Now you're probably wondering, what the heck is the interface?

現在你可能想知道，這到底是什麼界面？

Was that just clickbait? Well, the answer is no.

這只是點擊誘餌嗎？答案是否定的。

The interface is everything that goes between your body and your snowboard.

接口是指你的身體和滑雪板之間的一切。

I'm talking about boots, bindings, risers, and the specific way you set these things up.

我說的是靴子、綁帶、立管以及設置這些東西的具體方法。

But first, we're going to answer the age-old question that's been burning in everybody's mind.

但首先，我們要回答的是大家一直耿耿於懷的老問題。

What is in James' boots?

詹姆斯的靴子裡有什麼？

Alright, check it out.

好吧，來看看。

First thing I want you to notice is that the buckle and the ladder on my back toe are reversed.

我想讓你們注意的第一件事是，我後腳趾上的扣子和梯子是反的。

This makes sure that there's nothing there that's going to drag, minimizes my overhang on the toe side, and, as you just saw, helps me get out in one motion looking super smooth.

這樣可以確保沒有任何東西會拖後腿，最大限度地減少腳趾一側的懸空，而且正如你剛才看到的，可以幫助我一氣呵成，看起來超級流暢。

Okay, the boot.

好吧，靴子。

This is a standard Driver X with a handful of custom modifications I'm going to show you right now.

這是一個標準的驅動程序 X，我現在要向你們展示的是一些自定義改裝。

First thing is I've got two straps, cinching it all together, adding some stiffness.

首先，我有兩條帶子，把所有東西都綁在一起，增加了一些硬度。

The reason I use two is so that I can tighten this one, and then tighten this one, and then go back and get even more stiffness out of it.

我之所以用兩個，是為了可以把這個擰緊，再把這個擰緊，然後再回去擰得更緊。

On the best days, the perfect corduroy, there's almost no limit to how stiff I want my interface to be.

在最好的日子裡，在完美的燈芯絨面料上，我希望我的界面有多硬幾乎是沒有限制的。

But, you know, if it gets bumpy rough, okay, I'm going to back it off a little bit for sure.

但是，你知道，如果情況變得崎嶇不平，好吧，我肯定會退後一點。

I need some mobility to absorb those imperfections.

我需要一些流動性來吸收這些瑕疵。

Alright, let's keep going here.

好吧，我們繼續。

Next thing I have in here is a custom boot stiffener.

下一個是定製的靴子加固器。

These are not quite available yet on the market, but I'm working on it, hopefully soon.

市場上還沒有這些產品，但我正在努力，希望很快就能實現。

Next up.

下一個

Next up.

下一個

This is a custom liner actually from a snowboard race boot.

這是一款定製內襯，實際上來自一款滑雪板比賽靴。

What it's got is a hard plastic tongue in the front, adding more stiffness, meaning I can push further into the front of my boot, into the tongue.

它的前部有一個硬塑膠鞋舌，增加了硬度，這意味著我可以進一步向靴子前部推進，進入鞋舌。

Now there's a reason why the top-of-the-line snowboard boot is about $600.

現在，頂級滑雪板靴的價格約為 600 美元是有原因的。

Whereas a top-of-the-line ski boot is around $1200.

而頂級滑雪靴的價格約為 1200 美元。

Part of that reason is the liners.

部分原因在於襯墊。

So when you get your snowboard boots, first thing you should do is throw those liners away.

是以，當您拿到滑雪板靴時，首先要做的就是扔掉內襯。

Get yourself something in this style, is what I recommend.

我建議你買這種款式的衣服。

Some people like the intuition wraps, it's not for me.

有些人喜歡直覺包裹，但我不喜歡。

I like that hard plastic tongue in the front.

我喜歡前面的硬塑膠舌頭。

I actually go to my local boot fitter, because every time they sell a boot, they rip out the liners and throw them in a pile and sell them a custom foam-molded liner, right?

實際上，我是去找當地的靴子裝配商，因為他們每次賣靴子時，都會把內襯撕下來扔到一堆，然後賣給他們一個定製的泡沫塑料內襯，對嗎？

So $50, and I walk away with a high-quality liner with the plastic in the front.

