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Hiya and welcome to my Salomon District Professional bindings overview.
On this overview, I’ll check out the District Professional as all-mountain-freeride snowboard bindings.
As per custom right here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I’ll give the District Professional a rating out of 100 (primarily based on a number of elements) and see how they examine with different all-mountain-freeride bindings.
General Score
Who’s the District Professional Most Suited To?
The District Professional is finest suited to somebody who needs a binding that is stiffer than medium, however not extremely stiff, however does not need to or cannot pay the everyday value for that a lot stiffness (stiffer sometimes means costlier).
Bindings angles: +15/-15
Stance Width: 555mm (22”)
Board examined with: Lib Tech Terrain Wrecker
Boots examined with: Adidas Response ADV, measurement US9.5
Footbed size: 25.7cm (10.1”)
Footbed Size Absolutely Prolonged: 27.3cm (10.8”)
Baseplate Size (underside): 24cm (9.5″)
Highback Top: 17.9cm (7.1”)
Weight: 940 grams (2lbs, 1oz)
* for one binding, together with screws and disc. The common weight of a small pattern measurement of round 80 bindings (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 fashions) I’ve weighed is 920 grams (2lbs). So, the District Professional are actually near common and so they felt regular weight on snow too.
Mounting and Boot Match
Observe that is relative to my boots – Adidas Response ADV measurement 9.5 and was within the Medium District Professionals.
Highback lean: You’ll be able to modify it, however want a device. It is not tremendous handy, notably if you wish to experiment with it. However no actual problem if you already know what you want as you may solely must set it as soon as.
Ankle straps: In my boots I used about ¾ of the size of the ankle strap.
Toe straps: About 3/5ths of strap size used. They match over my boot rather well.
Footbed: I had the toe ramp/fuel pedal practically absolutely prolonged however not fairly. Gasoline pedal/toe ramp ramps up fairly a bit – so that ought to assist with boot drag, in the event you’re on a board that is borderline too slim.
I discovered I used to be capable of get good boot-to-board centering with fairly even overhang.
Heel Cup Match: It was a bit of tight getting the heel of my boot proper into heel cup. In my Malavitas I’ve had some boots with a wider heel than mine be a decent slot in them however my present boots aren’t a decent match within the Malavitas, however they have been within the District Professional. That could possibly be an issue for wider 9.5s and 10s in these bindings, in the event you have been to go Medium.
Mounting
When mounting the 4 screw connector was a bit of awkward. When it really works it is good however is usually a bit awkward.
Flex
In Hand: The highback twist flex on the District Professional was a bit stiffer than Salomon’s Hologram however not as stiff as on my management bindings (Burton Malavita). On a twist the District Professionals highback was noticeably extra versatile on the medial (inside – i.e. proper facet of left binding and left facet of proper binding) facet than it was on the lateral facet.
There was some very delicate give when pulling straight again on the highback however subsequent to nothing.
The ankle straps have been softer than they have been on the Hologram and Malavita, however very near the Hologram. The toe straps have been a bit of stiffer than on the Hologram, however a bit of softer than on my management bindings.
Observe that flex of straps and highback is not essentially telling to how stiff a binding would possibly really feel on snow, as this does not consider base plate flex, which in my expertise truly has essentially the most affect on total flex really feel on snow.
On Snow: The District Professional felt proper round a 7/10 to me on snow. Actually stiffer than each the Malavita and Hologram total, however nothing tremendous stiff. Proper in the course of that mid-stiff bracket.
Responsiveness
I felt that I may get my board carving higher and extra secure at greater speeds on the District Professional than I may with the Malavita and Hologram. Which is not shocking as that is typical of stiffer bindings.
At slower speeds, they did not really feel nearly as good because the Malavita’s however have been about the identical because the Hologram.
Board Really feel/Butterability
Not dangerous board really feel in any respect. To not the extent of the Malavita’s or different bindings which have actually good board really feel, however nonetheless actually first rate. If I needed to say, then I would say the Hologram’s board really feel was a contact higher, however actually shut between them.
Pop/Ollie Energy
For complete energy felt about the identical because the Malavita and Hologram, however took a bit of bit extra effort to load them up.
Adjustability
Heel Cup: No
Stance Width: You’ll be able to run disc horizontally and it has a full measurement disc, so there is a good quantity of stance width micro-adjustability.
Highback Lean: You’ll be able to modify the ahead lean, but it surely’s not apparent at first methods to do it. You need to loosen the bolts close to the bottom of the highback after which can modify ahead lean and highback rotation on the identical time. It is not tool-less although.
Ankle Strap Place: No
Toe Strap Place: No
Ankle and toe strap size: Instrument-less
Gasoline pedal/toe ramp extension: Sure
Highback Rotation: Sure
Suitable with: 2×4 | 4×4 | Channel
Shock Absorption
They absorbed shock and chatter rather well. Similar to the Hologram. Not fairly nearly as good because the Malavita’s however not far off.
Entry/Exit
Ratchets launched simply when unstrapping on the transfer and total felt fairly clean. Not as clean because the Malavita’s, however they’ve a number of the smoother ratchets going round, in my expertise.
I discovered I needed to transfer the ankle strap behind the highback to get it out of manner, when getting in or it tries to sneak beneath your foot. However that is simple – and it is the case for lots of bindings.
Consolation
General not fairly as snug as my management bindings, however nonetheless good and comfy.
Ankle Strap: Ankle straps conformed properly to my boots and did not produce any stress factors.
Toe Strap: Toe straps match rather well on my boots and once more no stress factors.
Canted Footbed: Sure. It is not apparent taking a look at them or measuring them, however they’re speculated to have it. I ponder in the event that they obtain the canting via a softer cushioning on one facet – once more, I did not detect this, however they’re speculated to have a 2.5 diploma cant.
Padded Footbed: They’ve first rate padding within the footbed and most significantly on snow they did an honest job of absorbing shock and chatter.
Highback: Extra padding than I am used to seeing on a highback and coated many of the highback too. However most significantly I did not get any calf-bite.
Ankle Assist
Ankle assist felt good. Nothing roughly than what I’ve discovered to be typical. There is not a method to change the ankle strap place for in the event you just like the strap greater or decrease in your ankle, however I appreciated the texture of the place it was in.
Try the breakdown of the rating within the desk under.
Whereas the District Professional did not wow me in any manner and did not spur me into sprinting to the shop to purchase them, they’re the most cost effective binding on this flex vary that we have examined – and so they’re truly fairly first rate throughout all of the elements we check for.
So, in the event you want this stage of flex however you do not have or aren’t prepared to spend the quantity that you simply’d sometimes must for this type of stiffness, then the District Professional is likely to be a very good guess for you.
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