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Union Flite Pro Bindings Review

Last Updated: December 16, 2024 by Nate

Union Flite Pro 2024-2025 Bindings Review

Hello and welcome to my Union Flite Pro bindings review.

In this review I will assess the Flite Pros for all of the freestyle relevant factors of the bindings to see how they perform as freestyle bindings.

As is custom at SnowboardingProfiles.com the bindings will receive a rating out of 100. This is not an exact science but will give some idea of how good the Flite Pros are as a binding for freestyle riding.

Overall Rating

Bindings: Union Flite Pro

Price: $179

Style: Freestyle/Beginner

Flex Rating: Medium-Soft (4/10)

Flex Feel: Medium-Soft (3.5/10)

Rating Score: 80.5/100

Compared to other Men’s Freestyle Bindings

Of the 14 current model freestyle bindings that we tested:

  • The average score was 81.3/100
  • The highest score was 90.5/100
  • The lowest score was 70.5/100
  • The average price was $243
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    ❄️ The Flite Pro ranked 8th out of 14


    Overview of the Flite Pro’s Specs

    Check out the tables for the Flite Pro’s specs and available sizes.

    Specs

    Style:

    Freestyle

    Price: 

    $179 - BUYING OPTIONS

    Ability Level: 

    Ability Level Beginner to Intermediate

    Flex: 

    Flex 3 half

    Weight: 

    Super Light

    Mounts To: 

    2 x 4 | 4 x 4 | Channel

    Sizing

    SIZE 

    US BOOT SIZE

    EURO BOOT SIZE

    UK BOOT SIZE

    S

    5.5-7.5

    37-40.5

    4.5-6.5

    M

    8-10

    41-43

    7-9

    L

    10.5-13

    43.5-46

    9.5-12

    Who are the Flite Pro Most Suited To?

    The Flite Pro is best suited to beginners who are on a budget or someone who is on a budget and likes to ride playful freestyle and doesn't need to bomb - or maybe to put on a board that they only ride casually on. 

    Great for beginners and low speed. 

    Best matched to boards of 4/10 flex or less. 


    The Flite Pro in More Detail

    O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Flite Pro are capable of.

    Demo Info

    Binding: Union Flite Pro 2022, M

    Date: February 24, 2021

    Conditions: Sunny! As in not a single cloud. Perfect visibility.

    -4°C (25°F) and -4°C (25°F) with wind chill (as in no wind!). Felt warmer than that because of the sun.

    Snow was pretty good for the most part. On groomer some harder spots but mostly medium. Off groomer medium with some crunchy spots.

    24 hour snow: 2cm (0.75")

    7 day snow: 45cm (18")

    On groomer: Hard but not icy.

    Off groomer: Crunchy with some icy patches

    Union Flite Pro 2022 Review

    Bindings angles: +15/-15

    Stance width: 555mm (22″)

    Board tested with: Lib Tech Terrain Wrecker

    Boots tested with: Adidas Tactical ADV 9.5

    Baseplate Length: 24.5cm (9.7”)*

    *measured on the top side of the footbed - 24cm (9.5") at base of baseplate. 

    Highback Height: 19.7cm (7.8”)*

    * from bottom of heel cup to top of highback

    Height from top of footbed to top of highback: 25.8cm (10.2") 

    Weight: 680g (1lb 8oz)

    * for one binding, including screws and disc. The average weight of a small sample size of around 45 bindings (2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022 models) I weighed, was 890 grams. The lightest was 680 grams and the heaviest was 1,160grams. The Flite Pro are the lightest bindings I've ever weighed! And they feel that way - so freakin light!

    They made carrying my board feel noticeably lighter, noticeably lighter on the lift and noticeably lighter when riding. 

    Mounting and Setup

    No issues with mounting. Could sink the screws all good without having to first sink a screws without a washer, which was an issue with Union bindings in the past - so all good there. 

    The highback is tool-less but to adjust the strap lengths you need a screwdriver, which is a bit of a pain, if you're looking to make adjustments on the fly. But for this price point, can't complain.  

    Flex

    Union rate the highback and straps 5/10 and the baseplate 4/10. Staps feel stiffer on the outsides, but soften up towards the middle. And overall I think 5/10 for the straps is about right. But overall flex feel when riding to me was 3.5/10. 

    Responsiveness

    When it comes to high speed, deep carves, the Flite Pro is pretty lacking to be fair. Not as good control and can't lean as deep when really carving. But not too much of a surprise with bindings of this flex and price. 

    They were really good when riding slow though. One of the reason's that make these such good bindings for beginners. 

    Board Feel/Butterability

    It's decent on these bindings. Not as good as the Contact Pros, which I also rode that day, and also not as good as my control bindings. But given they have a big disc, they actually were better than I though they'd be. I guess that softer baseplate really helps them to flex with the board. 

