Bent Metal Forte 2025

The 2025 womens Bent Metal Forte is a high-performance women’s binding designed for versatility and comfort. With a responsive medium-firm flex, it features an aluminium heelcup, magnesium fiber drive plate, progressive asymmetric nylon highback, and a dual-band ankle strap with a medium-response power band. Perfect for refining your skills and conquering the entire mountain, the Forte is built for riders who are looking to push themselves more than before.

Binding Type: All Mountain

Flex (1 - Soft / 10 - Stiff): 8/10

Board Compatibility: 2x4 and the Channel. Not compatible with 4x4 mounting systems.

Base Plate: Two-piece Chassis with Transfer Drive Plate

The Forte features a two-piece chassis made of polymer and aluminium that can be finely adjusted to fit your boots and board perfectly for the most precise ride possible. The magnesium fibre drive plate with a UHMW core and eco-sublimated topsheet material which creates a medium flex pattern for versatile performance. What differentiates Bent Metal bindings from a traditional binding is the interchangeable base plates, allowing you to modify the response of your binding based on the type of riding you will be doing.

Highback: Asymmetric Highback

The slightly cupped, asymmetric shape of the highback compensates for the increased rigidity of the medium-soft to medium-firm engineered nylon material, delivering smooth and responsive side-to-side boot motion. Made from Power Polymer, this highback offers a responsive flex, featuring a slightly stiffer blend ideal for all-mountain riding conditions, enhancing control and precision.

Forward Lean Adjustment: The Cube

Easily the simplest and fastest way to adjust your forward lean, rotating the cube will push the highback forward in 4 different levels.

Ratchets: Forged Aluminium Buckles

Bent Metal bindings feature lightweight Forged Aluminium Ratchets that are hardened for extra strength and provide smooth entry and release.

Straps: Dual Band Ankle Strap

This soft power strap has a smaller surface area with a cored window to provide softer flex and increased comfort for all mountain riding.

Grip Form Toe Strap

The Grip Form Toe Strap is simplistic in design, but this shape moulds to your boot with ease while still offering a lightweight, dynamic fit with maximum performance.