This will be a review of the Bent Metal Axtion snowboard binding review. I rode this in the 2024/2025 season on a Lib Tech TRS. These bindings are made by Bent Metal which is owned by Mervin manufacturing the maker of Gnu and Lib Tech snowboards.
These are a simple functional binding. I had virtually no problems with this binding except for a while one of the toe strap ratchets was funky sometimes it would get stuck when I would try to loosen it, however I mentioned this to Mervin and they sent me a replacement pair which I never ended up using. The problem went away or I just dealt with it.
Compared to the Union Force bindings which I previously had the Axtion have a smaller (more narrow) foot plate which was better. Both the Strata and Force had empty space on the side of the boot more so near the toes. The Force had a toe strap that would slip off sometimes for whatever reason.
I had the medium sized Axtion bindings and medium sized Force bindings but the Force had more empty space on the sides of the boot when I was in the binding. I had sized down all the way to a 7.5 Ride Fuse boot and previously was on 8.5 Thirtytwo Tm-3 boots so in theory I could have ridden small sized bindings, but…
Before buying the Axtion I bought the Transfer in a small and I never rode them. But my size 7.5 looked doable but on the edge of being too big for the small binding so I returned them. If I remember right size 6-8 is a small binding and 8-10 is medium and 10+ is large.
What I liked about the Aktion…
They just worked. I liked the color of the orange black binding kinda like the old Strata’s. I liked the highback shape. I like the forward lean adjuster that you can do without a tool. Although I never experimented with a different flexing drive plate I like how you can pop them on and off easy.
The base plate of the Axtion looks better than the old Force ones I had. The Axtion has some kind of rubbery material below the plastic between the bidning and board and the plastic has holes in it probably to reduce weight. The Force had neither. The Force was just plastic on the board which would leave marks when you took them off.
I liked the heel straps on the binding as they seemed more form fitting than my previous ones. They seemed comfortable enough.
And I also like Mervin.
What I didn’t like about the Axtion…
Not much… pretty happy with them but if I was to nit pick I think they could use some stainless steel fasteners on the straps. I believe the ones they use are cheaper looking zinc coated ones. Mine have not rusted, but if those are zinc then they will rust eventually.
And one of the straps on my toes get’s kinda stuck sometimes. Either I got used to it or that problem went away can’t remember.
But overall they were good and I would ride them again. I am also curious about the Transfer too.
Check out the Bent Metal Axtion binding on Evo.com.