50 美元就能買到一個高質量的襯墊，前面還有塑膠。

I do have also in here a custom footbed.

我這裡還有一個定製的腳墊。

Oh, it doesn't want to come out.

哦，它不想出來。

But I recommend those for comfort. They can help a lot.

不過，我還是推薦那些舒適型的。它們能幫上大忙。

After that, I have one other item.

之後，我還有一個項目。

This one is actually Ryan Napton's idea, and I really like it.

這個其實是 Ryan Napton 的主意，我非常喜歡。

I have in my front boot a shin guard for volleyball.

我的前靴裡有一個排球用的護脛板。

Just put right against the back here to just add a little bit of extra leverage on heel side.

把它靠在這裡，為腳後跟一側增加一點額外的槓桿作用。

Like my jacket? This is from Skyline Outerwear.

喜歡我的外套嗎？這件來自 Skyline Outerwear。

These guys are at the cutting edge of design, construction, and materials for snowboarding outerwear.

他們在單板滑雪外衣的設計、結構和材料方面都走在前沿。

It's all made by snowboarders for snowboarders.

這一切都是由滑雪板愛好者為滑雪板愛好者打造的。

There's a 30% off discount code in the description.

說明中有一個 30% 折扣代碼。

Also, I got a little kickback for anybody who uses this code, and I promise you every dime that I make, I'm going to put towards prototyping boards.

此外，我還會給任何使用這段代碼的人一點回扣，我向你保證，我賺到的每一毛錢都會用來製作原型板。

Now, I've already done years of prototyping.

現在，我已經做了多年的原型設計。

I have the boards that I want to be riding.

我有我想騎的滑板。

I'm working now on the boards you want to be riding.

我現在正在研究你想騎的滑板。

Soft, slower, forgiving.

柔軟、緩慢、寬容。

Yeah, so buy a jacket, help support the cause, help support the industry, help support carving.

是啊，那就買件夾克，支持這項事業，支持這個行業，支持雕刻。

Me too.

我也是。

Welcome to the boardroom.

歡迎來到會議室。

We're going to look at some bindings.

我們來看看一些綁定。

I have here a set of Flow NX2 Carbon Fusion.

我這裡有一套福祿 NX2 Carbon Fusion。

I have the Flux XV.

我有 Flux XV。

I have a Nidecker Supermatic.

我有一臺 Nidecker Supermatic。

I have a Now O-Drive, and I have a Drake Podium FF.

我有一臺 Now O-Drive 和一臺 Drake Podium FF。

We're going to assess these bindings and a couple others that I don't have in the room on four factors.

我們將根據四個因素來評估這些綁定裝置和其他一些我不在房間裡的綁定裝置。

The first one is the BO factor, the boot-out factor.

第一個是 BO 因子，即啟動退出因子。

It basically refers to the length that the binding is adding to the boot.

它基本上是指綁帶給靴子增加的長度。

We're going to talk about that momentarily.

我們馬上就來討論這個問題。

The next most important factor is the performance of the binding, which is very closely correlated with things like stiffness, response, and the connection to the board.

其次，最重要的因素是綁帶的性能，這與硬度、響應以及與衝浪板的連接等因素密切相關。

The third factor is comfort, which I deem less important because, you know, sometimes you've got to sacrifice comfort for performance.

第三個因素是舒適度，我認為舒適度並不那麼重要，因為，你知道，有時為了性能，你不得不犧牲舒適度。

And the fourth factor is the quality or the longevity, how long this binding is going to last you.

第四個因素是品質或使用壽命，也就是這種裝訂能用多長時間。

It turns out every binding breaks in with time.

事實證明，隨著時間的推移，每個綁定都會出現問題。

They might seem very stiff out of the box, but like your boots, you know, give it 20, 40 days, and it's not the same anymore.

它們開箱後可能看起來很硬，但就像你的靴子一樣，穿上 20 或 40 天后就不一樣了。

Let's look at the boot-out factor first.

