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Zee Outlaw
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 220
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Posted: Jun 30, 2003 9:10 am Post subject: Wakeboard bindings |
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I am in the market for new bindings and like most girls, have narrow feet. I noticed that most shops in the Bay Area do not carry small bindings (or xs HL bindings) and this makes it really hard for me to decide what I want to order. Any girls with recommendations for me, or opinions on bindings you have tried/owned?
I did get the chance to ride the Nice Truths last weekend for a few pulls and really liked them, very cushy footbeds and so far the ony binding that fits my heel properly. |
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Lindsay Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1184 City: NYC
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Posted: Jun 30, 2003 9:36 am Post subject: |
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I ride with LF Super Sucs, but I don't have particularly narrow feet.
Give Cara at Glass & Powder a call (877-We-Go-Big) or send her an email (cara@glassandpowder.com). I realize you're in CA and they're in VA, but she is really knowledgable about product, she rides, and she has a couple of ladies who work for her who also ride. One of them is bound to have a similar problem and should be able to help. |
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Grouch Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 3804 City: The OC
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Posted: Jun 30, 2003 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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I ride the Liquid Force Ultra Sucs. I have the gray ones and they match my board perfectly. I look so cute when I am out there.
However I dont really ride, but at least I look cute for all of the hot wakeboarding guys who want to check me out. _________________ http://www.mutinywake.com
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silver girl Soul Rider
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 496 City: England
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Posted: Jun 30, 2003 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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i ride cwb torq, but i dont have that thin feet _________________ R.I.P Mark Kenney |
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DaveBrowning Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 25 Jan 2003 Posts: 2666 City: The 'boro
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Posted: Jun 30, 2003 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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I can't wear bindings... they hurt my feet when I'm getting out of them and it strips off my toenail polish. _________________ If my above post offends you in any way, simply ignore it. If you do not know how to ignore it, complain to me in a PM and I will show you how. |
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JHrod Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3144
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Posted: Jun 30, 2003 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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well i'm not a chick but my feet are pretty narrow and i love my HL 3060's |
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Grace B. Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1848 City: OR/WA
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Posted: Jun 30, 2003 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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I don't have that narrow of feet, but I have the 02 Parks bindings. If you could find them in a small enough size, they have a lace-up on the back that tightens up so your feet don't move around and then the strap keeps your heels down really well. I used to have the 3060s, but I didn't like them that much they didn't keep my heel down very well. |
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Premier135Chick Guest
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Posted: Jun 30, 2003 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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I wear the 02 Parks bindings as well and love them. I tried the 03 Parks and don't like them as much as the ones I have. I like my feet being snug in my bindings. Having the lace up in the back AND the velco strap over the front makes me feel that much more secure.
I tried the new Luke Wulff bindings that Double Up has. They are way comfortable but I didn't feel secure in them. The toe part was opened too wide and my feet felt like they were slipping through whenever I would jump or slide around. |
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pmpstress2 Newbie
Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Posts: 5 City: Austin
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Posted: Jul 01, 2003 1:15 am Post subject: |
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I have Hyperlite Belmont bindings. I use to have a medium size until i hurt my ankle really bad 3 times. I ordered the same ones, but in a Mini-medium size. These feel much better on my ankle now. They are still a little bit wide on my foot.
I have been told that the Collective Development bindings are very supportive like a snowboard boot. You can lace them up to make them tighter where you need it tighter around your ankle. I have not tried them out yet, but many riders like Josh Smith and Darin Rayzor swear by them. I also have a few friends who like the parks, but once again they are not that narrow of a binding.
Michelle _________________ It's All About The Double Up! Work Hard, Play Hard! |
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wakedork Soul Rider
Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Posts: 464 City: Huntsville, Alabama
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Posted: Jul 01, 2003 6:32 am Post subject: |
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After riding Ultra Sucs for three years my wife just got a pair of '03 parks and after riding them Sunday is in love with them, she rode the Belmonts but Hyperlite was backordered on Belmonts so we got her small parks ( she wore a medium Ultra and they killed her feet. Another girl we ride with didn't like the Belmonts but now rides Minin_Med Byerleys and loves them. I've found most shops don't carry small bindnings at least not in the higher end styles. _________________ Shane Cook
Southern Fried Wakeboarding
Waffle House
When I die, I want to die like my grandmother, who died peacefully in
her sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in her car. |
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Dees Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 3548 City: Nampa
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Posted: Jul 01, 2003 10:35 am Post subject: |
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try anything from Nice. I would suggest Scarecrow or PSR1 or PSR2. I rode in them and they are very comfy, thick footbed. I also rode the CWB Troq but did like them as well as the nice bindings.. The Scarcrow/PSR1 have a ratch system on them that suck you heel down.
http://www.nicegoods.com/ _________________
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jt09 wrote: | ont - like your money, your opinion loses value as it crosses the border. |
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Tiffanator Soul Rider
Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 367 City: Hattiesburg
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Posted: Jul 01, 2003 10:45 am Post subject: |
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I'm with Dees. Nice has really stepped up their bindings this year. I ride the PRS1 and love them. I've had ankle problems for years and these are the best I have found.
