Which kit has the best ski for mountain riding and some trail to the good stuff?
Best ski?
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Others who have more experience with multiple kits will have a more objective point of view than me. However, I really like the Yeti ski. It never washed out on me last year in any of the conditions that I rode in. Crazy Mountain Extreme uses the Yeti ski for their kit which is a strong affirmation of how good it is. It isn't perfect but I like it a lot. Supposedly, the new TS ski on the Air kit is a big improvement. Maybe it is the best out there now. I don't know since I haven't rode one yet.
The new Ts skis is the best I have tried so far with the Little time I have on it. Holds a line - easy on the bars and floats like a Butterfly. I will however have Triple point carbides on as soon as the guys from Snowbikekits.com have them.
I ran them on my old TS ski and it made the steering on trail 50% lighter and crossing roads ice and gravel totally predictable.
In the powder snow I did not notice any big difference, a bit easier moving through the snow and maybe a slight bit less of camber grab but not worth the worry , most guys never noticed any difference in the pow.
Note; The forward edge on the new TS centre skag will take out a bunch of forks, it hooks on anything out there -- had to grind it nice and smooth so the lead in from the plastic on the ski has a smooth transition into the centre runner so it can bounce over stuff instead of sticking.
I ran them on my old TS ski and it made the steering on trail 50% lighter and crossing roads ice and gravel totally predictable.
In the powder snow I did not notice any big difference, a bit easier moving through the snow and maybe a slight bit less of camber grab but not worth the worry , most guys never noticed any difference in the pow.
Note; The forward edge on the new TS centre skag will take out a bunch of forks, it hooks on anything out there -- had to grind it nice and smooth so the lead in from the plastic on the ski has a smooth transition into the centre runner so it can bounce over stuff instead of sticking.
It baffles me why they still haven't addressed that design, especially considering all the reported fork trashings over the past couple years. I never ruined my forks, but I caught that leading edge on small rocks or logs while going slow several times -- the worst thing to happen to me was smashing my family jewels. Ha! Grinding it down like you did is a must.
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UPsnowbiker
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Absolutely take 5 minutes and grind it to a smooth transition.
Had to weld my center U skeg broke on both bikes back in 2015. I've had it hook so hard I couldn't believe my forks survived. Jarred both wrists bad!
I have the Bergstrom triple carbide, just haven't installed them yet. Probably will in the next couple of weeks. I have much to do to get the bikes ready. Waiting on Raze kits
At 8 grand Canadian for just the kit I feel a working ski that does not need to be modified should be a reasonable expectation. The design is faulty plain and simple--how come polaris can have proper carbide runners on sleds that by the way work pretty good. I know though the triple point carbides all around on all 3 runners will be the fix. I just don't like to wait.
I don’t have the aro ski but just changing out the center carbide on the 16 ski made a huge difference in grabbiness over obstacles.
No $hit, what ever happened to the "Well I already own a dirt bike so maybe I will just put this cheap kit on and have 2 toys" concept. Now it costs more than a new sled to set up a bike if you include the bike and you still have to do a bunch of mods and spend a bunch of coin to make things work right, plus sleds have a 4 year warranty.
As far as the skis go I gave up on the TS ski and have stuck with the Yeti ski. I found it to be my favorite in most situations. The Camso ski seemed to work pretty well when I rode it last year I'll know more this week now that we are getting some snow finally. Some guys are making new larger outer skegs for the Camso ski, more Yeti styled, I will try it stock first.
M5
For now I give the new TS ski the highest marks all around.
The extra size makes it just jump up and on top of the snow and steering is nice and light.
Just the runners need work to make it more ice and trail compliant -- have yet to try a Camso ski.
The extra size makes it just jump up and on top of the snow and steering is nice and light.
Just the runners need work to make it more ice and trail compliant -- have yet to try a Camso ski.
needpower
I don’t have the aro ski but just changing out the center carbide on the 16 ski made a huge difference in grabbiness over obstacles.
What did you change to ? Carbides ? or the blades ?
M5-
As far as the skis go I gave up on the TS ski and have stuck with the Yeti ski. I found it to be my favorite in most situations. The Camso ski seemed to work pretty well when I rode it last year I'll know more this week now that we are getting some snow finally. Some guys are making new larger outer skegs for the Camso ski, more Yeti styled, I will try it stock first.
It will be very interesting to hear more ? Hoping it's noticeable faster .
I don’t have the aro ski but just changing out the center carbide on the 16 ski made a huge difference in grabbiness over obstacles.
What did you change to ? Carbides ? or the blades ?
M5-
As far as the skis go I gave up on the TS ski and have stuck with the Yeti ski. I found it to be my favorite in most situations. The Camso ski seemed to work pretty well when I rode it last year I'll know more this week now that we are getting some snow finally. Some guys are making new larger outer skegs for the Camso ski, more Yeti styled, I will try it stock first.
It will be very interesting to hear more ? Hoping it's noticeable faster .
Hawkster, i changed to the gold standard triple point skeg. Cost a hundred bucks but made a big difference.
http://snowbikekits.com/product/gold-standard-wear-skeg-fits-timbersled-10-backcountry-ski/
http://snowbikekits.com/product/gold-standard-wear-skeg-fits-timbersled-10-backcountry-ski/
My biggest issue is slow speed maneuvering with the stock 2016 TS ski. Tight technical spots are tough. Does the gold standard triple point skeg help with this?
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UPsnowbiker
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You are correct but that doesn’t change the fact that every single timbersled owner needs to do this. All those pictures of snapped fork tubes haunt me whenever I ride marginal snow.
I hate the ARO ski after first ride. In tighter stuff if its not fluffy snow it's hard to turn. Needs allot of grinder help! ....And that's coming from a mototrax ski that I was for sure was the worst. I've got a camso ski going on next. Our group will have ARO, yeti and camso ski to play with.
Hmm. It probably helps a little. I assume your talking about set up snow conditions? I think any time you’re going really slow you fight the ski a little, but i think you just get used to that. Possibly more of a suspension setup issue?
