sole cannot be in touch with the ski because boots have different sole thicknesses. Until now! The ATK AL09 FreeRide Spacer eliminates the performance gap between tech and alpine bindings – providing astonishing downhill performance. Get the most from your equipment in all skiing conditions. Torsional and vertical movement (“slop”) common to lesser tech bindings, already minimized by our ROTATIONAL CAM SYSTEM® heel, are now entirely eliminated. Ski with edge control not achievable in other tech bindings. The spacer eliminates the gap between the sole of the boot and the ski/binding, reducing stress — especially from big hits –– on the boot/binding interface by directly transferring force to the ski instead of the binding pins. Two elastic slide anti-friction pads grant proper side release when the spacer is loaded during jumps or compressions. Customize the spacer height with the provided washers to perfectly fit any boot sole. When properly calibrated, lateral release is not altered in any way. The Freeride Spacer can be installed with HAGAN Core 12 Pro and Boost 12 bindings as well as ATK R12, FR14 and Front 12 bindings. To add the stomp plates to already installed bindings, remove the binding, install the spacer and reinstall the binding with fresh glue and the same screws. No new screw holes!
