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A baseplate for binding a foot to a board, particularly suitable for application as a snowboard binding baseplate, maybe tuned to provide a certain level and/or balance of one or more performance properties including, but not limited to power transmission, responsiveness, feel, and comfort. The bind

A baseplate for binding a foot to a board, particularly suitable for application as a snowboard binding baseplate, maybe tuned to provide a certain level and/or balance of one or more performance properties including, but not limited to power transmission, responsiveness, feel, and comfort. The binding baseplate may include localized regions of varying stiffness to provide a specific performance property. Consequently, the binding baseplate may include a specific stiffness characteristic at a location where the boot engagement members are mounted, providing a desired response of the binding baseplate to forces that may be generated by the rider during turns, landing jumps, and otherwise during riding.

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1. A snowboard binding for mounting a boot to a snowboard, the snowboard binding comprising:a baseplate assembly having a baseplate portion configured for attachment to the snowboard, a toe end, a heel end, a lateral sidewall, and a medial sidewall, the baseplate assembly constructed and arranged to

1. A snowboard binding for mounting a boot to a snowboard, the snowboard binding comprising:a baseplate assembly having a baseplate portion configured for attachment to the snowboard, a toe end, a heel end, a lateral sidewall, and a medial sidewall, the baseplate assembly constructed and arranged to support the snowboard boot; and at least one boot engagement member adapted to hold at least a portion of the boot to the baseplate assembly; wherein at least one of the medial and the lateral sidewalls has a flexing portion, wherein the flexing portion has at least one mounting location for mounting the at least one boot engagement member, wherein the flexing portion flexes in relation to the baseplate portion, in response to forces generated by a rider on the boot engagement member, and wherein the flex of the flexing portion is selectively adjustable by a rider.