Snowboard bindings
Snowboard bindings can be divided into two groups. One is the classic two-strap, pump-buckle snowboard bindings, the other is the quick-entry snowboard binding types that tilt the backrest backwards. The latter was further developed by the Apo company with the Dual Entry System, which in Hungarian means that this snowboard binding can be used in the traditional way, as a normal two-pump ratchet, a classic snowboard binding, and can also be used as a quick-entry snowboard binding when entered from the back. First, however, let's talk about the classic, traditional, two-strap snowboard bindings, because 90% is what you'll find in stores. Here you can say that there are snowboard bindings made of plastic and snowboard bindings made of aluminum. Metal work is much slower than plastic injection molding, so metal snowboard bindings are less common. The bottom of plastic snowboard bindings must be thicker, so the sole is further away from the board than with metal, which is a disadvantage in terms of stability.
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For this reason, plastic snowboard bindings are heavier than metal, because the bottom is only 2mm thick, the plastic one is 9mm. The bottom of plastic snowboard bindings bends and twists somewhat, so it starts tipping the board later than metal, which is stiffer, doesn't twist, so it doesn't have torsion. Twisting of plastic snowboard bindings is reduced by adding glass fiber grit, so these snowboard bindings differ in the quality of the plastic (and glass fiber in %), the comfort of the buckles and straps, and the shape of the snowboard binding. A Hammer, a Burton, a Nitro, a Rossignol, a Forum differ mainly in the quality of the plastic, one breaks more, the other less, but 12 are a dozen. There are the classic snowboard bindings in the world, everywhere and there is the Ride. It has always been the best traditional snowboard binding in the world. And it will probably stay that way. There is the world and there is the Ride. This snowboard binding with the lowest sole is therefore the most stable. This is the lightest snowboard binding in the world. This is the stiffest frame snowboard binding in the world, super light T6061 aircraft aluminum. Ride's pump buckles are the easiest to use in the world. In addition, these snowboard bindings have an incredibly good style and are produced in beautiful colors from yellow to metallic red to pearl. It tilts the board faster, it doesn't break, it's easy and easier to snowboard with. Toweringly the best-designed traditional snowboard binding on the planet.
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There's Ride and the rest of the world's snowboard bindings. The American snowboard market uses 52%- a Ride (3D and 4×4 compatible). Flow is the ancestor of quick-entry snowboard bindings. Many people, when looking for an Apo or a K2 snowboard binding, still often say Flow. The Flow snowboard binding was the first in the world with an open back, but it doesn't know anything else. Apo and the K2 company invented a snowboard binding where the snowboard binding can be opened with a ratchet, i.e. traditionally (exiting upwards) and you can enter/exit by opening the backrest, as with Flow, i.e. Step-in, quick exit function. Both companies open the backrest in such a way that the straps holding the shoes down are also loosened with this movement. This is brilliant stuff. Of the two systems, the Apo has become more popular because it is more refined, has better buckles and is cheaper. These are Dual Entry systems. In 2017, FLOW, which provided the basic idea, caught up and caught up with its FLOW Hybrid series, which, like APO and K2, pampers its users with a classic fastening system, two straps and two entry options.
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The Snowpro company has also improved the ancient Flow. Here, it is not possible to enter/exit traditionally, i.e. with a ratchet (not dual entry), but when the backrest is tilted, the two straps above the shoe loosen from the shoe, so it is easier to enter/exit than with the old Flow. It's very similar to the old Flow, but holds the snowboard boot better than the old Flow snowboard bindings. In deep snow, however, it is just as problematic. These are called Fastec snowboard bindings today. Many companies bought Fastec's license, such as Nidecker, Nitro, Elfgen, SP, Libtech. They are better than their ancestors, they grip more precisely, but they only open from the back and cannot be tightened with a ratchet. So it's no wonder that the "primitive" Flow snowboard binding has faded into the background. DUAL ENTRY won the battle of development, as we get both a metal buckle, high-quality, traditional snowboard binding and a shoe-independent Step-in snowboard binding that can be mounted on anything.
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APO snowboard bindings
It was the most famous high-end French snowboard brand. Apo's snowboard bindings have reformed the world of snowboarding. He further developed the old Flow system snowboard bindings by keeping the advantages of the classic snowboard snowboard bindings and at the same time eliminating all the mistakes of the old Flow snowboard bindings. Today, APO DUAL ENTRY is the ancestor of all DUAL ENTRY systems (FLOW Hybrid, K2 Chinch).  

Niedecker snowboard bindings 

K2 snowboard bindings 

K2 is the largest manufacturer of winter sports equipment in the USA. The only ski factory that has been involved in the development of snowboards since the beginning. His name is attributed to the use of Kevlar in torsion fork boards. they created the first wide board (Fatbob), which created a new trend. The K2 company is characterized by high-end, uncompromising quality and the use of the most modern materials.