    Pop/Ollie Power

    Super easy to access the pop from your board through these bindings, but overall less power/pop that you can extract versus any of the other bindings I rode that day (Malalvita - my control bindings - Contact Pro and Falcor). 

    Adjustability

    Heel Cup: Yes - which is great for getting your heel and toe overhang centered

    Stance Width: The Flite pros have Union's Universal Disc, which you can setup horizontally or vertically. With the heel cup adjustment there's no need to set it up vertically, so setting it up horizontally gives you plenty of stance width adjustability. 

    Highback Lean: Yes and tool-less

    Ankle Strap Position: No

    Toe Strap Position: Yes

    Ankle and toe strap length:  Yes but neither are tool-less - you need a screwdriver. 

    Gas pedal/toe ramp extension: no

    Highback Rotation: Yes, but quite minimal in terms of how much you can rotate it - there are 2 slots for highback rotation. 

    Compatible with: 2 x 4 | 4 x 4 | The Channel 

    Let's Break this text up with a video

    Shock Absorption

    There's not a lot of padding on the footbed - you can almost feel the plastic through it when pressing into it. So you'd think they wouldn't be great for shock absorption. But they're actually not too bad. Not to the same extent as my Malavitas or the Contact Pros or Falcors, but still decent enough. 

    Entry/Exit

    Straps are actually pretty smooth for the price point. As good as the Contact Pros. But still a step behind the Falcors and my Malavitas. 

    Comfort

    Overall quite comfortable. Not as comfortable as my Malvitas or the Contact Pros, but still comfortable - and really good for the price point. 

    Ankle Strap: Conformed pretty well. Did feel slight pressure on the top of my foot, but very subtle. 

    Toe Strap: Just fine. 

    Canted Footbed: No

    Padded Footbed: Pretty limited padding

    Highback: No padding at all on the highback, but didn't get even the slightest hint of calf bite and that's the main thing. 

    Ankle Support 

    Ankle support isn't bad but also isn't amazing. The ankle strap sits a little lower on your ankle than the average ankle strap. I had no issues with it though. 

    Changes for 2022 Model

    It might be easier to list the things that didn't change on the Flite Pro - it go a full overhaul. 

    - New Baseplate (Stage 8 Duraflex)

    - New Highback (Stage 12 Flite Pro Duraflex): The highback makes it look a bit like a mini Falcor, but don't be fooled, this is almost at the opposite end of the spectrum to the Falcor!

    - New Toe Strap (TS 4.0)

    - New Tool-less Flad (forward lean adjuster)

    - New "snap fit" disk cover

    - New bushings

    - New Heelcup

    About the only thing that stayed the same was the ankle strap and the ratchets!


    Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

    Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.

    RATING
    (out of 5)

    Contribution to Final Score

    BOARD FEEL

    4.0

    20/25

    SHOCK ABSORPTION

    4.0

    20/25

    CARVING

    2.0

    4/10

    SLOW SPEED RESPONSE

    4.5

    9/10

    ADJUSTABILITY

    4.0

    12/15

    COMFORT

    4.0

    8/10

    ENTRY/EXIT

    3.5

    3.5/5

    TOTAL after normalizing

    80.5/100

    They're certainly the most plasticy feeling and looking binding in Union's line, but for the price point the quality is decent enough and the value for money is there for sure. 

    For those on a budget, with a soft flexing board or a beginner (who should be on a soft flexing board), they a great option. 

    Super easy to turn quick at slow speeds. Not so much on a trench digging high speed carve though. 


    More Info, Current Prices and Where to Buy Online

    If you are interested in the Flite Pros, check out the links below for more info, user reviews, current prices and availability.




    >>Union Flite Pro 2025 at evo.com
    >>Union Flite Pro 2025 at blauerboardshop.com
    >>Union Flite Pro 2025 at curated.com
    >>Union Flite Pro 2025 at rei.com
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    >>Union Flite Pro 2025 at evo.com
    >>Union Flite Pro 2025 at prfo.com
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    >>Union Flite Pro 2025 at blue-tomato.com
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    >>Union Flite Pro 2025 at evo.com
    >>Union Flite Pro 2025 at blauerboardshop.com
    >>Union Flite Pro 2025 at curated.com
    >>Union Flite Pro 2025 at rei.com
    WordPress Responsive Table


    >>Union Flite Pro 2025 at evo.com
    >>Union Flite Pro 2025 at prfo.com
    WordPress Responsive Table


    >>Union Flite Pro 2025 at blue-tomato.com
    WordPress Responsive Table

    Union Flite Pro 2025

    If you want to check out some other freestyle options or see how the Flite Pros compared to other men’s freestyle bindings check out the link below.