我們先來看看開機啟動因素。

Pretty straightforward, okay?

簡單明瞭，好嗎？

You can see right here there's some small distance between the square and the toe of the boot.

你可以看到，在方形和鞋頭之間有一小段距離。

And in the back here, there's actually a fair bit of distance I can fit a whole finger in.

而在後面這裡，實際上有相當長的距離，我可以把整個手指都放進去。

So every millimeter of length that I'm adding onto the boot is a millimeter extra I have to put into my waist width.

是以，我在靴子上每增加一毫米的長度，就得在腰寬上多加一毫米。

And I'm already maxing out a bunch of my suppliers, so I don't really have that room in the waist.

而且我已經把很多供應商的錢都花光了，所以腰裡真的沒有那麼多錢了。

Riding a lower BO factor binding means you can ride a less wide board.

使用 BO 係數較低的綁帶意味著你可以使用較寬的衝浪板。

Yeah, let's look at these bindings as measured.

是的，讓我們來看看這些綁定的測量結果。

So all I'm doing here is I'm putting the boot against the block.

所以，我現在要做的就是把靴子頂在擋板上。

I'm marking it, then I'm putting the boot in the binding, putting it against the block, marking it again, moving the block, doing it again.

我在上面做標記，然後把靴子放進捆綁處，把它靠在木塊上，再做一次標記，移動木塊，再做一次。

I think we have five bindings. Results are in the end.

我想我們有五個綁定。結果在最後。

You can see through those measurements that this Flux XV is going to add 14 millimeters, 1.4 centimeters to the length of your boot, versus this Flow NX2, which you can see adds zero in the back.

通過測量可以看出，Flux XV 會使靴子的長度增加 14 毫米，也就是 1.4 釐米，而 Flow NX2 的後部增加的長度為零。

And zero in the front. It hits the boot, not the binding, back and front.

前方為零。前後都會碰到靴子，而不是綁帶。

So again, that's 14 millimeters I can take out of the waist of my board.

這樣，我又可以從板子的腰部減少 14 毫米。

Let's look at some other things here before we start assessing these bindings.

在開始評估這些綁定之前，我們先來看看其他方面。

I want to talk a little bit about canting and lifting.

我想談談傾斜和提升。

Let's look at this one here.

我們來看看這個。

This is a Flux XV.

這是一款 Flux XV。

It comes with a flat base plate.

它配有一個平板底座。

So what I've done here is I've added some strips of rubber along the right side of my front boot, about a quarter inch.

是以，我在前靴右側添加了一些橡膠條，大約四分之一英寸。

And then I've added another layer across the toe of my front boot, again a quarter inch.

然後，我又在前靴腳尖上加了一層，同樣是四分之一英寸。

So what I'm doing is I'm lifting the toe and I'm canting inward.

是以，我的做法是抬起腳尖，然後向內傾斜。

The back binding will be similar. We're canting inward, but I lift the heel.

後綁腿也類似。我們向內傾斜，但我抬起了腳跟。

This kind of position just gets me much more comfortable, balances me better, I have no pain in the hip, and I find it a more aggressive, better stance for carving.

這種姿勢讓我更舒服，更平衡，臀部也不疼了，而且我覺得這種姿勢更有侵略性，更適合雕刻。

So I do these to a lot of my bindings.

是以，我對我的很多綁帶都做了這些處理。

Let's look real quick at this one here.

讓我們快速看看這個。

This is the Drake Podium.

這裡是德雷克領獎臺。

Now this one already has, I believe, four degrees of inward canting.

現在，我相信這個已經有四度向內傾斜了。

So I only had to add a little strip under the toe for the front foot, and then under the heel in the back foot.

是以，我只需在前腳的腳趾下和後腳的腳跟下各加一條小縫。

Back foot's not here.

後腳不在這裡

One more, real quick, will be this here.

還有一個，很快，就是這個。

So every time I do this to a set of bindings, it's a custom job.

是以，每次我對一套綁定設備進行這樣的處理，都是一項定製工作。

Every binding is different, every base plate has different requirements.

