Good Idea or Bad Idea? Dreams, Doorknobs, & Binding Innovations w/ Austin Smith
GEAR:3015 Marras 2024

Good Idea or Bad Idea? Dreams, Doorknobs, & Binding Innovations w/ Austin Smith

Recently, Austin Smith created a stir when he posted a video of a prototype of a snowboard binding … that rotates. So Jonathan talks with Austin about the idea, his prototyping process, the testing process, and his predictions for whether we’ll see a development like this come to market.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

OpenSnow Deal for GEAR:30 Listeners (1:30)

Blister Rec Shop: Teton Village Sports (2:17)

BLISTER+ News / Time to Get on Snow (3:16)

Austin’s Roadtrip (5:50)

Rotating Snowboard Binding (9:13)

Testing the Prototype (12:02)

Safety vs. Ride Quality (18:23)

Future Predictions for Bindings (20:51)

Realizing Dreams, Lessons Learned (23:22)

Board Preferences & Riding Styles (25:21)

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