Arbor Cypress Binding Review

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Arbor Cypress Binding Review

· Boards: Arbor Shreddy Krueger, Arbor Cosa Nostra, Arbor Iguchi Pro
· Bindings: Arbor Cypress
· Boots: K2 Ender (MM), Burton Ion, Adidas Ultraboost (SS)

Affordable high end performance.

The Arbor bindings have flown under the radar a bit since their introduction. Up against the biggest brands in snowboarding who have been in the binding game for years, Arbor had a big hill to climb to win over consumers to go away from better known options. These bindings feel and ride great, if it’s time for new bindings these should definitely make the list for bindings to check out.

Engineered by Alex Warburton, the mind behind Now Bindings and Yes Snowboards product design, the Arbor bindings take some of the same concepts addressed with Now and apply them differently through a different design. With the X drive baseplate concept the binding has 4 main points of contact and coupled with the mini disc design EVA padding through the bottom of the tray, dead spots in the flex of the binding are kept to a minimum. The minimalist straps are really comfortable, no pressure points and generally really nice even hold. Ratchets and ladders are also smooth and held up well to lots of use over the course of last season.

We rode the Cypress model, the higher end stiffer men’s binding from Arbor. It’s smooth; power and energy transfer from edge to edge, lateral support all feel seamless. They are responsive and powerful without feeling punishingly stiff. If you like to ride fast and aggressive the Cypress binding is gear that will keep up with you. These bindings are also extremely affordable compared to a lot of other bindings out there so you get really high end performing bindings at the mid price range.

Gripes, there aren’t many. Mostly they are a bit of a pain to do some of the adjustments. Things like heel cup slide and highback rotation adjustments aren’t as easy as some other brands, and we would like to see more thought put into the highback rotation function and how it affects the highback to heelcup fit. That being said, once they are set to your boot there’s really no reason to make those adjustments again, and the way the highbacks flex, the rotation aspect isn’t needed as much as with other highback designs out there so these gripes are very mellow.

Overall feeling: if you want a binding that performs at the high end of the spectrum without breaking the bank then definitely check these out. For us the Arbor Cypress binding has become part of the quiver and is on regular rotation on our boards. It’s smooth, comfortable and solid feeling, what else are you really looking for?

Huge thanks to:
@mtseymour for providing us a ‘Home Mountain’ and ideal multi-terrain testing ground for season 1 and 2
@cariboobrewing for keeping us hydrated and providing us some studio space, talking is thirsty work
@sandboxland for the sweet lid and goggle combo (safety first!!)

Gear in this episode:
@arbor snowboards Shreddy Krueger, Cosa Nostra, Bryan Iguchi Pro boards
@arbor snowboards Cypress Binding
@k2snow Ender boots
@burton Ion boots
@adidas Ultra boost boots
@sandbox Legend Apex helmet
@sandbox Kingpin Shift lens goggle
@salmon arms mitts
@gopro Hero 5