Forum’s Shaka Binding Wins SIA Innovation Award
bengal
- April 17 2009
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Forum’s Brand New Shaka Binding Wins SIA SnowPress Innovation Award
BURLINGTON, VT (April 16, 2009) – Every year SIA’s SnowPress Show Daily honors the snowsports industry’s best innovations for the upcoming season. For 2010, Forum’s all-new Shaka Binding receives top recognition in the category of Skill. “The SIA SnowPress Innovation Awards honor the equipment that our editorial team feels will have the greatest impact on the future of snowsports,” says Peter Kray, Editorial Director of the SnowPress Show Daily. Forum Director of Bindings Chris Cunningham states, “We’re super pumped that SIA recognizes the Shaka as the future of snowboard bindings. We have really unlocked the board’s flex with the Shaka, now making any 4×4 deck even more fun to ride.”
Built to work with any 4-hole pattern board on the market, the split base of the Shaka works in conjunction with Forum’s entirely new Hinge Disc allowing for not only a more natural board flex, but also the added value of more control to the reverse camber board. In addition, a full-length EVA and FGel footpad provides the ultimate in dampening and cush comfort. Whether slashing the lip or destroying the park, there’s no need for a new board to get a new sensation.More on the Shaka can be seen this summer at forumsnowboards.com.
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April 17th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Got to demo these puppies this season at st louis/moonstone, dear sin they are amazing. No questions asked for sure my next park binding.
April 17th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
you would think that if the innovation was in the baseplate they would provide some pictures that showed the baseplate.
April 18th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Is that Rasta? How original, since shreddin is so popular in the Caribbean
April 18th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
idk man judging by the pics these bindings don’t look very strong and the straps look pretty basic but i do like the thick baseplate cuz that really helps those with big feet
April 19th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
dude, the colorway has got more to do with reggae i think. i’m down with the rasta colorway
April 19th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
yeah,
the rasta is getting overplayed…
lol
April 19th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
i have the opinion, that this binding doesn’t help the board to flex naturally. apparently the heel cup is stiff and this blocks the board to flex. there are just a few possibilities to help the board flexing naturally with a mounted binding but this one doesn’t. anyone share my opinion?
April 20th, 2009 at 12:40 am
I got the Forum Platform Bindings
http://www.coloradoskioutlet.com/usrimage/cat928.jpg
My problem with them is that the toe strap always slips back. I got the Forum Constant Boot. Does anyone has an answer?
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:31 am
The rasta colorway is timeless.
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:49 pm
wait till you see them and ride them to form your opinion, there is no baseplate on thses bindings. it is really sweet when you get them on snow no dead spot under your boot.
April 27th, 2009 at 1:46 am
yea fuck forum,
May 15th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Cant wait until Burton steals it
May 16th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
dude man, burton ownes forum
June 1st, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Oh so they come pre broken
June 1st, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Way to tell us WHY these won an award, other than
“split base of the Shaka works in conjunction with Forum’s entirely new Hinge Disc allowing for not only a more natural board flex, but also the added value of more control to the reverse camber board”
THEN you conveniently link to forums website… How is this NEWS, this is an ADVERTISEMENT. No picture of this “Innovation” unless we go to forums website?
June 1st, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Yeah and the website doesnt offer any info on them!! EPIC FAIL!!
August 4th, 2009 at 10:20 am
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August 11th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
These might be the most magical thing since Criss f-ing Angel, but any company that makes anything that happens to be affiliated with Burton is bound to be absolute bullshit. Woohoo! The “we spend the most money on advertising” product wins another award! If i could only train my bent metal bindings to piss on them…
August 11th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Hit that nail on the head man lol.
August 17th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Yea i’ve looked all over for a single review from anybody about this, but theres none, id love to put it on a reverse camber but id love just about a single person say something good about them that wasnt paid from it lol
October 15th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
I saw these at the shred shop and they’re super light weight and the straps are way comfy feeling and I love the footbed, all you hatred are lame I’m buying these bindings. And yobeat has a review on them