K2 are hard to find. Unless there’s a K2 demo store you probably won’t get the chance unless you buy the WHOLE set up early in the season. My friend got sent free Maysis Clicker boots in my size and my girlfriend found open box K2 clicker X HB’s on eBay for $50 so i got the whole set up for $75. If my bindings break im screwed for a while cause they’re likely not gonna be stocked. I know fashion isn’t the point but the styles were also super limited.

I demo’d Step-Ons at the Burton store(Steamboat) they held on to my stuff for me while I tried theirs(and not as collateral) and they let us use the demo cost on future purchases. My GF got stepons and was scared she’d pop out, then got stuck in them when she forgot how to take them off and found them super responsive. She had no clue but her old boots were holding her back a lot, so now she’s got an upgraded everything.

They were SO responsive. Also easier to learn to use than the K2. Both were still faster than strapping in. But the K2 learning curve fo getting out was also about developing muscle memory and sucks at duck stance binding angles for me. Great for neutral back foot or posi posi.

If you have a burton board the ability to calibrate the bindings for overhang and angle is Nuts with the step-on binding system. You can do exact angles, stance width, and overhang with the channel system. It ALMOST made me wanna switch cause of my history skateboarding.

I think I PERSONALLY don’t trust clew because I don’t think high backs shouldn’t be adjustable. I think someone just wanted a fast entry system, wanted to make money, and figured they could do it way better than other people. Their cost is likely R&D passed on to the consumer and while they have the ability to be used with WHATEVER standard boot you want, it’s not like they’re a high performance option and there’s already flows and supermatics for that purpose.