    My Top 5 Men's Freestyle Bindings

    PAST REVIEWS OF THE FLITE PRO

    --UNION FLITE PRO 2019-2021--

    Union Flite Pro BindingsHello and welcome to my Union Flite Pro bindings review. – part of my Freestyle bindings review series.

    In this review I will assess the Flite Pros for all of the freestyle relevant factors of the bindings to see how they perform as freestyle bindings.

    As is custom at SnowboardingProfiles.com the bindings will receive a rating out of 100. This is not an exact science but will give some idea of how good the Flite Pros are as a binding for freestyle riding.

    Overall Rating

    Bindings: Union Flite Pro

    Price: $159

    Style: Freestyle/Beginner

    Flex Rating: Baseplate = 3/10, highback = 3/10 (roughly, based on Union’s flex scale graphs)

    Flex Feel: Medium-Soft (3/10)

    Rating Score: 79.5/100

    Compared to other Men’s Freestyle Bindings

    Out of the 20 Men’s Freestyle bindings that I rated:

    • The average score was 78.1/100
    • The highest score was 92.6/100
    • The lowest score was 62.6/100
    • The average price was $224
    • The Flite Pro ranked 7th out of 20 

    Overview of the Flite Pro’s Specs

    Check out the tables for the Flite Pro’s specs and available sizes.

    Specs

    Style:

    Freestyle

    Price: 

    $159

    Ability Level: 

    Ability Level Beginner to Intermediate

    Flex: 

    Snowboard Flex 3

    Edge-to-Edge: 

    Medium-Slow

    Weight: 

    Light

    Mounts To: 

    2 x 4 | 4 x 4 | Channel

    Sizing

    SIZE 

    US BOOT SIZE

    EURO BOOT SIZE

    UK BOOT SIZE

    S

    6-7.5

    38-40.5

    5-6.5

    M

    8-10

    41-43

    7-9

    L

    10.5+

    43.5+

    9.5+

    Who are the Flite Pros Most Suited To?

    The Flite Pros are great as beginner bindings and as freestyle bindings. Especially playful freestyle type riding, or if you're just starting out learning tricks, jumps etc. Not really suitable for extreme freestyle though. 

    They are also great for anyone looking for a playful freestyle binding and are on a tight budget. The Flite Pros are considerably less than the average price for freestyle bindings and still a good bit above average. 

    The Flite Pros in More Detail

    Union Flite Pro 2019O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Flite Pros are capable of.

    Demo Info

    Bindings: Union Flite Pro 2019, Medium

    Date: March 22, 2018

    Conditions: Puking snow! A lot of fresh powder and everything just filling in all day. Being a weekday, nothing was getting too tracked out anyway, but even if it did it would have just filled in again. Visibility was of course not ideal, but far from whiteout as well (mid-level vis). It was cold (had to be for the snow) but not super freezing. Just nicely cold – and superbly powdery!

    Bindings angles: +15/-15

    Stance Width: 550mm (21.7”)

    Board demoed with: Rossignol One 2018, 159cm

    Baseplate Length: 24cm (9.5″) – that’s measured on the top of the footbed. 22.5cm on the underside of the baseplate – it angles up to the top of the footbed.

    Baseplate with Toe Ramp Extended: 25cm (top) – 1cm of extension available

    Highback Height: 19.6cm (7.7″)

    Weight: 760 grams (1lbs, 11oz) – per binding, including disc and screws*

    *Lighter than all of the bindings I weighed (average of a small sample of bindings was 864g)

    Butterability/Board Feel

    Even though they don’t use the mini-disc, I found the Flite Pros provide pretty good board feel anyway – it helps that they have quite a soft base plate. Still not as good a board feel as Union bindings with the mini-disc but pretty good.

    Flex

    Union rate the flex as follows:

    Baseplate: 4/10

    Highback: 4/10

    I would say they feel about a 3/10 overall.

    Adjustability

    You can adjust a lot of things on the Flite Pro including:

    • Forward Lean (tool-less)
    • Gas Pedal (1cm extension)
    • Heel Cup (for easier boot centering)
    • Toe Strap Position
    • Toe Strap Length
    • Ankle Strap Length

    The main things missing adjustability-wise were:

    • No ankle strap position options
    • Ankle and toe strap length adjustments aren’t tool-less

    Shock Absorption

    The Flite Pros absorb shock really well and have a healthy amount of padding in the foot bed. This is pretty important, IMO, when you’re landing jumps and tricks all day.

    Comfort

    The Flite Pros might be a low cost binding but they are far from uncomfortable. That padding that helps with shock absorption of course also helps with comfort but the ankle strap – even though it’s their low end ankle strap is still decently comfortable.

