i'm surprised you like burtons...and that they've held up for you. every pair of burton's i've had have broke...wear n tear i guess. but i finally told myself no more burtons.
i agree, i've only had one pair of burtons and i had some minor problems, but my two of my friends have ridden burtons and they were trashed after less than a season. burtons seem to have problems with their cap-straps.
well i like tech nine latley but beforet hoose i had a pair of burton mission greeds they were so dope i still have them and i sometimes use them on my street board. if you get tech nine make sure you keep an eye on the screws and nuts and such they seem to come loose a lot.
i'm looking to get a pair of bindings that have more of a fabric strap rather than plastic. so if anyone knows some bindings like that, please inform me.