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I have the 06/07 Contra and it's a wonderful boot. I bought this boot for backcountry riding but it turned into my main boot. The only time I don't use it is in the park/pipe. I like my boots to be stiff and very tight. This is a very stiff boot. It is as stiff as any boot I've used but when it's on it doesn't feel like the typical stiff boot. It's actually comfortable!!! Even after hiking up a mountain!!! Also I said I like my boots tight. So tight that with laces I hurt my hands tightening them and I also with laces usually end up cutting the circulation off on my feet causing them to go numb. The boa saves me from both of these problems. Not only does it get as tight as I want with the ease of 2 fingers but by wiggling your foot around while tightening it creates very even tension and doesn't create pressure points. Also, if your feet do need a quick rest it takes .005 seconds to loosen them and about 20 seconds to tighten them back.

I bought the cinch ctx bindings for my second board. I have last years Burton C60's on my primary board so that's what I have to compare with. Overall build quality seems to be great, definatly equal to the c60s. The cinch part of the bindings is AMAZING. Not only does it beat the c60s, it beats every binding ever made. It is also NOT a FLOW. When "cinched up" it is identical to a normal strap in binding. It works flawlessly. When they first came out of the box and I started playing with them I thought it was going to take more force than I wanted to give just to put on my bindings. However, once they were on my board and I had my foot in them it wasn't very difficult at all. The only negative I have found in them is the toe cap strap. It's not. It's a normal toe strap that was placed at a 45 degree angle. On the c60's the cap strap is molded to fit over the front of a boot. On the ctx it's a flat strap. Also, to make it easier to slide in and cinch up the toe strap doesn't move. Depending on what boot you have and what size boot it can create akward placement that doesn't work well.