每個綁定都不同，每個底板都有不同的要求。

I need to be able to access the screws and take them out, so it's always a little awkward.

我需要能夠接觸到螺絲並把它們取出來，所以總是有點尷尬。

But here, I might have to...

但在這裡，我可能不得不...

I just want to show you something, if you can see it here.

我只想給你看樣東西，如果你能在這裡看到的話。

On this binding, also a front, I just added a big quarter inch piece under my toes.

這個綁帶也是正面的，我只是在腳趾下面加了一大塊四分之一英寸的地方。

But I also added a strip, because this one does have inward canting, but only two degrees, and I wanted a little more.

但我還加了一條，因為這條確實是向內傾斜的，但只有兩度，我想再大一點。

So I added a very thin strip of rubber, and frankly, I just drop it in the base plate before I put the footbed on, and it stays.

所以我加了一條很薄的橡膠條，老實說，我只是在穿腳墊之前把它放進底板裡，它就會固定住。

And I don't have a problem with that, I can access my screws, I don't need to glue nothing, everything's great.

我沒有這方面的問題，我可以使用我的螺絲，我不需要粘任何東西，一切都很好。

I recommend you try this, I think it's worthwhile, for carving especially.

我建議你試試這個，我認為值得一試，尤其是在雕刻方面。

I think the inward canting that a lot of binding manufacturers supply is excellent if you're in a duck stance.

我認為，如果你採用鴨式站姿，很多綁帶製造商提供的內傾式綁帶就非常好。

But the further forward you go with your stance, the more you also need to add the lift.

但是，你的站姿越靠前，就越需要增加升力。

Front toes up, back heel up.

前腳趾向上，後腳跟向上。

Yeah, bindings. Let's talk, where should we start?

是啊，綁定。我們談談，從哪裡開始？

Let's start with the Nitek or Supermatic.

讓我們從 Nitek 或 Supermatic 開始。

Now these are all bindings, let me say up front, except for this pair that doesn't belong to me.

現在，讓我先說一下，這些都是綁定的，除了這一對不屬於我。

I paid for all these bindings, I have no sponsorships or affiliation, I paid for these full price.

這些綁定裝置都是我花錢買的，我沒有任何贊助或附屬關係，這些都是我全價購買的。

And I've ridden a lot of bindings, and other bindings as well, I'm going to give you my honest opinion, from a carving perspective.

我騎過很多綁定裝置，也騎過其他綁定裝置，我將從雕刻的角度為你提供真實的意見。

There are lots of bindings out there designed and built to do many other things, but I'm a carver, I'm talking about the best carving bindings.

市面上有很多設計和製造用來做其他很多事情的捆綁裝置，但我是一名雕刻師，我說的是最好的雕刻捆綁裝置。

So the Nitek or Supermatic. I have not ridden it, I cannot say what the feel is, I cannot say anything about the comfort or the quality.

那麼是 Nitek 還是 Supermatic 呢？我沒有騎過它，我不能說它的感覺如何，也不能說它的舒適度或品質如何。

However, as measured, as you just witnessed, this is 32mm, 3.2cm longer than the Now.

然而，經過測量，正如你們剛才看到的，它的長度為 32 毫米，比 Now 長 3.2 釐米。

And that's just impossible. So in my opinion, impossibly long.

這是不可能的。所以，在我看來，時間長得不可能。

I mean, I'm not going to be able to carve that, I'm going to boot out, I'm going to need such a massive board, for the same amount of boot out that I'm going to get on this binding as I'm going to get with this binding.

我的意思是，我不可能雕刻出那樣的效果，我需要這麼大的一塊板子，才能在這塊板子上雕刻出和這塊板子一樣的效果。

So to me, pure and simple, this is not a carving binding.

是以，對我來說，簡單明瞭，這不是雕刻裝訂。

Performance, comfort, all other factors aside, the BO factor is just too big, and I wouldn't try to carve that on anything but greens on a super wide board.

撇開性能、舒適度等其他因素不談，BO係數實在太大了，除了果嶺，我不會嘗試在超寬板上雕刻。

Next up, let's look at the Drake Podium.

