For a significant, shameful period in snowboarding’s past, women who wanted/needed high end performance & response from their bindings, would have to crowbar their feet into a small guys binding. Guys & girls do not share the same shape or anatomic proportions, this was not a good solution. The Legacy from Union completely shatters that previous scenario.  Stiff Duraflex Nylon baseplates, Sonicfused straps & Mag buckles are all Union’s top end tech, packed into this beast of a binding.  Best suited to freeriding, high speed carving & icy half pipes, the Legacy doesn’t pull its punches. Specification: • Female Specific Duraflex Baseplates • 3d Heelcups • Vaporlite EVA Bushing • Sonic Fused Ankle Straps • Ultra Grip Toe Straps • Magnesium Buckles • Direct-Connect Tool Free Adjustment • Asymmetric Legacy Highbacks • Minidisk • Grade 8.8 hardware Base/ Heelcups Female Specific Dura Flex Baseplates are the latest incarnation of Union’s trademark blended nylon baseplate material. Even stronger, yet still incredibly light.  Union have designed the shaping based on the anatomy of women’s feet & legs.  Not simply made a slightly smaller version. All New Binding Disks are compatible with 4x 4, 4x 2 & Burton’s Channel system.  3D Heelcups are extruded from a single block of aluminium. It’s not the cheapest method, but it’s the best process available on Aluminium heelcups, outstanding strength & longevity. Vaporlite EVA Bushing is an all new, multi-layer foam padding that sits between your board & your baseplates.  It absorbs vibration & shocks, resulting in a silky smooth, comfy ride from first tracks to last chair.   Straps: Sonic Fused Ankle Straps are asymmetric, 3D shaped ankle straps, constructed using multiple layers of composite materials fused together.  This enables intricate profiling, while drastically reducing the required stitching, resulting in a great fit, with exceptional durability. Ultra Grip Toe Straps are compatible with over, or in front of the boot operation.  New for this season is an upgraded anti-slip material, to ensure that where you tighten them down, is where they will stay until you take them off. Magnesium Buckles do not freeze up in the cold, they are incredibly strong & light, & they look awesome too. Direct-Connect Tool Free Adjustment allows quick & easy adjustment of your ankle & toe strap position while on the hill. Highback: Legacy Asymmetric Highbacks are Female Specific.  They are slightly shorter, & a different shaping profile, to better match women riders’ feet & legs.  The asymmetric flex pattern also adds further support & comfort, by offering a stiffer, more responsive feel toward the outside of the highback (toward tip or tail of snowboard), than the inside.  The inside pretty much just digs into the side of your leg, so adding a little compliance here makes a good deal of positive difference to your comfort, with no significant detriment to the performance of the binding. Discs/hardware: All New Binding Disks are compatible with 4x 4, 4x 2 & Burton’s Channel system.  Grade 8.8 Hardware is a nice touch.  The majority of snowboard binding hardware uses ‘standard’ steel.  In engineering terms, this would be described as ‘ ...

Get above the action with the UKPRO camera poles that are specifically designed to hold a  Go Pro camera. Using these poles will give you a unique angle to capture the action like & is perfect for smooth footage when travelling at speed. Light weight, high strength anodised aluminium and high visibility grip colours with a tacky rubber for solid tactile hold. Dimensions: 22 x 2.5 inches Camera is NOT included.   ...

