Last tested
2023
Status:ongoing
2024

SL Brake World Cup

ATK's long-standing race binding, which has been continually updated over the years and now comes with a brake: robust and less expensive than the Revolution
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ATK's time-honoured binding remains current thanks to yearly updates down to the smallest detail. Since last season, it has been available with a brake (it uses the same heel piece and brake as the Revolution). The maniacal attention to detail in product development over the years is obvious in the toe piece, where one wing has two springs, while the other is fixed. The brake doesn't require any extra moves in the middle of a race. Basically a less expensive race model for those who aren't put off by 13 extra grams.
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