Later _________________ Holy cow it's been a while. |
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Zee Outlaw
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 220
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Posted: Jul 01, 2003 11:00 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, I really liked the Nice Truths but ended up ordering some Ultras, I have had good luck with LF bindings in the past. Thanks for all the input though!
For some reason no hyperlite binding is small enough for my heel, there is room for like 2 feet in them! Connelly seemed to fit better but I still haven't tried the Zues, I'll give them a shot tonight. |
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scott a Ladies Man
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810
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Posted: Jul 01, 2003 11:12 am Post subject: |
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the zeus had a footbed larger than my parks if i remember correctly. they fit about the same too... _________________ www.TheLiquidPlayground.com
Integrity Wakeskates |
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grlywake Criminal
Joined: 25 Apr 2003 Posts: 60 City: Central/So. Cal.
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Posted: Jul 01, 2003 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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I got Large or XL in KIDS, they work great, I have size 7 1/2 girls. There HL. _________________ WAKE UP!! |
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JRock*Girl Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1340
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Posted: Jul 01, 2003 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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Be careful with the Ultra's, make sure you get the right size (they run a bit big) and make sure you get ALL of the soap out (always use biding lube w/ them never soap, the soap wil never fully come out.) They also take a while to break in. But one you break them in they are supposed to be awsome. My ankle came halfway out of mine in the air and I landed with it like that (VERY painful) That was a month ago, its still swollen. I didnt et all the soap out and I bought M instead of Small's. I have a very comfy pair of super that I love an a pair of Torq's. The Torq's don't have much ankle support, which is now a problem for me, and the pull straps in the binings rub against my skin and cut it. Im dyin to try some Zeus's _________________ Sliding Glass...It's what we do.
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krit Outlaw
Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Posts: 145
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Posted: Jul 02, 2003 5:23 am Post subject: |
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What size foot do you all have and also what size binding??? Just curious... |
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Zee Outlaw
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 220
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Posted: Jul 02, 2003 8:25 am Post subject: |
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krit, I have a womens size 6.5 foot and I have always worn small Liquid Force bindings, which I think tend to run narrow so they fit my feet good. I did try on a couple pair of Hyperlite bindings last week and they felt too big, I think the sizes will vary from company to company so a small in a HL binding could mean a medium in a LF binding??? Everyone has weird feet though, it's best to try a bunch on at the shop if you can. |
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Grace B. Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1848 City: OR/WA
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Posted: Jul 02, 2003 9:08 am Post subject: |
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I have a women's size 10 foot and my Parks are size medium. |
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Premier135Chick Guest
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Posted: Jul 02, 2003 10:08 am Post subject: |
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I have a size 8.5 foot and I wear the Parks medium/large as well. This year's Parks I think run smaller or I just streched out my bindings because the mediums fit too.
I do notice that my toes sometimes slide out after a really hard landing. Before I would have to drop down in the water to fix it. All I do now is a backslide and my toes go back to normal. Then I am good to go. A bit annoying, but I love the way the bindings fit and feel. |
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Denieze Newbie
Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 7 City: Holland
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Posted: Jul 02, 2003 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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I have Belmont bindings..They're the best!! _________________ Be cool, be nice in a wakeboarders paradise:-)
http://www.wakepics.com/member/DeNiSe! |
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shadybetz55 Outlaw
Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 127 City: Bedminster, NJ
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Posted: Jul 31, 2003 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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I just got '03 parks mediums and my feet are a size 8.5-9 girls. I LOVE them they are so comfy!!! i'm so glad i got them! The padding is super thick and is so nice on landings... |
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heartofbullets Outlaw
Joined: 10 Jul 2003 Posts: 223 City: FL
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Posted: Jul 31, 2003 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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I have Nice Bayou bindings, I love them, they took a little breaking in but now they are awesome. I wear womens shoe size 7 1/2 and binding size small, actually I think I coulda went for the xs but I didn't because I wore xs in BA bindings before and couldn't get out of them. I ordered mine online, the shops here only had big sizes, and only cared LF HL and DU. _________________ ...say goodbye |
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