Ride Contraband.

ONE strap?

ONE buckle?

And this binding rides good?

The answer to all three of those questions is a definitive: YESSSSSSS.

According to some shop heads and the general buzz from riders at the Stratton on-snow demo last January about the Ride contraband binding was that it rode good and felt good. It looks like a grown-up version of the Burton Freestyle Jr.....seriously, one strap, one buckle.

It definitely puts skeptics to the test, because it rides so much better than you think it would. As another rider put it, it has no toe pressure, if you like that sort of thing. All in all, a good binding for an interesting way that technology is moving.

Check it out on Ride's site: RIDE CONTRABAND BINDING

One word to sum it up for sure is, interesting. You'll just have to try it out yourself and see what you think! It really rides so freaking good, we don't think you'll be dissapointed.

Peace!
- trans. crew