153" or 163" Dragon?

[Magwood]

155" or 163" 800 Dragon? Besides the obvious advantage of the 163" in the steeps and deeps would the 155" be better all-round..... ?

 

[hilinerider]

couldn't tell ya , they haven't sent it yet

 

[skibreeze]

Depends on what you weigh, where and how you ride. Our typical storms rarely dump more than 3' at once. I'm 155 lbs and love to, boondock, jump, and a little climbing. For me the 155 is the perfect sled. It climbs way better than the old 156x2 did.

 

[Captainkip]

I might be wrong but dosent the 8 inch differnce really only puts another 4 inches on the snow. So really does it matter that much except in some extremly early season riding conditions. I have never heard any one of my buddies with a 151 complain that they wanted a longer track. Most of the time the 144s and the 151s swap high marks all day. I think the track speed with the 144 makes up for the smaller footprint.....which really is only another 3.5 inches on the snow anyway.

So would the 155 and the 163 be any different most days?

 

[AdrenalineAddict]

The long long track sleds are overrated. It seems that alot of folks are afflicted by the bigger is better mentality which may be true some instances but not necessarily when it comes to track length. A 250 lb. rider may see an advantage to going long but a 170 lb. rider won't. I've been watching real close the last few years and an example of this is the 151 Revs worked great in all conditions, the longer Revs get outrun in most all conditions, especially in the spring. I'd go 155, that 2.5 will even make an underpowered sled look impressive.

 

[Bubba700]

I ride a 155 700 and last sat rode with a 155 800 we both loved them. This track flat out works in the powder. Unless your going to run a turbo on it I don't see the need for the 163. Plus I have rode with 3 of the 163 and all of them had burned through their Hyfax with in the first 150 to 200 miles since there is 0 idlers on the 163. Go with the 155

 

[Rush44]

I just upgraded to a Camoplast Challenger Extreme 162x16x2.5..... I absolutely love it. To be honest, tho, I think the major difference is coming from the 2.5 inch paddles and the 16 wide. I seem to straddle boondocks better for stability and that 2.5 inch paddle just digs and digs and digs. I've found it much harder to get stuck.... so far.

You do need a base for the 2.5 paddle to become useful. Otherwise it's a ditch digger.