Interchangeable drive plates for snowboard bindings

An apparatus for use with a snowboard binding, the snowboard binding including (a) a baseplate having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, the baseplate configured to secure to an upper surface of a snowboard, the baseplate having the lower surface facing the upper surface of the snowboard and (b) a boot engagement member secured to the baseplate and configured to secure the boot to the snowboard binding, the apparatus comprising:

• a drive plate secured to the baseplate and having a stiffness effective to change ride properties of the binding and snowboard, wherein the drive plate is one of a plurality of drive plates each having a different stiffness effective to change the ride properties of the snowboard differently from the other drive plates of the plurality of drive plates;
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• a plurality of first fastening elements configured to mount the drive plate to the baseplate.

An apparatus for use with a snowboard binding, the snowboard binding including (a) a baseplate having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, the baseplate configured to secure to an upper surface of a snowboard, the baseplate having the lower surface facing the upper surface of the snowboard and (b) a boot engagement member secured to the baseplate and configured to secure the boot to the snowboard binding, the apparatus comprising:

• a drive plate secured to the baseplate and having a stiffness effective to change ride properties of the binding and snowboard, wherein the drive plate comprises a receiver that includes a recess on a first surface thereof and a plurality of tabs protruding from a second surface of the drive plate receiver opposite the first surface;
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• a plurality of first fastening elements configured to mount the drive plate to the baseplate.