These bindings are seriously Underrated, and Bent Metal are now gonna be my go-to bindings for the next few seasons.
I've been riding for 3 decades, and most recently have had Burton Vita's and Cartels, Now's, Joneses, Union Ultras, Nitro Phantoms and Team Pros, Rome Katanas and other stuff I have lost track of.
These Bent Metals have the response and support of a stiffer binding, the dampening to rival my Nitro Phantoms (with that fancy air injected foam and airbag in the heel) and yet are better straps and dampening WITH control, than my Union Ultras - which now, I will be selling.
And they also allow me to move around on board, for when I want to get surfy carvy.
They were not wrong when they said you get dampening AND underfoot feel - with most bindings, you lose one as you gain the other.
You also get the mini disc for microscopic, millimetre perfect stance adjustment.
The straps are super comfy and conform nicely around my boot, crating no pressure points, and the dampening allows my clapped out feet to ride for just that little bit longer, compared to the rest of my binding quiver.
For anyone thinking of these as an outlier potential options to your standard Union Forces or Rome Katanas or Burton Cartels - these are better in many, many ways.
Take the risk, and get yourself a pair!