Another, more significant upgrade is the new urethane footbed. Ride has always been a big proponent of the skate-wheel material, since first putting it in the sidewalls of its snowboards back in the mid-2000s. Its dampening properties are undeniable; after a long day of burning around the mountain, you can bet your bottom dollar that your feet will be glad it’s there.

“In our experience, the Ride Rodeo bindings have proven themselves to be about as bomb-proof as you can get”

The rest of your leg will be equally stoked, as the footbeds are slightly canted (raised higher on the outside of each foot). Not only does this relieve some of the pressure on your ankle and knee joints, it positions you in a way that makes it easier to pop the board.

Ever-improving tech in a design that has stood the test of time, the Ride Rodeo bindings demand the attention of any freestyle-forward rider.

“It’s 2018 now, and snowboarding has been around for ages, so I just expect bindings to work. These did. Nothing fancy, nothing extraneous. I put my boots into them. Did them up. They stayed done up. They didn’t hurt. They were easy to take off. I particularly liked the stretchy toe strap; it felt like it was really locking in my boot.

“I particularly liked the stretchy toe strap; it felt like it was really locking in my boot”

If I could criticise them at all, the forward lean adjustment was a bit fiddly and I didn’t like the look of the highback, but that’s just being really picky. If you want some bindings and have money, then use that money and buy these bindings – you will get bindings that work.”

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