接下來，讓我們看看德雷克領獎臺。

Now this one I've seen on websites as a 9 on 10 for stiffness.

現在，我在網站上看到的這款產品的硬度為 9 分（滿分 10 分）。

And, you know, it's a relatively stiff binding, but on my scale of carving bindings, this is a 5.

而且，你知道，這是一種相對較硬的綁帶，但在我的雕刻綁帶評分標準中，這是 5 分。

I find this binding very high quality, very comfortable, not as stiff as I like for riding my biggest boards.

我覺得這款綁帶品質很高，非常舒適，但沒有我喜歡的那麼硬，適合騎我最大的衝浪板。

The thing about interface is the boot stiffness, the binding stiffness, have to match the board stiffness.

接口的問題在於靴子的硬度和綁帶的硬度必須與板的硬度相匹配。

You don't want to be overpowering a soft board with a super stiff interface, and you don't want to be riding a sloppy interface on a super stiff board.

你不希望用超硬的接口壓過軟板，也不希望在超硬的板子上騎著鬆散的接口。

So for most of the boards I ride, this is just not doing it for me.

是以，對於我騎行的大多數滑板來說，這並不適合我。

I really like a stiffer binding, I get them so stiff with the straps sometimes I feel like I just lean into the boot top and I can relax my feet.

我非常喜歡更硬的綁帶，我用綁帶把它們綁得很硬，有時我覺得我只要往靴子頂上一靠，腳就能放鬆下來。

And that's the feeling I want to get, the relaxed feeling as my board carves through the turn.

這就是我想要的感覺，當我的衝浪板駛過彎道時那種放鬆的感覺。

So for me, stiffer is better. There is a limit to how stiff I want to go, but if the conditions are good, I'm going to say stiffer is better.

所以對我來說，硬一點更好。我對硬度的要求是有限度的，但如果條件允許，我會認為硬度越高越好。

As long as you've got circulation in your feet, I think the performance goes up.

只要你的雙腳血液循環良好，我想你的表現就會越來越好。

However, when you start to get bumps and ruts, small push piles, moguls, whatever, ice chunks, you need to be able to move around.

然而，當你開始遇到顛簸和車轍、小推堆、大雪山或任何冰塊時，你需要能夠四處移動。

You need to have some flexibility to absorb those bumps, and that's when I would say your bindings can be too stiff.

你需要有一定的靈活性來吸收這些顛簸，這時我就會說你的綁帶可能太硬了。

Right, so that's the Drake, Drake Podium FF.

沒錯，這就是德雷克，德雷克領獎臺 FF。

Oh yeah, also very high quality binding. I've had two sets of these, I used to use these for testing boards, and I don't know exactly how many days I have in these bindings, but I have never replaced even a ladder on these. These are fantastic, very high quality bindings.

哦，對了，還有非常高質量的綁帶。我有兩套這樣的綁帶，我曾經用它們來測試滑板，我不知道我到底用過多少天這樣的綁帶，但我從來沒有更換過哪怕是一個梯子。這些綁帶非常棒，品質非常高。

Like I said, high performance as well, but not as stiff as I generally like.

就像我說的，性能也很高，但沒有我通常喜歡的那麼硬。

The Now O-Drive is also marketed as a carving binding, and this is actually a much stiffer binding.

Now O-Drive 在市場上也被稱為雕刻綁帶，實際上它是一種更硬的綁帶。

When you put your boots into these, you feel that's a stiff binding.

當你把靴子穿上這雙鞋時，你會感覺鞋帶很硬。

And if you're not moving, if you're just standing on the board, I would give it a 9.

如果你不移動，只是站在棋盤上，我會給它打 9 分。

However, it has the skate tech, so once you start to move and put a lot of pressure into the board, now it moves around.

不過，它採用了滑板技術，所以一旦你開始移動並對滑板施加很大的壓力，它就會四處移動。

It moves around along this axis, this kingpin down the center, but it's made to go kind of back and forth like that to absorb bumps.

