Flux DS Written Review Review by The Good Ride

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How it rides and who it is for

How This Review Happened:  We borrowed this for an extended demo and then returned it.

Days: 4
Riders:  James (Size 9, 5’10” 185-190lbs), Peter (Size 8, 5’11” 185lbs)
Boots: Adidas Tactical ADV, Adidas Acerra 3ST
Insoles: Sandsole Custom Insoles, Footprint Insole Technology Gamechangers,
Boards: Korua Dart, Korua Pencil, Korua Café Racer, Endeavor Pioneer

Similar (but not the same) Bindings: Union Atlas, Union Strata, Burton Cartel, Burton Malavita, Salomon Hologram, Nitro Team Pro, Nitro Team, Now Drive, Now Pilot

Approximate Weight

1.8lbs- These are very light and you feel it.

Highback Flex

The Flux DS has a very easy highback flex and it is cool to see a binding be this responsive with such a mellow medium to medium soft flex. There is an easy twist to it as well.

Binding to Boot Adjustability

The Flux DS has all the tooless adjustability you would want along with good forward lean and highback rotation. You can slide out the heel plate and gas pedal to fit the length of your boots footprint. You can’t center your boot in the binding though with the fixed heel loop.

Stance Width Adjustability

Because you can’t center the boot well in the Flux DS you might not be able to turn the discs sideways to slide the bindings tip to tail to get your perfect stance width.

Boot Support

Boot support is excellent with the Flux DS. They attach their ankle strap on the inside of the heel loop where most do it on the outside. This makes for a really snug wrap around your ankle. On top of that the straps are practically perfect. They conform to just about any boot and these are arguably the best toe straps in the industry. All that being said these aren’t the most supportive straps in Flux’s line and they allow for some freedom of movement for those that live a mountain freestyle lifestyle.

Ratchet System

The ratchets are top notch and work perfectly right out of the box. They are right there with my Union ratchets and better than the Burton ratchets we have recently tried.

Turn Initiation/Response

You get a lot more response with the DS than you would think by tooling around with them in the shop. They are very responsive and felt right there with our Union Atlas. Those are pretty responsive bindings.

Flex Under Foot/Buttering

There is better flex underfoot with the Flux DS than you would think for such a hard bottom. They do their best to minimize contact after the disc and you can see the sides curve up immediately. It allows the board to butter pretty easy. If you want the board to feel less flexy/buttery/more damp you can put some stoppers in on each side of the heel of the base plate.

Shock Absorption/Dampness

So this is the price you pay for all that response with the Flux DS. You have literally no shock absorption and you feel it. When conditions turn the person on Flux will be the first to want to go in. We felt everything happening underfoot when riding and we didn’t like that at all. At the end of a day of testing the DS our joints hurt. To me there isn’t enough fish oil and CBD to keep me riding these things. I really wish Flux would make just one binding with some shock absorption but they are unapologetically all about response and it’s clear they don’t care about shock absorption or a damp ride. Don’t ever land flat with these Flux DS. You have to ride perfect the rest of your life and land everything perfectly.

So in conclusion we couldn’t get past the absence of shock absorption. If you can get past it the rest of this binding is pretty special.