The Contact is a binding aimed at laid back freestyle riders.  It features a fairly soft baseplate, with reduced contact with your snowboard (hence ‘ Contact’).  In return this creates a really mellow, natural flex to your entire setup. Great for hitting rails, & for buttery smoothness. Specification: • Contact Duraflex Baseplates • 3d Heelcups • EVA Bushing • 3D Contoured Ankle Straps • Extra Grip Toe Straps • Magnesium Buckles • Direct-Connect Tool Free Adjustment • Asym 2 Highbacks • All new binding Disks • Grade 8.8 hardware Base/ Heelcups Contact Dura Flex Baseplates are the latest incarnation of Union’s trademark blended nylon baseplate material. Even stronger, yet still incredibly light. The Contact baseplates are a ‘midflex’ baseplate, which is slightly softer than most Union bindings, resulting in a sweet buttery binding. With reduced (19% total) contact between binding & snowboard, you’ll feel like you’re No-Boarding. 3D heelcups are extruded from a single block of aluminium. It’s not the cheapest method, but it’s the best process available on Aluminium heelcups, outstanding strength & longevity. EVA bushing is multi-layer foam padding that sits between your board & your baseplates.  It absorbs vibration & shocks, resulting in a silky smooth, comfy ride from first tracks to last chair. Straps: 3D Contoured Ankle Straps are asymmetric, 3D shaped ankle straps. These comfortably match the profile of your snowboard boot, & when set up correctly using tool free strap adjustment, eliminate any pinch or pressure points. Extra Grip Toe Straps are compatible with over, or in front of the boot operation.  New for this season is an upgraded anti-slip material, to ensure that where you tighten them down, is where they will stay until you take them off. Magnesium Buckles do not freeze up in the cold, they are incredibly strong & light, & they look awesome too. Direct-Connect Tool Free Adjustment allows quick & easy adjustment of your ankle & toe strap position while on the hill. Highback: Asym 2 Highbacks are, like most Union highbacks tapered from bottom to top, to give more flex, comfort & compliance where you need less support.  The bottom is stiffer, resulting in great response. The Asym 2 highbacks are also stiffer toward the outside of your bindings (toward tip & tail).  This makes them super plush on the inside (where you do not really need any support) but very responsive when loading the tip or tail (think ollies, presses, winding up for a spin trick) Discs/hardware: All New Binding Disks are compatible with 4x 2,  4x 4 & Burton’s Channel system.  Grade 8.8 Hardware is a nice touch.  The majority of snowboard binding hardware uses ‘standard’ steel.  In engineering terms, this would be described as ‘mild’ or low tensile steel, as it generally measures 4.6 on a Rockwell scale.  Union use ‘ High Tensile’ steel that measures 8.8 on a Rockwell scale. Bigger the number, the less chance of breaking/stripping/rounding your hardware. The Contact is a great binding.  Definitely one aimed at freestyle/lighter/smooth riders, as it’s all about flex & compliance ...

The Contact is a binding aimed at laid back freestyle riders.  It features a fairly soft baseplate, with reduced contact with your snowboard (hence ‘ Contact’).  In return this creates a really mellow, natural flex to your entire setup. Great for hitting rails, & for buttery smoothness. Specification: • Contact Duraflex Baseplates • 3d Heelcups • EVA Bushing • 3D Contoured Ankle Straps • Extra Grip Toe Straps • Magnesium Buckles • Direct-Connect Tool Free Adjustment • Asym 2 Highbacks • All new binding Disks • Grade 8.8 hardware Base/ Heelcups Contact Dura Flex Baseplates are the latest incarnation of Union’s trademark blended nylon baseplate material. Even stronger, yet still incredibly light. The Contact baseplates are a ‘midflex’ baseplate, which is slightly softer than most Union bindings, resulting in a sweet buttery binding. With reduced (19% total) contact between binding & snowboard, you’ll feel like you’re No-Boarding. 3D Heelcups are extruded from a single block of aluminium. It’s not the cheapest method, but it’s the best process available on Aluminium heelcups, outstanding strength & longevity. EVA Bushing is multi-layer foam padding that sits between your board & your baseplates.  It absorbs vibration & shocks, resulting in a silky smooth, comfy ride from first tracks to last chair.   Straps: 3D Contoured Ankle Straps are asymmetric, 3D shaped ankle straps. These comfortably match the profile of your snowboard boot, & when set up correctly using tool free strap adjustment, eliminate any pinch or pressure points. Extra Grip Toe Straps are compatible with over, or in front of the boot operation.  New for this season is an upgraded anti-slip material, to ensure that where you tighten them down, is where they will stay until you take them off. Magnesium Buckles do not freeze up in the cold, they are incredibly strong & light, & they look awesome too. Direct-Connect Tool Free Adjustment allows quick & easy adjustment of your ankle & toe strap position while on the hill.   Highback: Asym 2 Highbacks are, like most Union highbacks tapered from bottom to top, to give more flex, comfort & compliance where you need less support.  The bottom is stiffer, resulting in great response. The Asym 2 highbacks are also stiffer toward the outside of your bindings (toward tip & tail).  This makes them super plush on the inside (where you do not really need any support) but very responsive when loading the tip or tail (think ollies, presses, winding up for a spin trick)   Discs/hardware: All New Binding Disks are compatible with 4x 2,  4x 4 & Burton’s Channel system.  Grade 8.8 Hardware is a nice touch.  The majority of snowboard binding hardware uses ‘standard’ steel.  In engineering terms, this would be described as ‘mild’ or low tensile steel, as it generally measures 4.6 on a Rockwell scale.  Union use ‘ High Tensile’ steel that measures 8.8 on a Rockwell scale. Bigger the number, the less chance of breaking/stripping/rounding your hardware. The Contact is a great binding.  Definitely one aimed at frees ...

