Joe Sexton is joining the ThirtyTwo bindings squad.
The street rider from Minnesota has already been riding ThirtyTwo boots for more than 15 years and filmed a dozen video parts. Now, the head of Public Snowboards will have a new set of bindings to install.
Sexton is most prominently known for his six-year battle with the longest rail in snowboarding, a street rail in Iowa. When he finally hit it, the clip landed in a Videograss, and the photo got the cover of Snowboarder Magazine.
“Joe has been with 32 through a lot of phases, now we welcome his next FASE,” filmmaker Justin Meyer said in a press release. Meyer has filmed with Sexton for years, and teamed up with him to make an edit that takes snowboarding fans on a journey from Sexton’s earliest days snowboarding through today.
ThirtyTwo will release its first binding, the FASE binding, at the start of next season. The technology is an alternative to traditional straps, without abandoning straps completely, like Burton’s StepOns do.
FASE bindings feature a highback that pulls back, allowing for the rear entry of a binding, mimicking how the majority of people put on regular shoes.
A lever will lock the highback into place, and a rider will be able to customize their ankle strap appropriately. The team at FASE considers the tech an ingredient technology, similar to Vibram, Gore-Tex, or MIPS. The idea is it allows more appeal to riders across different styles and disciplines.
A number of Nidecker-owned companies, including Jones, Bataleon, and Rome, are all releasing bindings with the FASE technology for the 2025-2026 season.
There is already an all-star lineup of riders using the bindings across the brands. Victor De Le Rue, Jeremy Jones, and Cody Warble have all been signed.
As for the ThirtyTwo team, they’ve already inked deals with Scott Stevens, Scott Blum, Chris Bradshaw, and Pat Fava, who has worn them all season, and used them at the X Games in Aspen.
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