had a week of fiiiiine riding in italy with them, they are amazing.
And they do come with a lifetime warranty from breakages, not that ive ever had a problem with them. |
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Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 04:22 PM
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An extra 20 quid for better style? Sounds good to me...
Im actually looking at bindings for the performance they will give to me rather than what they look like.
Seeing as burton bindings have a lifetime warranty breakages arent much of a problem.
Ive read on several reviews the metal made for the rachet system on the 390's could be better because it starts to rust/burr after some period of time, not a total problem but just makes it a bit more fiddley.
On the internet and people that ive been talking to the custom is the better binding they say, also its been suggested its better than the cartel for me because the cartel is aimed at riders who are quite advanced, they also haev one of the highest backs which coming from skateboarding backgrounds i dont like =].
I think i will get the Customs, i can progress with them and then in maybe a year or 2 when i feel that i want to progess to a higher level snowboard i can have some cartels with it.
Are are your opinions on this?
(My reasons for wanting new bindings is that the bindings i have at the moment (ride vxn's) apart from being womens bindings (they dont look too agressive =/) They are also quite a tight snug fit, im worried that if my foot gets slightly bigger and pushes the boot out a bit more its going to be a pain, also, metal shrinks in the cold, ive only been in -3 so far =].
However, my main issue for lighter bindings is weight.
I weigh in at a featherlight 7.5 stone and going from having nothing stuck to my feet (apart from skate shoes) to having a snowboard with bindings stuck to my feet is a large transition.
I noticed the other day when i took my bindings off my board was actually pretty light, i understand that burton bindings are made out of plastic, and so are lighter yet slightly weaker, but seeing as im going to be ripping up green/red pistes i dont think this is an issue.
Thankyou for reading this =]
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Posted: Jan 16, 2007 - 04:27 PM
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Sidget_Ex wrote:
Seeing as burton bindings have a lifetime warranty breakages arent much of a problem.
haha, see if you still feel the same way when they break on the first day of your first week in France |
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