Flow The Five SE Snowboard Bindings 2013

Comments about Flow The Five SE Snowboard Bindings 2013:

The Hybrid PowerCapStrap is surprisingly snug and fits comfortably across my boot. The toe cap/stop seems to hold up well. I've been out riding over 10 days this season in all different conditions on powder, slush, frozen granular, ice, rain, etc... and these bindings are holding up very well. I like these straps better than Flow's traditional straps!

One thing I will say about Flow bindings is that you absolutely must take your time to properly install the bindings on your board. The adjustments to the high back, cable, and front strap are really important if you want to ensure a good fit and easy entry. Read the instructions or at least watch a video on YouTube so you know how to adjust/tune your bindings. Most of the complaints about how boots get caught on the high back, bindings never feels snug, etc. are mostly due to poor installation... been there... done that! So take your time and do it right! You'll enjoy the ride in the end!

Comments about Flow The Five SE Snowboard Bindings 2013:

I work at a ski resort and use them everyday in the winter and they work great. I went from step in bindings to these and had no problem adjusting. I would recommend these to anyone

Comments about Flow The Five SE Snowboard Bindings 2013:

Great

Comments about Flow The Five SE Snowboard Bindings 2013:

Great quality, easy to adjust, and very comfortable.

Comments about Flow The Five SE Snowboard Bindings 2013:

Flow's design on these are one of the better one's you will find in a rear-entry binding. I only had a few problems:

1. One of the end peices of the straps snapped, so I had to tighten that side a bit. Still works, but it's poor construction to have it break after only a few uses.

2. Can't tighten to much or rear-entry doesn't work. For those of you that like to tighten your bindings, if you do it too much when you try to slide your boot in it won't fit so you have to loosen and re-tighten.

3. The design of the toe strap is a little off and it can't be adjusted since it's connected to the over the foot part. It goes way too low over the toe at times.

Everything else about the binding is superb. The shock resistance could be a bit better, but it is in no way bad. I love these bindings and wouldn't trade it in for anything. Most of my friends need to sit down and strap in and they are just starting while I have been going for a while. Saves a ton of time.

Comments about Flow The Five SE Snowboard Bindings 2013:

I have problems with the bindings but I have a "Ride" branded boot which might be wider then some...

Comments about Flow The Five SE Snowboard Bindings 2013:

This is my second Flow binding. I had the traditional back entry with single large strap over the shoe laces. I wanted to see how it felt using a strap over the toes.

It definitely takes getting used to but it doesn't take long. The back entry is still great and with the added toe strap there is more adjustments that can be made to snug your boot. It was advertised you could enter the binding through the rear as traditionally done or through the side where you'd keep the back support engaged and just disengage the upper foot strap. That did not prove easy to get used to. I basically just went back to rear entry.

Overall good quality. Great idea but needs some tweaking. Maybe NX-2 is easier to use as the upper boot straps pivot up as you lower the high back (see the Flow video).

One other thing is I wear a size 10 boot and even though a Large for this binding can accomodate up to size 11, my boot barely fits into the toe strp. I'm not sure if it will fit better if I bought Flow boots as mine are Solomon. I also did not try an X-large Flow binding as I thought it'd probably be too large but definitely worth looking into if you want to purchase this binding.

Comments about Flow The Five SE Snowboard Bindings 2013:

Great bindings overall. If it wasn't for these two cons I would give 5/5 stars. 1. The high back get stuck on the sole of my boot when trying to release. It got so bad it tore the glue off my sole and I had to repair it 2. The toe strap sometimes slips and needs to be more adjustable. Other than that, the bindings were great. ~ one tip on fixing the high back issue is to cut the plastic it catches on, it will make it so it doesn't not so it any more.