Hagan Core 12 Evo binding 2023

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The HAGAN Core 12 Evolution!

The automatic brake system in the new Core 12 EVO is an amazing innovation:

1. Push pin system brakes – still available with the lower cost Pure 8 and Pure 10 – are effective but the automatic brakes on the Core 12 EVO are much easier to use.

2. You can't forget to release the brakes on the descent. Switching into descent mode automatically releases the brakes. On the previous version, you had to separately release the brakes. It was easy to forget. With the Core 12 EVO, the brakes will always deploy, no matter how distracted or forgetful you are.

3. These two benefits are achieved without impacting one of the central features that makes our bindings so much better than others: Unlike other tech bindings, the brakes are ingeniously held in retracted position by a separate mechanism, not by the heel tower itself. So the heel tower is light, not having to be bulked up to hold down the brakes.
Precise, Light, Fully Featured

Everything you want and need in a free touring binding: easy step in, cleanly integrated brakes and crampon slots, release value range up to 12, superb downhill performance, 3 climbing positions, independent vertical and horizontal release. All at an impressive 0.720 Kg per pair!

Exceptional performance, robust construction and a full set of features – at remarkably low weight. That is the Hagan Core 12 EVO.


Wide toe and heel mounts precisely transfer power. The patented E.R.S. ® (Elastic Response System) system absorbs energy resulting in consistent release values while allowing the ski to flex naturally under compression for improved downhill performance. The heel pivots rotationally to provide consistent release and retention.

The unique - and patented - CAM heel system adjusts to impact forces, providing far better control and skiing precision than simple U Forks. The system ensures accurate, adjustable control of the release tension while maintaining very easy step in and solid power transfer. The design uses a CAM profile pressed against the heel pins by a pre-tensioned spring. When a fall requires vertical release, the CAM profile provides precise resistance to the pins.  

Magneto® heel climbing aids are easily flippable for two climbing positions plus flat mode. Twist the heel easily in either direction - because the heel tower doesn't have the double duty of holding down the brakes.

Adjustable toe clamping force creates more secure uphill retention than other tech bindings, especially as boot tech inserts wear. Toe step-in is easy. Integrated crampon hooks allow stress-free ascents up bulletproof snow or in no-fall zones.
EVO benefits:

• Easy one-handed operation. On other bindings you need to hold down the brakes with one hand while pushing a pin or turning the heel tower with the other.
• Brake retraction for climbing is automatic when you step down. There is no need to push down the brakes with your hand.
• Dual lifters means no twisting to switch between flat, medium and high climbing heights
• You can't forget to release the brakes for the descent!

Constructed predominantly from alloy, the Core 12 Evo Freeride binding is solid and robust at a feather-light 360 grams – better performance at a fraction of the weight of other bindings. Go ahead, check the reviews tab.

Introducing HAGAN EVO bindings, with automatic brake retraction! The EVO brake system is available on the new Core 12 EVO, Pin Up 8 EVO and Pin Up 10 EVO. 

The Pin Up 8 updates the popular Pure 8, now evolved with EVO system brakes and dual Magneto heel lifters.

While the push pin system is effective and quite easy to operate (and still available with the lower cost Pure 8), the automatic brakes are easier. There is another advantage of the new brakes - and it is a big and important one. You can't forget to release the brakes on the descent.

Switching into descent mode automatically puts the brakes into "ready" mode. If you descend on the push pin version but forget to first push the pin to release the brakes ($#it happens) you will have carried up brakes that do absolutely nothing in case of a crash. With the Pin Up 10, the brakes are always ready to deploy in descent mode, no matter how distracted or forgetful you are.

EVO benefits:

• Easy one-handed operation. On other bindings you need to hold down the brakes with one hand while pushing a pin or turning the heel tower with the other.
• Brake retraction for climbing is automatic when you step down. There is no need to push down the brakes with your hand.
• Dual heel lifters mean no twisting to switch between flat, medium and high climbing heights
• You can't forget to release the brakes for the descent!