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Ski brakes in comparison

How the AP System and Evo System brakes work

Photographer: Giovanni Danieli

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The two systems compared

ATK recently introduced the new AP and EVO ski brakes, which have replaced the traditional release button system on almost all models. AP is semi-automatic, while the latter is automatic.

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