The Mission bindings have been in Burton’s range for a long time… a good quality, all-round binding that can go everywhere, tried and tested? Here’s the review.

Reviewer’s Setup

  • Board: Lib Tech T.Rice
  • Bindings: Burton Mission
  • Boots: 32 Lashed
  • Forward lean: none
  • Hi-back rotation: none

Review Terrain. Two weeks of riding with these bindings:

  • Most: park riding, jibbing and jumps
  • Also: groomers, riding fast and cruising
  • None: powder

Binding features

The Burton Capstrap continues to be a great feature of Burton bindings. Comfort and control, helps prevent unwanted pressure when securing your boot in tight.

Baseplate cover. It’s a simple way of achieving base plate cover, whilst adding some additional padding. You’ve got to hold it up and out of the way to do the baseplate screws, but that’s worth it because there’s no need to slide it in and out, like you have to with some other bindings.

Easy to adjust strap screws: they are handy at first when you’re experimenting with the right setup for your bindings – get the straps the right length.





Performance

Straps and comfort.There are good straps on the Missions – you can get a firm hold for your boot without messing up the comfort factor. The buckles on heel strap are great; no big problems with the toe strap, but the buckles don’t always bight first time.

Flex and freestyle. They’re not the softest binding out there, but they’re well suited to the park and freestyle. I’ve found them to be good for all manner of rail and box tricks. Hi-backs aren’t too high or anything like that, and the asymmetric shape works well. It feels natural.

Turns. When making the transition to the piste/groomers – these are a mid flexing binding. They’ve given me good performance when laying down carves and moving fast. Sure, there are more responsive bindings out there, but that’s not what these are designed for. In this area, they work well as an all-round binding.

Overview

I’ll ride these bindings everywhere. So far they’ve delivered exactly what I wanted – and I haven’t noticed them lacking anything. My aim is an all-round binding that can be used for freestyle. The Missions deliver. This is my second set of Mission bindings – didn’t have any problems with the first bindings, I don’t see any problems with these in the future…

Afterbang opinion: recommended!

Where to buy the Burton Mission Bindings

The Burton Mission bindings are quite popular, so pretty easy to get a hold of. Check out Burton, Evo or The House – all have discount codes listed here.

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