“These are sick. Last time I rode a pair of Ride bindings, they were attached to the Kink snowboard, complete with denim top-sheet and Sex Pistols base graphic (c’mon, you must remember?).

Without knowing any of the specs you can safely guess that the Revolts were made for the freestyle market. Blackout graphics with the flush looking highback and hand of doom design – hardly something you’ll see strapped to a Borealis at the drop-in for the Couloir de Cosmique.

They just look really sleek. There’s no unnecessary materials and gadgets hanging off the sides, it’s all nicely contained and minimal. That said, there’s still plenty of ways to adjust the fit: from the heel-cups to highbacks, to footbeds to straps.

“The highback has crazy levels of dampening. They use the same urethane as they do for their snowboard’s sidewalls. If you’re strapping into Ride bindings on a Ride snowboard you’d be surfing on velvet caramel, they absorb every bump, buzz, and zing out of hardpack pistes”

Ride bindings can definitely have a bit of a harsh look and feel to them, opting for an aluminium alloy chassis and never looking too generous on the cushioning, but the Revolts offer way more comfort than first impressions might indicate.

The highback has crazy levels of dampening. They use the same urethane as they do for their snowboard’s sidewalls. If you’re strapping into Ride bindings on a Ride snowboard you’ll be surfing on velvet caramel (they absorb every bump, buzz, and zing out of hardpack pistes).

I loved the heel straps. Despite looking pretty minimal and unspectacular, they were my favourite thing about the bindings. They’re so supple, you can wring them out like a cloth and they return to their normal shape in a second – that translates into performance as they perfectly wrap around the ankles and deliver immediate, but really smooth and predictable response. The way they’ve cut into them at the centre means you have increased ankle mobility and can properly get your tweak on but still feel supported at the ends.

And that price! These have to be the best bindings on the market for under 200 quid. Comfort, style, customisation, and straight up freestyle gangstability – a winning combo!”

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