Now in its second year, Gigi Ruf’s signature binding has been completely redesigned from the base up.  With Union’s philosophy of reducing dead zones created by bindings on your board being at the forefront of the redesign.  Equipped with Union’s Mini Disks, the Contact Pro is an astonishing 95% free from the board itself.  With only 5% of the surface area of the binding in contact with the board, it enables a genuine true flex pattern. New highbacks, toe buckles, toe cups & EVA bushings are all featured too, along with much loved Union trademarks like Magnesium Buckles, lifetime warranty & incredibly lightweight products. Specification: ·         Designed by Gigi Rüf ·         Carbon Injected Contact Pro Base- Dupont™ Zytel® ST ·         Redesigned Contact Pro Asymmetrical Dupont™ Zytel® ST Highback ·         Multi Density EVA Bushings ·         Shift-on-the-Fly Forward Lean ·         Extruded 3D Aluminium Heelcups ·         3D Direct-Connect Strap System ·         Multi-Layer Tapered Strap Core ·         Injected Magnesium Buckles featuring enhanced toe buckle for 2014 ·         All-New Toe Cup Design ·         Universal Mini Discs ·         Grade 8.8 Hardware ·         Lifetime Warranty Base

Features: Base plates By offering Lifetime Warranty on all of their bases, Union stand by their Stronger tag line. Like the Contact, the Contact Pro has a Dupont™ Zytel® ST Base, which is already exceptionally strong but the Pro has upgraded carbon injection. 3D Extruded Heelcups use CNC machining to drastically reduce weight, without affecting strength or performance.  It is a slow & expensive process, but produces outstanding results. They are also covered by the lifetime warranty. The Contact Pro has Multi Zone Injected EVA Bushings underfoot to dampen vibrations & minimise interference with the natural flex of the board. The Multi Zone refers to having different density of foam across the base so the binding will flex more inwards (towards the other binding) & less towards the tip & tail. Ideal for tweaking those grab tricks but keeping performance high. Straps 3D Direct-Connect Strap System is a multi-layer tapered strap core to evenly distribute pressure. All New Toe Cups have been designed & included in 2014, following a small but significant number of requests from previous years. An Open strap design allows for exact shaping to the toe box of your boots with no pressure points. Injected Magnesium Buckles are roughly 4 times stronger than aluminium, for half the weight. Magnesium buckles resist freezing & catching & look stunning.  enhanced toe strap buckles help you slip in & out of your bindings with the greatest of ease. Tool-free size adjustment. Highbacks Contact

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Now in its second year, Gigi Ruf’s signature binding has been completely redesigned from the base up.  With Union’s philosophy of reducing dead zones created by bindings on your board being at the forefront of the redesign.  Equipped with Union’s Mini Disks, the Contact Pro is an astonishing 95% free from the board itself.  With only 5% of the surface area of the binding in contact with the board, it enables a genuine true flex pattern. New highbacks, toe buckles, toe cups & EVA bushings are all featured too, along with much loved Union trademarks like Magnesium Buckles, lifetime warranty & incredibly lightweight products. Specification: ·         Designed by Gigi Rüf ·         Carbon Injected Contact Pro Base- Dupont™ Zytel® ST ·         Redesigned Contact Pro Asymmetrical Dupont™ Zytel® ST Highback ·         Multi Density EVA Bushings ·         Shift-on-the-Fly Forward Lean ·         Extruded 3D Aluminium Heelcups ·         3D Direct-Connect Strap System ·         Multi-Layer Tapered Strap Core ·         Injected Magnesium Buckles featuring enhanced toe buckle for 2014 ·         All-New Toe Cup Design ·         Universal Mini Discs ·         Grade 8.8 Hardware ·         Lifetime Warranty Base

