New! CATEK Quick Cant Tilt Calculator Want to set your bindings with exactly 2° of toe lift and 1° of inward cant? No problem. How about 8° of heel lift with no cant? But of course. CATEK's patented Quick Cant system has always offered the most adjustable canting and lifting on the market. Now, using our Tilt Calculator, you can set and maintain exact cant and lift settings – measured in degrees. Just plug in your desired settings and the Tilt Calculator does the rest. This is the tool that you've been waiting for. Check it out!
Independent, Infinitely Adjustable Cant & Lift CATEK's patented Quick Cant system provides the most advanced, mechanically elegant solution for setting binding lift and canting. Our system of 4 tilt screws enables riders to independently adjust lift and cant with the turn of a hex wrench – quickly, easily, at your tuning bench or on the hill. The true anatomical binding fit provided by the CATEK Quick Cant system results in increased rider comfort, direct response, and immediate power transfer. Not only does the Quick Cant system provide an unmatched range of lift (0-8°) and cant (0-4°), it does so without the need for extra discs or wedges. That means when you want to change your lift or cant, you just do it. You don't need to buy expensive extra discs and you're not limited to predefined increments of lift and cant. CATEK bindings provide independent, stepless, wide-range cant and lift adjustability right out of the box.
True Board Flex Disc Design The foundation of CATEK Freeride and Olympic bindings is the patented CATEK disc – an important technical breakthrough that is unlike any other mounting disc in the industry. The CATEK disc's underside is specially shaped to include a patented elastomer ring that distributes rider induced binding loads to the snowboard in a gradual, uniform profile, thereby minimizing localized binding forces and stress concentrations. The snowboard is permitted to flex naturally in response to the rider's input – it's what we call "True Board Flex" and it's unmatched by any other binding system. Our True Flex disc is rigidly mounted to the board surface at the disc center, but via compression of the elastomer ring, it presents an effective curved underside profile that compensates for board flex and disc deflection during riding. Because the disc progressively distributes load from the center toward the edge of the board, rather than applying the load directly at the disc perimeter, CATEK bindings do not exhibit problems with board base concavity common to other binding designs.
Direct, All-Metal Power Path With the CATEK Olympic and Freeride bindings, rider induced forces follow a direct, all metal path from the plate through the tilt screws to the mounting disc for incredible power transfer. We have specifically avoided introducing power-robbing elastomer compression into the force transmission path, and by doing so, CATEK bindings offer peerless responsiveness.
Vibration Isolation via Mechanical Decoupling In contrast to most binding systems that attempt to deaden vibrations with elastomers, CATEK's patented True Flex disc mechanically decouples the rider from board edge vibration. Only vibrations that are strong enough to propagate to the rigidly mounted inner center of the binding disc are transmitted to the rider. The elevated outer section of the True Flex disc is decoupled from the board edge, and consequently does not provide a vibration transmission path. This stands in distinct contrast to competing designs that place a direct vibration transmission path nearer to the edge of the board. Compared to such designs, CATEK bindings greatly reduce the edge noise and vibrations felt by the rider.
Rigid Aluminum Construction CATEK bindings are made from structurally rigid, machined aluminum. Our binding plates are machined from domestic 7075 T6 aircraft aluminum – among the highest performance aluminums available. The result is a rigid binding structure that transmits power to the snowboard like never before. Input from the rider is transmitted directly and powerfully to the snowboard, without any delay due to unwanted flex in the binding system.
Plate Flex Profile When developing the CATEK Olympic and Freeride binding plates, we relied extensively on the latest Finite Element Analysis software to tune the respective flex characteristics. Our plates provide a stiff, immediate ride quality but are optimized to avoid harshness. The result is a precise ride and repeatable performance.
Adjustable Ride Height A high performance feature of our patented Quick Cant system is the ability to adjust overall binding height without using extra lift kits. The Olympic series offer 0, +2, and +4mm lift options. The Freeride series has a two position 0 or +3mm lift setting. With this unique feature you can easily adjust your boot height off your board.
Single King Pin Convenience Our use of a single massively strong King Pin to secure the binding plate to the mounting disc ensures not only a robust connection, but also unmatched simplicity. The King Pin enables easy binding adjustments and effortless binding swapping across multiple boards. All lift and cant settings are maintained during the swap. Our new 10mm King Pin size standard is common to the Olympic and Freeride models. This means that either binding series can be mounted to any 10mm True Flex disc. You can easily switch between Olympics and Freerides on the same board, or across your whole quiver.
Integrated 4×4 and 3-hole Insert Pattern Compatibility The Olympic Series True Flex disc incorporates hole patterns to match the industry standard 4×4 pattern as well the 3-hole pattern. Whatever board you ride, the Catek Olympic Series disc will fit, and the Catek Olympic Series Disc Kit enables any second board to be mounted for speedy binding changes.
Super Stance Width Adjustability Did your board maker skimp on inserts? Do you want to fine tune your stance position? We know the feeling; that's why we offset the hole pattern on our True Flex mounting disc. In addition to mounting centered on your board's hole pattern, you can spin the disc 180° relative to the nose/tail of your board. This provides 5 distinct disc positions for every set of board inserts – that equals a full inch of stance position adjustability per disc.
3° Disc Divots Combined with our Quick Cant tilt screw system, the 3° divots machined into our True Flex mounting disc provide positive angle settings that refuse to slip. The divots extend around the disc to enable stance rotation options throughout the full 360° range. Laser engraved angle indicators make it easy to set up and maintain your desired stance angles.
Large Boot/Binding Surface Contact Having sufficient boot to binding contact area is crucial to properly supporting the boot and transmitting rider input to the board. Catek Olympic bindings are designed with ample contact area to provide a stable supportive platform for your boot. Additionally, the bail blocks have an embedded elastomer pad for added boot grip. The Catek Freeride boasts a truly flat boot support surface and tangentially blended aluminum (rigid) toe ramp for both foot comfort and increased binding response.
Spring Design "Stand Up" 1/4-inch Stainless Steel Bails Because we know that fighting "floppy" bails is a pain, we custom bend our incredibly strong 1/4-inch stainless steel bails so that they naturally stand up. This ensures easy boot entry at the top of your favorite slope as well as the option to fold the bail down at the end of the day.