Snowboard is creaking?! This normal?

Question

Hey guys,

I'm an intermediate snowboarder who's borrowed equipment until this year. I just bought a Ride Control 158 '05 board and set it up with basic plastic strap in bindings.

I was strapped in, and testing the flex of the board (only the slightest lean each way on the board) and when I brought my right heel up, I would hear a creaking noise coming from the board. It almost sounded like the binding was just loose and pulling on the board a little too much, but I checked the binding bolts, they were all tight.

Can anyone explain if this might be a defective board, or if this a normal sound to hear? I'll be going boarding in 2 days so I'll eventually find out. But just wondering if I'm going to break my board out there or something.

Thanks!

Answer 1

This is the exact board that I ride!

Yes, some creaking is normal, but most of it comes from the bindings and the interface between the board and the bindings - especially plastic bindings.

My bindings have a lot of metal in them and have a hard white plastic disk on the bottom and I don't hear much creaking. I would bet that if you stand your board up and flex without touching the bindings you won't hear much.

This is normal and you shouldn't have any problems.

Good Luck