ATK Raider 13 Evo Ski Touring Bindings Black

Description

ATK Raider 13 EVO bindings are born from the already excellent Raider series of free touring bindings and feature revolutionary new concepts along with in line improvements to ease of use to give us the most advanced ski touring binding on the market.

740gms per pair

Release Range 5 – 13

Length adjustment 25mm

2 climbing risers

Brake and crampon widths 97mm, 102mm, 108mm, 120mm, (135mm not available with binding as standard)

It would have been hard to see how ATK could improve their Raider 12 bindings but the Raider 13 EVO has several new features which could lead to these being the bench mark ski touring and freeride bindings on the market.

The biggest new addition is the adjustable clamping strength at the toe piece, this feaures a scale 5 – 13 to allow the toe piece tension to perfectly match the heel release tension to give a smoother release in case of a fall on a low release setting and better boot retention whilst skiing hard on high release settings.

Along with this there is a more powerful brake with better deployment and grippy brake arms and the brake is now automatic so it locks up when skinning and is always ready to deploy when skiing.

The toe piece has had an ajustment to prevent any snow packing under the pin arms when left open in step in mode and the over the front release will work with all boot toe profiles that we have tried them with.

All this onto of the alraedy excellent features of the Raider 12 such as easy step in, freeride spacer options for enhanced ski control, the superb CAM release heel, rearward elasticity in the heel piece magnetic risers and the largely alloy construction making them very reliable and hard wearing.

Also available in 11 and 15 release value versions.

S&W Verdict:

“ATK are widely regarded as one of the best binding manufacturers out there. And we can certainly see why, they are incredibly engineered whilst also being incredibly light. These bindings are one of the best on the market for people looking for a reliable and safe pin binding, with the ability to adjust the release values on the heels and toes. We really like the updated brake design, and the toe piece which has been designed to prevent snow packing under the pin arms. And for those who like to ski hard then add the Freeride Spacers for ultimate downhill performance!  ”