Features: Base plates By offering Lifetime Warranty on all of their bases, Union stand by their Stronger tag line. Like the Contact, the Contact Pro has a Dupont™ Zytel® ST Base, which is already exceptionally strong but the Pro has upgraded carbon injection. 3D Extruded Heelcups use CNC machining to drastically reduce weight, without affecting strength or performance.  It is a slow & expensive process, but produces outstanding results. They are also covered by the lifetime warranty. The Contact Pro has Multi Zone Injected EVA Bushings underfoot to dampen vibrations & minimise interference with the natural flex of the board. The Multi Zone refers to having different density of foam across the base so the binding will flex more inwards (towards the other binding) & less towards the tip & tail. Ideal for tweaking those grab tricks but keeping performance high. Straps 3D Direct-Connect Strap System is a multi-layer tapered strap core to evenly distribute pressure. All New Toe Cups have been designed & included in 2014, following a small but significant number of requests from previous years. An Open strap design allows for exact shaping to the toe box of your boots with no pressure points. Injected Magnesium Buckles are roughly 4 times stronger than aluminium, for half the weight. Magnesium buckles resist freezing & catching & look stunning.  enhanced toe strap buckles help you slip in & out of your bindings with the greatest of ease. Tool-free size adjustment. Highbacks Contact

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An absolute peach of a binding. Gigu Ruf’s pro binding has been stripped of even more weight over previous versions, thanks partly to the new Duraflex baseplate material.  All of the usual Union awesomeness is features, 3d Aluminium heelcups, Multizone Contact Pro Highbacks & Mag buckles come together to create an outstanding binding that will offer the most hardened rider with the support they need. 5% contact area with your snowboard results in not only a great surfy feel in your bindings, but will make your snowboard flex in a truer fashion to enhance the performance of your whole setup. Specification: • Duraflex Baseplates • Minidisk Baseplate profile • 3D  Heelcups • Vaporlite EVA Bushing • 3D Contoured Ankle Straps • Extra Grip Toe Straps • Magnesium Buckles • Direct-Connect Tool Free Adjustment • Contact Pro Highbacks • Minidisk • Grade 8.8 hardware Base/ Heelcups Dura Flex Baseplates are the latest incarnation of Union’s trademark blended nylon baseplate material. Even stronger, yet still incredibly light. Minidisk binding discs are compatible with 4x 2 inserts & Burton’s Channel system.  They also enable a binding design with a miniscule 5% contact area with your board.  Less contact = truer flex = better ride. 3D heelcups are extruded from a single block of aluminium. It’s not the cheapest method, but it’s the best process available on Aluminium heelcups, outstanding strength & longevity. Vaporlite EVA Bushing is an all new, multi-layer foam padding that sits between your board & your baseplates.  It absorbs vibration & shocks, resulting in a silky smooth, comfy ride from first tracks to last chair.   Straps: 3D Contoured Ankle Straps are asymmetric, 3D shaped ankle straps. These comfortably match the profile of your snowboard boot, & when set up correctly using tool free strap adjustment, eliminate any pinch or pressure points. Extra Grip Toe Straps are compatible with over, or in front of the boot operation.  New for this season is an upgraded anti-slip material, to ensure that where you tighten them down, is where they will stay until you take them off. Magnesium Buckles do not freeze up in the cold, they are incredibly strong & light, & they look awesome too. Direct-Connect Tool Free Adjustment allows quick & easy adjustment of your ankle & toe strap position while on the hill.   Highback: Contact Pro Highbacks are extremely light, thanks to the significant cut out areas.  This not only reduces weight, but allows an asymmetric flex pattern, stiffer at the bottom than the top, & stiffer on the outside than the inside.  Response from the areas where it is needed, compliance where it is not.   Discs/hardware: Minidisk binding discs are compatible with 4x 2 inserts & Burton’s Channel system.  They also enable a binding design with a miniscule 5% contact area with your board.  Less contact = truer flex = better ride. Grade 8.8 Hardware is a nice touch.  The majority of snowboard binding hardware uses ‘standard’ steel.  In engineering terms, this would be described as ‘mild’ or low tensile steel, as it generally measures 4.6 on a Rockwell scale.  Union use ‘ High Tensile’ steel that measures 8.8 on a Rockwell scale. Bigger the number, the less chance of breaking/stripping/rounding you ...

