Well Well.
Yesterday was the moment of truth after many long months of tinkering and installing my new Concept A-Arms.
I am happy to report that they worked just as I remembered the prototypes working last spring!
WHAT A DIFFERENCE!
The sled is SO MUCH more responsive to rider input in the form of Tilt and Sway.
When standing up I can now get my Nytro to roll into or roll out of a turn WITHOUT having to use all of my body weight and "yank" it over. For the first time I found myself easily able to "rock" the sled left and right while going in the straight line.
Overall it was just EASIER to ride and maneuver!
After many hours of riding yesterday, I was MUCH LESS TIRED than ever before last year. I know thats an odd way to describe a suspension, but thats one of the things that really stood out to me at the end of the day. I just was NOT worn out like normal. While I was still sore and tired, it wasn't nearly as much as it used to be.
I didn't have to fight the sled to make it do what I wanted. The sled was much more willing to do what I asked with LESS EFFORT and stain on my part.
The one thing that I was seriously concerned about was cornering on the trails. The 2010 Nytro was WIDE and with the Simmons Gen II skis it was even wider. All last year I felt that the sled was "Tippy" on the trail going around corners, it always made me feel a little uncomfortable at speed. So I was worried that with the new front end it would make a bad situation worse. All things considered I was willing to make that one trade off for vastly better off trail performance. Much to my surprise the narrower front end, the side cut skis, and having moved the skis to the narrowest spindle setting made almost NO DIFFERENCE at all in cornering. It felt almost exactly as I did last year.
Can't explain WHY it didn't become more tippy, but it didn't.
I really can't imagine any Nytro owner that would be unhappy with this suspension. There is just no negative to it that I have found yet. Lets face it, the Nytro is a heavy sled, thats just a fact. The Skinz Concept A-Arms use geometry to overcome the weight issue and vastly improve ride-ability.
I STRONGLY suggest any Nytro MTX owner consider installing a set of these A-Arms on their sled.
I fell in love with the prototypes after just 1 hour on them last spring. That love affair blossomed yesterday!!
THANK YOU SKINZ!!