Slingshot Space Mob Wakeboard Boots - One Year Review - Pros, Cons and Mods
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- After riding Hyperlite System bindings for a long time, I gave the Slingshot Space Mob wakeboard cable bindings a chance in the 2022 season. I was hoping to find a new binding with a walkable liner that still had some of the feel of a traditional wakeboard boot. I wanted to share out how things have gone with this boot after a year of use. I hope it will help others decide if this is the right gear for them or not. I also call out some modifications I have made along the way to make the boot work best for me.
Some helpful links I mentioned in the video:
Original thoughts on switching from systems to Slingshot Space Mobs: • Initial Thoughts on th...
Thoughts on mounting of slingshot bindings: • Thought Process for Mo...
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Hyped you diggin them G! Yea those metal drain holes were a fail 😂. Nice mod tips!
Thanks guys! So far so good on the holes with the drain pieces removed. Pure comfort.
cool edit. good work!
awesome review!
I have the rad, which I love for fit (although the new model with 2 straps size a tad smaller than previous one, which was already on the tigh side. So now I would advise to check vs just using your usual shoe size) and above all for stance customization (you can get more intermediate position than the insert hole spread and adjust toeward/heelward). But for durability it's a hard fail: teared off a binding off the baseplate after less than a season, teared the liner at heel position during the first season, on the 3 models I have. This is so bad that I will have to look elsewhere, sadly because this is the only claw+siderail mounts left and the other systems (appart for LF rail) do not have the flexibility and accuracy for adjustments
Dang, tore the baseplate off. I've seen it happen but haven't done it myself. I'm still liking the space mobs this season. Don't ride cable as much as I would like though, as none are in my immediate area. Closest is a 4 hour drive. Agree 100% people should try them on in person if they can.
@@LifetimeShred yep a lot of people have the rad or shredtown at my local cable, which means the binding have a lot of plusses. However, a lot also have partially or fully teared it off the plate, or have liner issues. So they are getting less popular (also cause they are a little bit heavy, which do not bother me).
No issue reported with straps though, most people do not even need the included replacements. If slingshot fix the durability of shell and liner, I will happily buy a new pair
@@MoeOuan666 Ever tried HL systems or anything else? Maybe not the level of stance customization, but I did like the systems. Different feel though from normal bindings.
@@LifetimeShred yes I did at a demo day. I realized it was not for me, nor are walkable liner models like the shredtown: I appreciate walking without hurting my feet (local cable had quite awful gravel) but I hate swimming with it. You'd think it's no big deal, you don't swim much... But it felt so awful I knew I only want traditional bindinds...
I almost only do cable, but if you need to go in your binding in the water this could be an important choice factor, my current rads for example are too difficult to get in in the water...