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2014 is the first complete season that Travis Rice will be riding Union bindings, having chosen to ride for them half way through 2013. Obviously all equipment choices are personal, but Travis Rice’s decision to ride Union certainly puts them in the front spot for the “ Who make the best bindings?” question that we are frequently asked here at Bliss Snowboards. His signature binding is loaded with the tech you would expect from a high end Union binding, such as Lightweight Du Pont Zytel bases, Injected EVA bushings, Mag buckles & a new Ankle strap construction for added durability & comfort.  It’s a great looking binding that you will never outgrow. Specification: ·         Raw injected Du Pont Zytel ST Stage 3 Atlas base ·         Team Highbacks ·         Shift-on-the-fly forward lean ·         Injected EVA bushings ·         Extruded 3D Aluminium heelcups ·         3D Direct connect strap ·         Sonicfused ankle straps ·         Magnesium Buckles featuring enhanced toe buckle for 2014 ·         Universal Disks ·         Grade 8.8 hardware ·         Open toe strap design ·         2.5 degree Canted gas pedal ·         Lifetime warranty bases ·         Endorsed by Travis Rice

Features: Base plates By offering Lifetime Warranty on all of their bases, Union stand by their Stronger tag line. The Factory has a Raw Injected Du Pont™ Zytel® ST Base, which features pigmentless nylon. The standard Union Du Pont™ Zytel® ST Bases have a dye incorporated into the material, to colour the base material, however for absolute strength & purity of the materials involved, the Factory model uses un-dyed, raw nylon for ultimate strength to weight 3D Extruded Heelcups use CNC machining to drastically reduce weight, without affecting strength or performance.  It is a slow & expensive process, but produces outstanding results. They are also covered by the lifetime warranty. The Factory has Injected EVA Bushings underfoot to dampen vibrations & minimise interference with the natural flex of the board. The Factory also features a 2.5 degree Canted gas pedal. The gas pedal is sometimes called the toe ramps, & in this case they are angled inwards, to match the natural angle that your boot meets the binding.  This reduces knee fatigue, & allows for a more natural stance on the board.  A truly great feature. Straps 3D Direct-Connect Strap System is easy & comfortable to use & enter/exit. The strap itself features a multi-layer tapered strap core to evenly distribute pressure. Sonicfused Ankle Straps are constructed from multiple layers of composite materials, fused together to achieve the best possible fit, without the need for vulnerable stitching, increasing durability. All New Toe Cups have been designed a

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2014 is the first complete season that Travis Rice will be riding Union bindings, having chosen to ride for them half way through 2013. Obviously all equipment choices are personal, but Travis Rice’s decision to ride Union certainly puts them in the front spot for the “ Who make the best bindings?” question that we are frequently asked here at Bliss Snowboards. His signature binding is loaded with the tech you would expect from a high end Union binding, such as Lightweight Du Pont Zytel bases, Injected EVA bushings, Mag buckles & a new Ankle strap construction for added durability & comfort.  It’s a great looking binding that you will never outgrow. Specification: ·         Raw injected Du Pont Zytel ST Stage 3 Atlas base ·         Team Highbacks ·         Shift-on-the-fly forward lean ·         Injected EVA bushings ·         Extruded 3D Aluminium heelcups ·         3D Direct connect strap ·         Sonicfused ankle straps ·         Magnesium Buckles featuring enhanced toe buckle for 2014 ·         Universal Disks ·         Grade 8.8 hardware ·         Open toe strap design ·         2.5 degree Canted gas pedal ·         Lifetime warranty bases ·         Endorsed by Travis Rice

Features: Base plates By offering Lifetime Warranty on all of their bases, Union stand by their Stronger tag line. The Factory has a Raw Injected Du Pont™ Zytel® ST Base, which features pigmentless nylon. The standard Union Du Pont™ Zytel® ST Bases have a dye incorporated into the material, to colour the base material, however for absolute strength & purity of the materials involved, the Factory model uses un-dyed, raw nylon for ultimate strength to weight 3D Extruded Heelcups use CNC machining to drastically reduce weight, without affecting strength or performance.  It is a slow & expensive process, but produces outstanding results. They are also covered by the lifetime warranty. The Factory has Injected EVA Bushings underfoot to dampen vibrations & minimise interference with the natural flex of the board. The Factory also features a 2.5 degree Canted gas pedal. The gas pedal is sometimes called the toe ramps, & in this case they are angled inwards, to match the natural angle that your boot meets the binding.  This reduces knee fatigue, & allows for a more natural stance on the board.  A truly great feature.   Straps 3D Direct-Connect Strap System is easy & comfortable to use & enter/exit. The strap itself features a multi-layer tapered strap core to evenly distribute pressure. Sonicfused Ankle Straps are constructed from multiple layers of composite materials, fused together to achieve the best possible fit, without the need for vulnerable stitching, increasing durability. All New Toe Cups ha

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