ultra vs. alpha

ryanf · Criminal Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 51

i don't have any shops around me to try on bindings and i really have my heart set on the ultras and the alphas but i can't decide can anyone compare them for me like the feel in the heel the ankle and all over does the string hold good and is the inner part of the bindings the same except for the outside wrap it looks like the eltras hold god and form to your foot where the alphas look like are kinda block like and stiff i need help can anyone give me a comparison or a preference of there own thanks

ryanf · Criminal Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 51

i need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

they're new bindings and not many people have tried them. chill out. i dont think you can really go wrong with the ultras. so many people ride them and wouldnt ride any other bindings over them and the 04 look even better. as for the alphas they look like they are easier entry and exit with less side to side fles but that is just by looks i havent tried the yet.

anarchy99 · Addict Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 616 City: tacoma

if i were to choose and had the money i would go with the ultras they look fairly easy to get in out of and they have been around for a couple of years so obviously they are good bindings are else they would have made a different product instead of those

ttuclint · Addict Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 984 City: Lubbock, TX

ultras are not easy to get in and out of. I sold my ultras and will soon be getting alphas.

garveyj · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 877 City: Savage, MN

Ultras are really hard to get into, but the good thing is that once you are in, you will not come out easily, so it makes the hard falls a lot better knowing that your feet are most likely going to stay in (that is my opinion though). Some people like it when you get ejected from your bindings, but not me. I think the Alphas are really similar to the old EVO bindings from LF, just with the new stuff for '04

jeffrey_25 · Addict Joined: 05 Oct 2003 Posts: 811

Could the falls screw up your feet if your feet don't come out when you fall?

Nice avatar.

Sportster4Tec · Posted: Mar 02, 2004 7:16 pm Post subject:

You are pretty safe as long as both your feet either stay in your come out. When you get hurt is when like one foot comes out....

About the Ultras and the Alphas... I have the '03 Ultras and i really like them. Mine are pretty hard to get on and off at first until you get them broken in and figure out how to do it right. The new alphas and ultras have a new inside material which will make it much easier t get into both of them, even without them being wet i have heard. The Alphas are front lace up so they will be easier to get into, but will not provide quite as much support or hold. Both are good bindings and i think you would be happy with either one.

Maestro · Posted: Mar 02, 2004 7:20 pm Post subject:

I'd go with the Ultras. I just got a couple pairs of 03s and I can get into them as well as out without water or lube. You just gotta know how to work your foot in and pull it out. Sick binding - super simple, great hold and support, super comfy.

Liprider · Posted: Mar 03, 2004 7:07 pm Post subject:

I had the XL 03 Ultras last year and could only get into them after exreme pain and massive amounts of lube. My foot is only a size 11, so I didn't go too small with them. I ended up selling them on eBay. I'm looking into getting a pair of Alphas of Transits once the prices go down in a month or two.

liquidforcerider134 · Criminal Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 86 City: Calgary

ok the new alphas have way more flexibility and a dew tridensuity foam that is really comfy if you are worried about acessibility i would go with the alphas they are really easy to get on and off and they have good support to.

hope this is of help

Liquid Rider

liquidforcerider134 · Criminal Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 86 City: Calgary

the transits will stay highly priced and the alphas are already only 369 canadian

jeffrey_25 · Addict Joined: 05 Oct 2003 Posts: 811

Would the Ultra's be flexible or stiff?

Maestro · Posted: Mar 07, 2004 6:34 pm Post subject:

Ultras are super flexy - yet supportive at the same time.

morphious · Posted: Mar 08, 2004 5:55 pm Post subject:

The Ultras are nice I rode them last year. At the end of the season I got a foot out on a fall and twisted my ankle. I picked up a set of Transits this year when they came out and like them muck better.

Inggy · Posted: Mar 12, 2004 6:10 pm Post subject:

I think that the ultras are easy to get into once broken in and if you use some boot goo

liquidforcerider134 · Criminal Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 86 City: Calgary

the alphas are flexy and you can get into them with a dry foot/dry boot and no lube its great

dmoney182 · Criminal Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 61 City: San Jose

uh id definitely go with the transits they tear apart the alphas and ultras

anti-shoobies · Posted: Mar 18, 2004 7:52 pm Post subject:

Uggghhhh. No comment.... Evil or Very Mad

intotheflats · Posted: Mar 27, 2004 12:49 pm Post subject:

get the alphas. I've ridden both and the ultra's are nice but my feet cramped after about 20min. the alphas are super comfy

rishling · Criminal Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 68

Ultra's are a very tight fitting binding. There great if you give them a chance to break in. Your going to get an awesome fit out of the Alfa's because of the front lases. The alfa's are a bit stiffer than the ultra's too.

Joey1027 · Posted: May 26, 2004 8:49 am Post subject:

My preferance would be the new 04 ultras but i hevent tried the alphas. if i had the money i would get the ultras in a heartbeat....but thats just i guess a personal preferance.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

the old ultras are really difficult to get in and out of. The new '04s have that neoprene lined inside. Supposedly you can get in dry with no lube.

I am planning on sticking with the Ultras.

Joey1027 · Posted: May 26, 2004 12:19 pm Post subject:

ya i would definately get them too.