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Does Anyone Still Make Step-In Bindings?

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7/29/08 at 8:21am
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I'd begin with the caveat that I'm only asking this question out of curiosity, but fortunately this ain't TGR, so I think I'm safe from the threat of major flame-age here...

Are there any true step-in bindings being produced and sold these days? Although I never used them (in fact, by the time I started riding, they were all on their way out), I do remember the Burton Step-In system, the K2 Clickers, the Rossignol step-ins, etc. Haven't seen anything in the stores lately though.

Have step-ins gone the way of the three-strap binding? Or have they been replaced by the Flow-style quick-strap (K2 also produces a similar version of these today)?

Better yet - Does anyone care that step-ins aren't around anymore?
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7/29/08 at 9:38am
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Better yet - Does anyone care that step-ins aren't around anymore?
I do! I loved riding Switch bindings, but when I needed new boots couldn't get anything that would work since Switch was gone. Super easy to click in, and for the kind/level of riding I do they worked great.

I have Flow bindings now, which are ok but I'd still be riding Switch if I could have gotten a decent pair of boots to go with them.
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7/29/08 at 10:19am
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Bindings

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I'd begin with the caveat that I'm only asking this question out of curiosity, but fortunately this ain't TGR, so I think I'm safe from the threat of major flame-age here...

Are there any true step-in bindings being produced and sold these days? Although I never used them (in fact, by the time I started riding, they were all on their way out), I do remember the Burton Step-In system, the K2 Clickers, the Rossignol step-ins, etc. Haven't seen anything in the stores lately though.

Have step-ins gone the way of the three-strap binding? Or have they been replaced by the Flow-style quick-strap (K2 also produces a similar version of these today)?

Better yet - Does anyone care that step-ins aren't around anymore?
For those of us old enough for Social Security, step-ins are a blessing. I'm too old to sit in the snow. I have a pair of Burton step-ins on my Nitro freestyle board and Burton Physics on my Volkl GS RennTiger race board.

For those who like Flow, we have a limited selection of Flow Bindings on Closeout. Once they're gone, they're gone! We also have a few pair of the Rossi step in boots but I can't guarantee all the sizes listed on the site are still available. They're buried in the warehouse at the moment.
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7/29/08 at 11:16am
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Bomber.
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7/29/08 at 11:28am
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Bomber.
Yeah, but isn't Bomber's stuff all alpine?

I guess I wasn't 100% clear in my initial post...I was referring to "soft-boot" step-in systems.
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7/30/08 at 10:24am
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I still have two pair of Rossi SIS and one pair of Burton SI bindings. I care that step ins are largely obsolete, but I'm planning on switching to a strap binding this year.

Are you asking because you are considering a purchase? Flow and K2 are the only options for soft booters that I know of.

Regards,
Rusty

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7/30/08 at 3:03pm
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Yeah, step ins went the way of the dodo. A good quality pair of strap binders these days are way better than any step-in ever was.

Flow has gotten pretty good. In fact they make some of the best, most responsive binders out there imo. Last year their NXT and Team models were some of the best I demo'd.
Union and K2 have really stepped up to the plate in quality.

Unfortunately none of the companies making step-in binders could agree on a universal system. Straps started out performing advances they were making and they gave up on them. Which is too bad. I think they could have gone somewhere with 'em, but these days no one is making them. Well, the Clicker might still be around in Japan. A few years ago they were still making and shipping that system there.
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7/30/08 at 9:36pm
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Are you asking because you are considering a purchase? Flow and K2 are the only options for soft booters that I know of.
Noooo...I was just curious. I have no problem strapping in standing up, so I never saw the need for step-ins (for me, at least).
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7/30/08 at 10:27pm
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I love my Bomber Step-Ins. Being old and lazy, I've also rigged the release handle with a clip and strap that goes up inside my pant leg and comes out near my hip. I can pull the handle there and release (works great if you're upside down in a tree well too).

F2 Made a soft step-in for a few years, but it seems to have gone away. I think it was called the Joint. Maybe they had a 420 model?

http://www.f2snow.com/2004_5/english...joint_hbx.html

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2/19/10 at 8:36pm
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I still use the k2 clicker. People ask me about em all the time. Unfortunately the soft boots I have are really getting worn down. Im going to end up switching to straps ins for that reason. I love the clickers and don't really understand why people said they got snow caught in them Ive been riding them for 6 years now and have never had problems with the system, just the boots are starting to crap out. Wish they still had the system.....
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