    Responsiveness

    They don’t provide a heap of response when getting up speed and aren’t like overly supportive when really railing a carve. But they are nice and maneuverable when riding at slow speeds – helping with slow approaches to features.

    Snowboard Compatibility

    The CPs come Union’s universal disc, which is compatible with 2 x 4, 4 x 4 and the channel – so pretty much any board out there, these days.

    Changes for the 2021 Model

    The 2021 Flite Pro gets a new ankle strap – the “Forma” ankle strap. The 2020 model had the “Classic” strap. The Forma is a nice upgrade, IMO. 

    Changes for the 2020 Model

    The 2020 model is, as far as I can tell, identical to the 2019 model, apart from the colorways.

    Changes for the 2019 Model

    As far as I can tell, the 2019 model is the same as the 2018 model, just with some new colorways.

    Score Breakdown and Final Verdict

    Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.

    RATING
    (out of 5)

    Contribution to Final Score

    BOARD FEEL

    4.0

    24/30

    SHOCK ABSORPTION

    4.5

    22.5/25

    RESPONSE

    2.0

    6/15

    ADJUSTABILITY

    4.0

    12/15

    COMFORT

    3.5

    7/10

    ENTRY/EXIT

    4.0

    4/5

    TOTAL after normalizing

    79.5/100

    If you're looking for bindings for riding freestyle and want them with a very friendly price-tag, then the Flite Pros are definitely worth looking at. 

    Even though the price is so good, and they're Union's cheapest bindings, they're still far from what I would consider to be "cheaply" made. 

    They are also a great option for beginners. 

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    Comments

    1. Kez says

      January 16, 2024 at 2:08 pm

      Hi there,

      Looking to replace my old Contact Pros, which I had been using primarily on my new Bataleon Disaster until they hit the end of their life span. Primarily I had the Union Ultras in mind, but with them being CAD$400, I was looking into more budget friendly options as these will only be a secondary binding for me. Most of my boards pair very nicely with my Rome Katanas (Korua Dart, DWD Pow Reaper, Nitro Cannon, Rossignol Sushi, Korua Pocket Rocket). I’d mostly just be using these on the Disaster on days I’m working on new butters etc, and maybe occasionally on the Pocket Rocket when I’m feeling playful.

      I mostly just want the new bindings to be relatively soft to contrast my stiffer bindings, and to excel at buttering and flatground/sidehit spins and tricks. I’d Sat buttering is the most important aspect to me. Since the Katanas fill my harder charging & carving needs, I feel I can compromise in the other performance areas outside of buttering/spins.

      I had my eye on these Union Flites due to the low price and soft flex, but board feel doesn’t sound to be particularly good. Another binding I’ve found on sale is the Rome Crux, which is enticing due to the asym wrap I’m already fond of on the Katana, but again the reviews aren’t fantastic.

      Any recommendations? I would love to fill the spot with a CAD$200-250 binding, but if they’re not going to butter any better than the Katana’s I’m happy to wait for a more expensive suggestion to come on sale.

      Thanks, Kez!

      Reply
      • Nate says

        January 19, 2024 at 6:32 pm

        Hey Kez

        Thanks for your message. Apologies for the slow response, was travelling overseas and haven’t had the chance to get to your message until now.

        I would say the Flite Pro is probably the best option in that price range to be honest. And they have decent board feel. Not as good as Contact Pros – or Ultras – IMO, but still pretty good. I think the Ultras would be ideal, but I can understand not wanting to spend that much on a pair of bindings you won’t necessarily use that much. The Flite Pros would certainly do the job and I can’t think of anything in that price range that would work better.

        You could go with something like the Burton Cartel ReFlex (5.5/10 flex but with good board feel) or Union Strata (6/10 flex but with good board feel), but they might be a bit stiff for what you’re wanting, particularly the Strata which aren’t that much softer than the Katanas, in my experience. And while they are cheaper than the Ultra, you’d still need to wait for a special to get them for CAD$250 or less. The Burton Mission could work (5/10 flex). Still probably more than CAD$250 without a discount.

        Hope this gives you more to go off for your decision

        Reply
    2. aaren says

      December 23, 2022 at 5:32 pm

      hi I just bought a pair of these, and i was curious how you get the snap fit disc covers off easily to quickly tighten your screws. it seems like a hassle to try and pinch them closed from the outside with a needle nose pliers

      Reply
      • Nate says

        December 24, 2022 at 4:08 am

        Hi Aaren

        Thanks for your message.

        I just looked back over my notes, which noted that it was tricky to get the snap fit disc on and off. However, I did do it by hand, so you can, but it just requires quite a bit of Force. I didn’t figure out an easier way to do it unfortunately. I imagine that it would become easier overtime after it’s been snapped on and off a number of times.

        Reply

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