Burton's Tool Free Lenght-Adjustable Binding Straps
Mini Review Fairly recently I bought a new set of Burton bindings (not for myself). I was intruiged by the “tool free” adjustable straps so thought a few words here might be useful… I’ll be honest and say that the first time I looked at the straps I didn’t see how the mechanism worked. To [...]
32 Lashed Snowboarding Boots: Review
I bought the 2004/2005 32 Lashed snowboard boots. Strictly speaking this isn’t a comparative review as I was moving away from the Salomon Malamutes, which are a different kettle of fish all together. However, some features of a snowboarding boot are the same whether it’s a freestyle, freeride or an all-round boot (e.g. the lacing [...]
Ride Kink Snowboard Review
2005/2006 Ride Kink, 152cm. I’ve had the Kink since the beginning of the 2005 season, riding it for a week in Meribel, a week in Chamonix, two weeks in Tignes, a week in Deux Alpes and a handful of times on the indoor slope at Xscape, Castleford, UK. This riding has included jibbing around, hitting [...]
Bataleon Evil Twin Review – A Test Drive
First things first – I haven’t used this board enough for this to qualify as a “review”. This is simply my brief experience of a “test drive” – four or five runs on the 150m, indoor slope at Castleford. In fact, there is only one comment that I’m confident in making – so you’re welcome [...]
Burton Wheelie Locker Review
Ok, so I’ve booked flights with KLM and I’ve never flown with them before. This got me thinking about the airline’s rules for baggage allowance; how much is it going to cost me to take my snowboard? Now, I’ve got one of those swanky Burton Wheelie Lockers and I think a review of which will [...]
Drake Mikey LeBlancs vs. Burton Cartels: Binding Review
Before I went to Tignes this year I changed my bindings from the Burton Cartels (El Habano) to the Drake Mikey LeBlancs. I’ve been meaning to review this change ever since I returned, so here it is: Why did I change my bindings? That’s a good question. Here are the reasons: I thought that the [...]
Protec Ankle Pads
My ankle was in a bit of a state after being hammered by the edge of my deck too many times – so I hooked myself up with some Protec ankle pads. Hopefully these will help a little… I wore the pads on Saturday night at the R-Kade skate park and they seemed pretty good. [...]
