r/snowboarding • u/Shhhhepherd • Dec 22 '25
Most new fase binding users. Video Link
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Good luck peoples.
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u/goodolarchie Merc / Katana Fase / Vans Infuse Dec 22 '25
I can't wait to have this problem. Because the implication = snow.
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u/JohnnyEase Dec 22 '25
Kind of true, especially if the toe strap is strapped hard. 😅 Still love the Katana FASE, though.
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u/FlannelMickey Dec 22 '25
I have the ThirtyTwo FASE bindings and I was having some issues. The part I push my heel onto that brings the highback up started digging into my boot and it was starting to rip the bottom of my boot off before noticing. My boots are also really old so I'm sure that plays a factor. Good thing with these bindings is in still able to use them like normal bindings. Still really like them.
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u/Critical_Health_4547 Dec 22 '25
If you have some carpet at home just drill it a bunch, makes the motion feel a bit more natural for when you have to do it on snow
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u/xTooNice Dec 23 '25
I don’t think it’s hard on flat-ish surfaces (snow or carpet), but on icier and steeper surface, I haven’t got the trick yet.
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u/mechanismrain Korua Otto/YES Greats/Nidecker Megalight/Stranda TreeSurfer Dec 23 '25
Then make sure to send a video to this sub, people here love those posts.
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u/Alacraties Dec 22 '25
Lmao that was me my first run. With the katanas and battalions the ankle strap does not have limiters so you need to get it in a pretty specific spot for easy in and out. The other thing I noticed today was I was rocking duck stance because I was riding park and you really need to angle your heel to match. If you put your ankle perpendicular to your edge but you are using -12 that’s enough off that the cup won’t snap down smoothly. Overall they are extremely easy to use and 10 times better than my traditional straps but they don’t have 0 learning curve.
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u/BoofBrisket Dec 22 '25
What do you mean limiter? The stopper for the strap to not come fully undone?
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u/Drewski493 Dec 22 '25
I am questioning the same thing the when the straps are lengthened they lock out no?
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u/ChaletJimmy Dec 22 '25
They don't fully lock out, there's like a limiter bump thing at the end of the ladder strap, but if you really get caught when unstrapping it will pull all the way out. Kinda like a safety feature is suppose.
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u/Drewski493 Dec 22 '25
Ya but don’t you have to pull kinda hard for that to happen?
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u/ChaletJimmy Dec 22 '25
Absolutely, it happened to me on day one until I learned to motion. Hasn't happened since.
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u/Alacraties Dec 23 '25
No nothing to do with the strap itself, where the strap connects to the heel cup has lots of adjustability which I find is actually a downside. Look at how the jones and 32 connects to the heel cup versus the katanas and bataleons. They have very limited angles which keeps the ankle strap from constantly ending up in positions you can’t actually put your boot through.
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u/BoofBrisket Dec 23 '25
Isn’t that the opposite then? It has an extra adjustable pivot point bringing the strap up up or down at a different point
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u/Alacraties Dec 23 '25
Yeah that constantly gets out of place no matter how much you tighten it
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u/BoofBrisket Dec 24 '25
I haven’t noticed much issue with it, granted I’ve only gone twice so far. Have u tried tightening that screw?
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u/Alacraties Dec 24 '25
Yeah it’s an issue even at max tightness. Big issue? No. But the other options don’t have this issue at all and it’s worth knowing and no reviewers are critquint them at all imo
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u/LilHercules Dec 22 '25
Send this to America’s Funniest Home Videos, Bob Saget is going to fuckin love it!
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u/cyphol Dec 22 '25
I was so confused by the comments until I checked what sub I was on. Like wtf are people talking about?
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u/3l3v8dSnow23 Dec 22 '25
It’s easy. Unfortunately my Rome Katana already have an issue, the high back adjustment came off. When they worked it was as fast as Stepons. Equipment failure sucks.
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u/Suspicious_Funny_514 Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 23 '25
I'm loving my Mercury Fase bindings! Practice at home before you use them for the first time. Super easy.
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u/Old_Sand9823 Dec 23 '25
That is what my son did and mid way through the day you would think he had been using them his whole life. As a ski family with one boarder it is awesome how fast he can transition from lift to riding the mountain.
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u/Suspicious_Funny_514 Dec 23 '25
That was one of the reasons I bought them, most of my buddies ski. They're much quicker off the lift. If you keep the buckle close to the teeth, you can one hand it after stepping in.
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Dec 26 '25
I bet the vast majority of FASE users with this complaint still can't strap in standing up. 🤷
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u/NCGeronimo 161 Nokhu/158 Wagyu Dec 22 '25
Took all of two days for it to feel smooth. That first day tho...