Ride opened up the parts bin and let Mikey go crazy on this one. His choice of high back, straps, and chassis to build a true pro model binding. The LeBlanc Pro features Mikey’s personal pick of RIDE’s Aluminum Chassis, A-9 Nylon High back, and his personal favorite 1-piece ankle strap. Of course when Mikey came to RIDE wanting to work on a binding, he already knew what he wanted it to look like. Graphic pulled straight from Mikey’s archive, presented by RIDE.
- Response: Aggressive
- Feel: 8/10
- Collection: All Mountain, Park, Powder, Groomers
A-Series Aluminum Chassis: The A-Series Chassis provides the reactive flex and power transfer of aluminum underfoot. The extruded aluminum heel-cup provides ultimate toe heel response. The A-Series Chassis was designed to be less rigid that previous designs allowing the aluminum to flex more under the rider’s weight allowing for a much more reactive ride. Because the Chassis is 100% aluminum, it is narrower than nylon or plastic chassis allowing the board to flex more freely from tip to tail.
Nylon Highback: Traditional Highback material that offers a predictable mix of response and comfort.
One-Piece Ankle Strap: Designed for comfort and durability. The single material strap provides response and comfort in a utilitarian package that wastes nothing
Minimalist Toe Strap: Designed to offer maximum performance and durability with minimum weight and distraction
Linkage Ratchet: Designed to improve ladder durability and eliminate ratchet wag, resulting in a smoother user experience with the same hold you expect.
Canted With PODS Footbed: An ultra-light footbed that uses subtle angles to align the ankles and knees to a more natural and comfortable position. The angle also gives leverage to press the board for huge pop, without affecting your preferred stance width. Urethane pods are bonded to the footbed under the heels and forefront of the riders foot. These pods absorb high speed vibrations for a smoother ride as well as smooth out larger impacts from flat landings.
A-Series TPU Basepad: A urethane base pad that sits under the binding and wraps up the side. The urethane provides ultimate damping properties underfoot, and support as it wraps up the side of the binding increasing response as the riders drives their weight into turns.