它沿著這條軸線移動，中間是一個王卡，但它是這樣來回移動的，以吸收顛簸。

I would suggest it's actually a really nice feeling, and I like it, but not necessarily for carving.

我想說的是，這種感覺其實很好，我很喜歡，但不一定適合雕刻。

This is going to absorb a lot of bumps, it's going to save you a lot of energy, it's super comfortable, super cushy ride.

它能吸收大量的顛簸，為你節省大量的體力，而且乘坐起來超級舒適、柔軟。

But, you know, for the kind of turns that I want to be making on the best days, I need secure attachment to my board.

但是，你知道，要想在最好的天氣裡轉出我想要的那種彎道，我需要牢固地固定在我的衝浪板上。

I can feel the board kind of moving under me when I'm in these bindings, and I can see my track is wider, because I'm not able to control the board with my feet as well as I could with a binding that's fixed more solidly to the board.

當我穿上這種固定器時，我能感覺到滑板在我腳下移動，我也能看到我的滑行軌跡變寬了，因為我無法像穿上與滑板固定得更牢固的固定器那樣，用腳很好地控制滑板。

So I definitely see why some people like them. High quality, high performance, and excellent, excellent for comfort.

是以，我完全明白為什麼有人喜歡它們。高質量、高性能，而且舒適度極佳。

This is actually the binding I turn to when I'm getting some soreness from my other bindings that are less comfortable.

實際上，當我使用其他不那麼舒適的綁帶感到痠痛時，我就會選擇這款綁帶。

I come back to this for a few days until the pain goes away, and then if the conditions are good, I want my stiffer bindings again.

幾天後，我又開始用這種方法，直到疼痛消失，然後如果條件好的話，我又想用更硬的綁帶了。

Yeah, good for absorbing bumps. I think a lot of people like the Skate Tech, I got nothing against it, but for me, on the big boards, I want a more solid attachment.

是啊，很適合吸收顛簸。我想很多人都喜歡 Skate Tech，我並不反對它，但對我來說，在大板上，我需要更牢固的附著物。

Next up is the Flux XV.

接下來是 Flux XV。

This is a very high performance binding.

這是一款非常高性能的綁帶。

I would say the comfort level is low. I would say the stiffness level is very high.

我認為舒適度很低。我認為硬度很高。

The adjustability level is good, because I'm going to want to turn my high backs.

可調節性很好，因為我想轉動我的高背。

When I start to get to steep angles like 30 and 15, you've got to rotate that high back.

當我開始練習陡峭的角度，比如 30 度和 15 度時，你必須旋轉高高的背部。

Otherwise, if that high back was at 30 degrees, when I go to pressure the nose of my board on heelside, my calf is just falling out. There's nothing here to stop it.

否則，如果高背是 30 度，當我在後跟側壓板鼻時，我的小腿就會掉下來。這裡沒有任何東西可以阻止它。

So I do like to rotate my high backs. Not every high back is rotatable.

是以，我喜歡輪換我的高靠背。並不是每個高靠背都可以旋轉。

I think it's more and more important, as your angles get steeper, to be able to rotate your high back.

我認為，隨著你的角度越來越陡，能夠旋轉你的高腰越來越重要。

So for a carving binding, a rotatable high back is an excellent idea.

是以，對於雕刻裝具來說，可旋轉的高靠背是一個極好的主意。

What else about this one? Yeah, that's about it.

這個還有什麼？嗯，就這些了。

Until I discovered actually the Flows this year, I would have said, if you'd asked me a year ago, this is the highest performance binding on the market.

在我今年真正發現 Flows 之前，如果你在一年前問我，我會說這是市場上性能最高的綁帶。

But again, not the most comfortable, not the highest quality, but if you want performance,

但同樣，雖然不是最舒服的，品質也不是最高的，但如果你想要的是性能、

I definitely recommend the Flux XV.

我絕對推薦 Flux XV。

Now, the last one on our list here is the Flow NX2 Carbon Fusion.

現在，我們名單上的最後一個是福祿 NX2 碳纖維融合器。

This binding I bought this season, because I had an arm injury.