Flux Binder's SE30 Review

Flux SE30’s

Ahhhh yes… Softness - fresh laundered clothes, clean sheets, breasts, down comforters, and the Flux SE30.

I was a Burton man; I have never rode any other binding. Why? You can trust Burton. Burton has proven their bindings are both durable and universal. As someone who rides gear to death – just look at my haggard duct taped pants – I knew their bindings would be shred ready for next season.

Enter Flux bindings. I never really considered buying flux bindings. I knew they existed, but I was Burton disciple. By a combination of chance, free Primo Lager, and my wicked freestyle skills, I won a pair of Flux SE30’s during a rap battle under the moniker MC Shermz at the Bear Mountain video premier in Venice, CA. My old Burton Missions were getting pretty beat, so I was psyching on trying the Flux’s.

They arrived in the mail and I tore through the box immediately, revealing a pair of binders and a grip of stickers. One sticker toted “Urethane is the shit!” representing the materials and softness in the bindings. I thought it was kind of gimmicky...until I rode them.

The SE30 is soft, damn soft. I feel more freedom and responsiveness in them than any binding I have ridden, ever, in my 17 years of shred. When your binding is soft, the mechanical feeling of snowboarding vanishes. There is more “give” as I go heal-toe and my riding feels less constricted, and more loose, relaxed, and effortless. It is the difference between the feeling of hard pack and the feeling of powder. The SE30 is riding powder.

Burton is always a good choice, but sometimes you have to try something new. So far, the Flux SE30’s are a rewarding venture, providing a soft, comfortable, loose feel that results in better riding.

SHERM

09/10 Shred Season recap

09/10 Shred Season Recap from drew dizzle on Vimeo.

Overall, 09/10 was damn good snowboard season. I was back to being a weekend warrior, but still managed to get 33 days in. (Mt. Hood has insanely long seasons, and 100+ inches the first two weeks of April definitely helped.)

Thanks to furlough days from my struggling company, I was able to make opening day on November 11. Friend of Board of America and original 603 loc, Ryan Schelling, was in town and the gods blessed us with a 12'+ of blower and bukake fusion turns were had by all.

The snow fell through the new year but started to dry up mid-January. Fortunately, I had planned a brief Tahoe trip for the end of January. Up to that point, Tahoe was pretty much dry. Snow or not, I was stoked to get back and see some old friends but the night I flew in, my flight was delayed 3 hours because of snow in Reno. The first clip in the video is from the night I flew in. It proceed to dump for the next 5 days.

The snow in Oregon returned at the end of February and proceed to continue through mid-April. The season ended on May 16 and Sherman and I closed Meadows down. The main lift stopped turning as we cruised by it on the way to the car and the cold road sodas waiting for us. A fitting end to the 6 month season...

So after all that, I could barely scrape together a minute and a half of footy to document it. It's far from great, but fun nonetheless. Enjoy...