Drake GTO

Advantages: Solid performance, cheap price, great build quality, not yellow.
Disadvantages: Should be called Drake GT? Ciao, do your research! ;-)

...have owned a pair of Drake F60s (drakes top-of-the-range model) which they have not only provided me with a great connection to the board, but they have lasted through 2 boards and upwards of 300 days on the slopes. They are still going strong, and so when it came to kitting out my girlfriend there was only one place to start looking. Drakes "entry level" binding. The design of these is identical to my old F60's, not surprisingly as this geometry ...
...the years and... it works! The materials I guess have been downgraded, with plastic substituted for metal in some areas, but I have no worries with that, as technology has improved to the extent that the plastics used are probably just as strong. The performance seems to match my old F60's 100 percent. The flex in the GT's is almost zero, The very wide top strap and tall highback combining to keep your boot sitting firmly in the binding. I consider ... Read review