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2008 CWB Boot Tech
Some thought CWB would sit back and rest on their industry shattering idea brought to fruition tabbed Hinge Tech (patent #
7,134,928 B1). It was the biggest and best innovation to hit wakeboarding. Period. The biggest downside to wakeboarding has always been getting in and out of your boots. Hinge Tech has changed that. Now, not only is
getting in and out of your boots far easier, but boot wear and tear is almost non-existent. Gone are the days of fighting your bindings on and off and no more heel lift. Now most of you know what the Hinge Tech is
all about. Feet in, hinge up, high fives. For 2008, CWB continued with the beginner friendly Hinge Tech on the low end and introduce Switch Hinge on the high end for zero heel lift. Push the lever down on the high
end instead of pulling it up. The new 6-Plate features a smaller footprint on the board and drastically reduces the weight of the boot. Taking 25% of the footprint out of the baseplate allows for a far stiffer plate
while trimming the weight. Going from an eight inch pattern to six also allows for the new wakeboard bindings to still fit on older wakeboards. The 6-Plates also feature a thinned out and completely covered heel cup
for a cleaner appearance. CWB also eliminated the middle man by making the heel piece one solid unit rather than the traditional heel rubber covered by a wrap. This adds comfort, performance and trims even more
weight. To provide the cleanest look possible, CWB created three closed toe boots for those who are into looking right. The closed toe phenomena can now be looked at from a Hinge Tech point of view. The Zeus, Answer
and Tiffany Bindings are all using Switch Hinge and the 6-Plate for 2008. Now you can rock the closed toe boots for those chilly winters sesh’s. You have heard the buzz. Now try Hinge and see how it makes your
ride effortless.
6-Plate
The next generation is here. We were able to narrow the traditional eight inch plate and narrow it to a higher performance six inch plate.
What this does is remover a bunch of weight, but more importantly give more of a full plate hold down on the board. When you rock forward and back, the board moves with you as does the wakeboard now more than ever.
To top it off, the hinge has been changed to the Switch Hinge. Simply push the lever down for zero heel lift. For those who want to ride wide but don’t want to drop the cash on a fresh 08 deck, the 6 Plate
mounts to older boards just fine with the included adapter.
8-Plate
This plate is used for the entry-level - intermediate bindings in the line. The 2008 Seven,
Bliss, Torq, Vapor and Sage. It allows for the easiest entry and exit around as well as an upward movement of the Hinge making the lock in process easy. This is the plate that started the C-dub boot revolution.
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