The Official Union Bindings Thread

ive been interested in getting union bindings since last season. my budget is pretty tight and I cant go too crazy so I can only afford the flite or dlx, but I also am looking into the Rome S90 because the price is so good right now, as well as the burton custom or missions from last year. I was wondering what everyone here thought as far as bang for the buck? Go with Union still or take advantage of last year's savings?

well as for cheaper bindings the s90s are the best you can get. i have never tried out the s90s but alot of people on here love them. I wouldnt ever consider last years burton customs or missions compared to the s90s. i had customs 3 years ago and their a waste of money your much better off spending more on good bindings or getting the s90s.   also you could wait and save up money for union forces they are awesome bindings, my second favoirte behind rome390s, and are well worth the $. maybee look for a blackfriday/ cybermonday sale on thouse but that could be hard to find a place that will discount thouse. so either get the s90s or find a way to get some extra cash for forces.

the pbr bindings with that pbr board would be dope

pretty sure cartels are from just lifting them up...i just got the atlas and they are lighter than both and about the same price as cartels

Friday is my first day on my new Atlases...  Can't wait.  What an upgrade!

Originally posted by yechiboarder770 Who's riding the 2012 Contact Pros from this year? What do you think of them? Who uses them for park and how do they hold up?

Originally posted by shredtilimdead12 last year i saw a special edition union force where one place took all the colors of the forces and jumbled up the parts. It came out a random jumble of awesomeness. I wish some place would do the same for this year's forces

Originally posted by luv2shred Originally posted by shredtilimdead12 last year i saw a special edition union force where one place took all the colors of the forces and jumbled up the parts. It came out a random jumble of awesomeness. I wish some place would do the same for this year's forces Thats called frankenbinders. Theres a thread about it. http://www.trusnow.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38972

Last year there were plenty of Teams floating around the web so Union decreased the number they produced this year to make them a very limited binding for their team and shop kids....love the look of this years Team too.......

saw someone at my hill realllly struggling with their contact pros, idk what the deal was, but they were sitting down every half an hour messing with them

Originally posted by BoxStomper saw someone at my hill realllly struggling with their contact pros, idk what the deal was, but they were sitting down every half an hour messing with them

they grew 78% this year from last year i believe (if i remember the exact number correctly), and the few years prior they were growing by about 50% give or take.  pretty much unheard of.  and the cool thing is, they are growing because of demand, not just producing more, and if you ask me their full demand is not even met, if you count everyone who wants them or tries to find them to buy.  they are killing it.. doing it right.

im getting them in the spring, no doubt, people want on! haha

Originally posted by spenser Originally posted by BoxStomper saw someone at my hill realllly struggling with their contact pros, idk what the deal was, but they were sitting down every half an hour messing with them probably didn't have them adjusted right.  i rode mine all day today for opening day, and had been riding them all preseason, and never had one single issue whatsoever.  but i also have them adjusted right....

you can slide something under the side of the accelerator.  i did it last year and it worked but then i decided i kinda like it without cants.  i just used binding ladders..

Spenser:  Thanks for displaying bits and pieces of those Team Bindings in each of your pics.  You're such a tease.  How are you enjoying the Atlas' compared to the Forces?

Originally posted by spenser haven't ridden them yet really, just the one pow run at night.  i think i'm going to ride them tomorrow though so we'll see.  might ride forces too if i ride the black death.

it's all preference so only you can answer that.  the force is the most responsive and i would say it's a solid mid stiff binding, contact is the least and i would call it a mellow binding, not really "soft" just not super responsive, and the pro is in the middle of the two.  you pick.

Originally posted by spenser it's all preference so only you can answer that.  the force is the most responsive and i would say it's a solid mid stiff binding, contact is the least and i would call it a mellow binding, not really "soft" just not super responsive, and the pro is in the middle of the two.  you pick. pro is the 2nd lightest binding in the line, contact is pretty light but more basic, force is bombproof and the tank of the line.

Yeah i mught just go with the contact pros and see what happens. If i dont like them, than hey dont buy them again. No harm done.

Originally posted by spenser it's all preference so only you can answer that.  the force is the most responsive and i would say it's a solid mid stiff binding, contact is the least and i would call it a mellow binding, not really "soft" just not super responsive, and the pro is in the middle of the two.  you pick. pro is the 2nd lightest binding in the line, contact is pretty light but more basic, force is bombproof and the tank of the line.

When you say the Force is the tank, does that mean it's heavy (weight wise) or just solid in construction?

Ehh forces are kinda heavy. Not to bad. And completely indestructible.

both.  it's not HEAVY but it's one of the heaviest in their line if not the heaviest.  i'd call it a perfectly average binding by today's standards and i don't consider them heavy at all, the rest are just extra light.  contact pro is the second lightest after the MC if i remember correctly, and the MC is the lightest binding on the market at the moment.

l think a more pressing matter is where the hell are the s/m bindings go?! 

they produce the numbers they get from shop prebooks in january, after buying a certain amount of material the year before with which they build the bindings.  if no shops order s/m, none get made.  if they get orders for a total of 100 units, they make that.  any stock left is if a shop cancels, goes out of business, or something like that.  they are currently sold out last i knew.  if sierra doesn't have them by now then they may just not be getting them, but i personally have no idea if that's the actual case, there could be a reason they aren't up yet.

most shops that have things really under control will base their orders on previous sales trends and numbers