i bought a board the other week and i ripped on of the lace holes out ... its s blindside binding... soooo their out a buissness.... am i just screwed and just gotta live with it?

I think i remember chatting with ya once before... (your the one with the five-o right? <BR> <BR>Anway, i have seen the board sold at walmart online when i did an initial search to find out the kind of board and binding you had. <BR> <BR>The original blindside company is gone but it seems their name still lives on through whoever bought them... seems this happens a lot with a lot of stuff and then later you see it go to walmart. <BR>Do you have the warantee stuff to find a number to call or some other info? I would start here. If no i would maybe try to self repair it if you are adamant about saving the bindings. "shoe goo" is wonderful for repairing water toys in my experience <BR> <BR>Other than these suggestions, I would go for a new pair of bindings, preferably something from one of the current wake companies. If your on a budget, i might suggest Obrien or CWB, especially last years models (or this years, since it practically is last years news) they seem to have the cheapest cost, but the quality is still wonderful, especially CWB. <BR> <BR>hope this helps

I would like to make a side note that i am in no way saying that obrien and cwb are "budget gear" with low quality or reputation... their and many other companies gear are top of the line, but USUALLY they are cheaper than some of the others

I think im going to just get a new set for xmas or something.. maybe hyperlite...

sounds like a plan, hope your stoked with whatever you get. I suspect whatever you get will blow your tides out of the water... literally, and onto the shelf, or wherever.