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Apex Sports Group, LLC

There are no significant differences between modern ski boots of established manufacturers at first glance. The young brand Apex from the USA follows a different path. The soft inner boot and the stiff outer shell made from carbon are two separate elements. The shoe is fixed by using ratchets which is similar to a snowboard boot, and therefore combines comfort and easy handling with the performance feature of alpine ski boots. The boot can be released easily from the chassis and turns into the first ski boot that is comfortable to walk in.

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iDO s.r.l.

iDo – these three letters have to potential to revolutionize an entire sport. Generations of windsurfers that were eager to learn have labored to pull the heavy rig out of the water. Finally this is past – the iDo mast foot avoids that the rigg falls into the water. Just step on, haul in, start surfing. The best way to learn windsurfing is to windsurf, and with iDo you can do that non-stop and effortless.

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KRUNK Surfing

Surfers know the scenario all too well – the fins of your surfboard have to be screwed off wehen travelling or on the way to the waves. Then being on the beach, the conditions are perfect but first of all the fins have to be screwed in again. Krunk has developed the ideal system. The fins can be mounted in seconds without using any tools. Because annoying screwing in and out doesn´t match the Soul of the surfers at all.

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Point65 Sweden AB

The patented snap-tap solution of the Tequila kayak from the Swedish company Point65 allows the kayak to be separated in handy parts, but also to be put together within seconds. Upon completion the Tequila is an adequate, stable, safe and rugged kayak that can be taken apart in manageable parts for the transport in the trunk of the car in no time. Solo – or as a tandem.

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Pronghorn Racing

Pronghorn´s absorbability concept differentiates itself from conventional brands. The patented Anti-Power-Loss-System (APLS) from the Dutchmen consists of various design features and technologies that procures a driving experience of a hardtail when cycling uphill and that of a full suspension bike when going downhill. High-quality carbon finish make the bikes to lightweight, rugged and fine racing machines.

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Riskprotect GmbH

The new Skystep binding for ski touring from Riskprotect could be a real thunderbolt. It is the first binding of its kind where the climbing support adjusts itself automatically to the gradient. The mechanism that is based in oil, allows and avoids the automatic reaction to changes like for example bumps or switchbacks. The time of permanent and tricky adjustment is over.

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Spark R&D

The splitboard binding has changed back country snowboarding and has characterized it until today. Only the binding systems don´t tick all the boxes, often they are heavy, difficult to handle and impair the riding performance. The new splitboard binding, developed by the passionate American boarder Will Ritter, can be fitted to a plate on the board in the twinkling of an eye and bring forth noticeable better riding qualities through the enormous stiffness. Several world renowned snowboarders like Jeremy Jones, Tom Burt, Bryan Iguchi, Neil Provo and many more swear by this new binding.