Attachment system for snowboards

A binding system for securing a rider to a snowboard comprising:

• a boot for receiving a foot of the rider, wherein said boot comprises a flexible sole;
• and
• a binding cage formed as an integral part of said boot, said cage adapted for securing to the snowboard,
• wherein said binding cage comprises a front contact portion and a rear contact portion providing contact positions to a surface of the snowboard, and
• wherein said binding cage further comprises a substantially rigid side portion between said front contact portion and said rear contact portion.

A binding system for securing a rider to a snowboard comprising:

• a boot for receiving a foot of the rider, wherein said boot comprises a flexible sole;
• a binding cage formed as an integral part of said boot, said cage adapted for securing to the snowboard;
• and
• means for altering bending characteristics of said binding system, wherein said means for altering bending characteristics of said binding system comprises a medial lean adjustment system for altering medial lean characteristics.

A binding system for securing a rider to a snowboard comprising:

• a boot for receiving a foot of the rider, wherein said boot comprises a flexible sole;
• a binding cage formed as an integral part of said boot, said cage adapted for securing to the snowboard;
• and
• means for altering bending characteristics of said binding system, wherein said means for altering bending characteristics of said binding system comprises a lateral lean adjustment system for altering lateral lean characteristics.

A binding system for securing a boot to a snowboard comprising:

• a binding cage adapted to be secured to the boot, said binding cage including a toe loop portion which substantially surrounds a toe region of the boot;
• and
• means for securing said binding cage to the snowboard;
• wherein said binding cage further comprises
• a highback member extending upwardly from a heel portion of said binding cage for directing backward force from a rider's movement into said binding cage,
• a forward lean system for defining a degree of forward lean of the rider and for applying backward force from the rider's movement to a front portion of said binding cage for applying upward force thereto, and
• medial and lateral lean stiffness adjustment means for enabling modification of the stiffness of the binding system to medial and lateral leaning of the rider.