Burton? missions or lo-backs?

Question

ok, im looking between the burton cartel lo-backs and the burton missions. i like the missions, but i like the cartel lo-backs too. which ones are better for an intermediate freestyle/park rider? i can jump and do tricks and can do rails with ease and can turn and eveything well.

i would buy the lo-backs but im not sure how high the highback goes up too, or if its the same size as the missions. which ones are better

also does anyone know where i could find the lo-backs in a shop around the detroit/ann arbor area?(michigan)

Answer 1

I have the missions and i really like them but i dont really do much park stuff and have never tried the cartels but here they are also good bindings.

i live in canton MI and the cartels are at sun and snow in ann arbor, boyne the store in livonia, rei, and shumakers in flint.

Answer 2

Missions are a little more flexy than the Cartels, so it's a little more geared toward the park, but that doesn't mean it can't kill it anywhere else.  I ride a love my Missions, and I know people who ride regular Cartels in the park without a problem.

The lo-back just makes moving around a bit easier, but other than that, it's not much of a difference.  I look at it this way.  The Missions are a favorite binding for park rats who don't want to drop too much mulah on a pair of binders, but still want a pair worth every dollar and then some.  Now, the Missions already have hi-backs on them.  The Cartel lo-backs?  Really kind of pointless if there is a loved park binder already that uses high backs.  The Cartels are also a little stiffer.  Catch my drift?

All in all, I would just go with the regular Cartels over the lo-back Cartels if you have the dough.  If you don't, Missions are great too.  And if you decide to go with the Missions, but  find that they are a little too flexy or don't allow enough movement, you can rotate the hi-backs, or adjust the ankle strap.  Move the screws towards the bottom for more lateral freedom, move them up for more support.

As for where to buy them, I'm not sure of anywhere in MI or how much (if any) tax they charge, so I'm gonna say buy online.

I bought my Missions from trusnow.com.  They're based in Oregon I believe.  The have free standard shipping in the US for anything over $50, or 3 day shipping for $3.  Free return shipping, and no sales tax.  And they have a 30 day warranty.  All of this is listed on their website.

http://www.trusnow.com/

By the way, the Cartel Lo-Backs are a Coalition binder, so you'll have to find a Coalition store to get them.  You could try e-bay too.