Revolt ?'s

[jutman1776]

what kind of bindings are available for the Revolts?

They can be either Non-releasable or Releasable i am on a pretty strict budget though. i can probably spend about 80 bucks.

i would have to buy a size 12 - 12.5 boot

[slow]

PM CAN.

http://www.skiboardsonline.com/vbulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=9111

[Dyn0miteMat]

Anything sbol sells will fit them. I'd try to pick up a used set of ff-pro's or older bombers for that price range

[CAN]

Thanks for the reccomendation Slow. Right now JPARK has them spoken for. If he changes his mind Ill let everyone know.
Chad

[jutman1776]

ya all this stuff is completely new to me but thanks guys, also is there any release binding options?

[SkaFreak]

There are, but they do not pop up used as often. The Spruce Riser is a great releasable binding system, but on the rare occasion they do pop up, they usually are over $80.

[jutman1776]

Well i have seen some 99cm snowjams with pre installed release bindings and are alot cheaper then buying a board and the binding's seperate but i am contemplating whether the quality of the snowjams are worth it
or if maybe 99cm is too small.

[tyberesk]

Well i have seen some 99cm snowjams with pre installed release bindings and are alot cheaper then buying a board and the binding's seperate but i am contemplating whether the quality of the snowjams are worth it
or if maybe 99cm is too small.

I have ridden Snowjam and Revel8 skiboards and i'll give you my two cents on the issue.

In my opinion, the quality is not worth it. Not even close. The releasable bindings on those snowjams are drilled directly into the board....in the event the bindings break or are ripped out the boards/bindings become pretty much completely useless. Along with being irreplaceable, the bindings being drilled directly into the core does not allow the skiboard to flex properly and will seriously hinder their performance.

The revolts are a great pair of skiboards and offer a much wider and pleasurable ride than the skinnier/less stable snowjam 99s. Along with being a better park board and a better and more responsive onpiste skiboard...the revolts will also float much better in powder and provide for easier fakie (Switch) riding.

The revolts, and all skiboards offered on this site, feature the 4x4 mounting pattern....in which all bindings (On this site) are interchangable with all of the boards. It is nice if you have multiple pairs of boards...or want to upgrade boards/bindings down the road at some point.

Revel8 Revolts will cost more now....and putting nonreleasable bindings on them will be more expensive...but it is an investment into the future. You can honestly look at these boards and be 100 percent sure they will last and provide a high quality experience every second you are on the mountain...or just fooling around behind the house.

[SkaFreak]

Mounting the releasable bindings directly to boards is generally frowned upon. First of all, it creates a bigger dead zone in the board where the bindings prevent the board from flexing properly. Also, if either the boards or bindings are damaged, then the whole system has to be replaced. If you use any 4x4 binding system, whether it be release or non-release, you can replace just one part. This also makes it much easier and cheaper to upgrade boards.

Beyond that, SnowJams are not horrible boards. They are sold here on SBOL, but only the models that use the 4x4 binding inserts.

[jutman1776]

ya thats what i thought i'm just not going to invest in something that won't hold up in the future. How about the spruce 120's are those just good for carving or are they also pretty good in the park or at least decent?

[tyberesk]

ya thats what i thought i'm just not going to invest in something that won't hold up in the future. How about the spruce 120's are those just good for carving or are they also pretty good in the park or at least decent?

they are a great powder/carving board....but i have seen them rip it up in the park on occasion. They arn't used widely because they are a less maneuverable ride compared to the standard 98-110 park boards...but with the deal going on now you can't beat it!

[jutman1776]

ya those might be the ones then cause i will most likely be doing most of my riding on the mountain but i also want to explore the whole park thing and if i feel i want to go all out into that experience then i'll definetly get smaller ones.

what is the largest boot size that will fit into those bindings? because i wear a 12.5 in mens boots.

[SkaFreak]

The Spruce Risers will fit up to a 360mm boot sole. That should be plenty to accommodate boots that size.

[jutman1776]

Looks like that might be the one then, they give options as far as bindings go what is the best one out of the list the Roxy 7's which is the cheapest, Tyrolia SL75 which aren't bad either, or the Salomon 610's.

[MitchK]

ya those might be the ones then cause i will most likely be doing most of my riding on the mountain but i also want to explore the whole park thing and if i feel i want to go all out into that experience then i'll definetly get smaller ones.

what is the largest boot size that will fit into those bindings? because i wear a 12.5 in mens boots.

get fitted at a local shop to find out what the actual size of your foot is. They'll give you a Mondo size, which is much more accurate. Shoe sizes aren't accurate. I wear an 11 most of the time, but my feet are a wide 9.5 if you get down to it. I think the footwraps from my Xsjado's are 9's actually, but those are really tight fit.

And what matters for the releasable bindings is the length of the boot, which varies from one brand to another for each size.

[slow]

Looks like that might be the one then, they give options as far as bindings go what is the best one out of the list the Roxy 7's which is the cheapest, Tyrolia SL75 which aren't bad either, or the Salomon 610's.

Run the DIN calculator in this thread to determine what binding would be appropriate: http://www.skiboardsonline.com/vbulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=6417&highlight=DIN


ya all this stuff is completely new to me but thanks guys, also is there any release binding options?
Check out this thread for some general info for beginners: http://www.skiboardsonline.com/vbulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=6725