Union Contact Pro Snowboard Binding - 2012

This was a few years ago so things may have changed a little, but I had forces with the lashed in a 10.5 or 11 and originally got the M. I found that it was a little tight and I had to extend everything (heel cup and toe ramp) to make it fit my boot.
I exchanged them for the L/XL which fit my boot pretty much perfect, except for some little strap adjustments. So I would say stick with L/XL. Maybe things have changed since, but the good thing is if you buy from dogfunk you can always return the M for the L/XL!

the atlas is endorsed by travis rice and is unions top of the line binding. but there are plus sides to both bindings the atlas are a little bit stiffer than the contact pros or the contacts because there designed for a more all mountain style of riding. if you went with the contacts or contact pros there very good for park, kinda soft but maximize support. the difference between the two contacts is more or less better material and lighter binding (pros) try looking into burton missions which are very reliable or forum republics. if your dead set on a union binding look into the forces as well

deffinetly go bigger burton sizes there bindings differently than other brands. im an 11 in burton boots and a Large for burton bindings. all other brands run about a full size smaller than burton so i wouild recommend the l/xl for any binding if your running size 10 burton boots

snug for an 8.5 go with the m/l they should fffit pretty nicely

Hi cierren
I have the same boots siza and board than you and planning to buy the union atlas to fit my 32 lashed boots, 10.5 us....so wantes to know if you endes buying the medium or Xl bindings. How did they go? A friend told me that i might hVe problema to tight the toestrap on the xl size ans alao to be short on the medium
Pleae give me ypur input
Thks

i am an 8.5 and the m/l is just right. m/l will be too small for you. Size it up.

Hey, really appreciate you giving that a go for me. I'll try out the M\L's.

I just tried the s/m with a size 7 burton boot and its way too small.. the s/m for the contact pros is different then the rest of their bindings, if you look on their site's size chart it only goes up to 6 so the m/l would be it

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i would not reccomend the l/xl for those sizes go with the m/l

I have a 10.5 and bought the L/XL, I thought they were almost too big, needs a wider board

I hope you didnt order these yet. What brand boot do you have or which boot model is it. Because I will say with my experience with Union for the last 5 years there are certain boots around 9+ that should fit the M/L but actually certain brands dont fit depending on the size of the shell

I think the M/L would be a much better fit. I have a 9 boot and rock the M/L.

depends on the board you have. The shaka is flexier. so if you have a regular camber board, I'd suggest you go with those. But if you have a reverse camber board, Either the contact pro or the atlas would work well. I'd go with the contact pros mainly because I'm a freestyle rider with a reverse camber board. The lightweight design would help me out immensely when hitting a feature.

I would go with the L/XL for sure

Hey Adam,

No, I wouldn't recommend it. We will be getting more sizes in any day now, just wait it out for the M/L.

No no no, the Contacts are softer. The Contact Pros are going to be much stiffer.
It depends on the kind of board. If your board is a flexier board, then you'll need the stability that the stiff Contact Pros offer. I ride a Reverse Camber board so I'd be getting these BECAUSE my board is so flexy. If you rep a regular-ass camber board, then get the contacts, because that offers a bit more forgiveness.
Don't get the forces if you're mostly jibbing. They're more of an all-mountain killer.
Boot match is irrelevant. If you like the burton hails, and they're comfy, just get them. Matching setups are so overrated. Whats better is if you just love all your gear as individual pieces. Together, they'll be a SICK-ASS ride, no matter how the colour scheme looks.

Hey,

Yes, we are expecting them in October.

im pretty sure their lighter and stiffer than the contacts think of these as an all mountain contact