The Cinch has revolutionised binding design in the 3 years that it has been available. By combining the convenience of step-in bindings with the response of straps it has become the binding of choice for those riders that want to maximise their time riding. On first viewing the Cinch looks identical to a standard strap binding, and can even be used like one. The ingenious thing about it though is the hinged base plate design. This works by dropping the highback down which then lifts the straps clear of the boot, after that you just step-out. To step-in just pull the highback up and the straps close down over the boot at the identical pressure that you cranked them up as a normal binding. Genius. Convenience and performance. There is now no reason for not buying a step-in.