Spruce Riser vs. Bomber bindings

[fskater]

Hi! :)

Im new to skiboarding and now want to advance from salomon blades to ALP's skiboards.

The question is what bindings to choose :confused:

What I need is a good carving ability. I can say I have a hard style (5 years of ski practice). But Im also a bit worried about non-releasable bindings... Possibly i should not :)

We don't have any snow parks with rails and stuff here so the main purporse of the skiboards will be carving. No grinding or big air intended.

What can you say about spruce riser setup in comparison with bomber bindings? Does spruce riser setup give enough confidence and control of the skiboards while carving hard?

What's the differens of "feeling" while riding risers and bomber bindings?

[Quicksilver]

Well youre kind of comparing apples to oranges. The Risers are releasable and the Bombers are non-releasible. I know that the bombers are pretty much the best bindings on the market but I'm not exactly sure if they will be right for your application.
Since the ALP's are 110cm, it is recommended that you get releasable bindings. Now the choice is really up to you because alot of people are getting ALP's with non-releasables but most of them are going to be in the park alot and dont want their boards releasing on a hard landing. If it were my choice then I would personally go with the Spruce Risers for 2 reasons.
First, since youre not really going to be hitting huge jumps or anything, you dont have to worry about them releasing on you. Second, you might as well be error on the side of safety by getting the spruces to prevent injuries, especially if you've had any injuries in the past.
Thats my opinion, wether you want to follow it or not thats up to you.

[fskater]

I know that risers are realeasable and bombers are not. Especially I want to hear an opinion from someone who has tried both of these bindings.

Seems to me that an unexpected release while carving at high speed is as dangerous as while making hard landings. But releasable salomon bindings have saved my legs many times while skkiing and the only unexpected release was caused by improper din adjustement. And its always possible to set the settings to maximus so that the bindings never release.

Despite the matter of safety, what level of board control risers provide? comparable to bombers or not?

As i know the riser are made of metal whereas the riser is not. It can probably flex much more and thus give less board control... or not... no idea

[Greco]

fskater, you're absolutely right. do to the construction of the risers they are not able to offer the same board control as the bombers (best skiboard bindings ever made btw) however, the difference isn't as noticeable as i thought it would be. i've ridden most all releasable options for skiboards and the spruce are by far the best. and, you're right you can set the DIN so high as to where they won't release except in the worst case scenario.

bottom line is what i tell people when they ask me should they ride releasables or not? if it's going to be in the back (or front ) of your mind that you're worried about getting hurt because of non release then get releasables because once it's in your mind it's more likely to happen.

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