Fixes #85

@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ describe('Rivets.Binding', function() {
       expect(rivets.config.adapter.subscribe).toHaveBeenCalledWith(model, 'name', binding.sync);
       expect(rivets.config.adapter.subscribe).toHaveBeenCalledWith(model, 'name', binding.sync);
     });
     });
 
 
+    it("calls the binder's bind method if one exists", function() {
+      expect(function(){
+        binding.bind();
+      }).not.toThrow(new Error());
+
+      binding.binder.bind = function(){};
+      spyOn(binding.binder, 'bind');
+      binding.bind();
+      expect(binding.binder.bind).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     describe('with preloadData set to true', function() {
     describe('with preloadData set to true', function() {
       beforeEach(function() {
       beforeEach(function() {
         rivets.config.preloadData = true;
         rivets.config.preloadData = true;
@@ -54,6 +65,17 @@ describe('Rivets.Binding', function() {
         binding.bind();
         binding.bind();
         expect(binding.set).toHaveBeenCalledWith('espresso');
         expect(binding.set).toHaveBeenCalledWith('espresso');
       });
       });
+
+      it("calls the binder's bind method if one exists", function() {
+        expect(function(){
+          binding.bind();
+        }).not.toThrow(new Error());
+
+        binding.binder.bind = function(){};
+        spyOn(binding.binder, 'bind');
+        binding.bind();
+        expect(binding.binder.bind).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
     });
     });
 
 
     describe('with dependencies', function() {
     describe('with dependencies', function() {
@@ -70,6 +92,36 @@ describe('Rivets.Binding', function() {
     });
     });
   });
   });
 
 
+  describe('unbind()', function() {
+    it("calls the binder's unbind method if one exists", function() {
+      expect(function(){
+        binding.unbind();
+      }).not.toThrow(new Error());
+
+      binding.binder.unbind = function(){};
+      spyOn(binding.binder, 'unbind');
+      binding.unbind();
+      expect(binding.binder.unbind).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    
+    describe('with the bypass option set to true', function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        binding.options.bypass = true;
+      });
+
+      it("calls the binder's unbind method if one exists", function() {
+        expect(function(){
+          binding.unbind();
+        }).not.toThrow(new Error());
+
+        binding.binder.unbind = function(){};
+        spyOn(binding.binder, 'unbind');
+        binding.unbind();
+        expect(binding.binder.unbind).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('set()', function() {
   describe('set()', function() {
     it('performs the binding routine with the supplied value', function() {
     it('performs the binding routine with the supplied value', function() {
       spyOn(binding.binder, 'routine');
       spyOn(binding.binder, 'routine');

@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ class Rivets.Binding
   # routines will also listen for changes on the element to propagate them back
   # routines will also listen for changes on the element to propagate them back
   # to the model.
   # to the model.
   bind: =>
   bind: =>
+    @binder.bind?.call @, @el
+
     if @options.bypass
     if @options.bypass
       @sync()
       @sync()
     else
     else
-      @binder.bind?.call @, @el
       Rivets.config.adapter.subscribe @model, @keypath, @sync
       Rivets.config.adapter.subscribe @model, @keypath, @sync
       @sync() if Rivets.config.preloadData
       @sync() if Rivets.config.preloadData
 
 
@@ -90,8 +91,9 @@ class Rivets.Binding
 
 
   # Unsubscribes from the model and the element.
   # Unsubscribes from the model and the element.
   unbind: =>
   unbind: =>
+    @binder.unbind?.call @, @el
+
     unless @options.bypass
     unless @options.bypass
-      @binder.unbind?.call @, @el
       Rivets.config.adapter.unsubscribe @model, @keypath, @sync
       Rivets.config.adapter.unsubscribe @model, @keypath, @sync
 
 
     if @options.dependencies?.length
     if @options.dependencies?.length