So you think you can ride?

[PowderProject]

Treadway is married with kids. If you saw him riding with his girlfriend, you probably shouldn't post it publicly.

lmao

 

[PowderProject]

I will tell you he broke a trail on that 137 that I wouldn't have made it 200 feet on a 174. It was up down left right in really tight trees and at least 3 feet of powder. I think he rides the short track because he can make it do things in the air that a long track won't do and has adapted his riding style to make it work everywhere else. He said he loved it. Riding it 2 up was just amazing to watch. Jumps, sidehills, boonedocking in tight trees in 3 feet of powder, hillcimbing etc. I have no opinion on what's better for what conditions but I tell you it made me rethink some of the things I was going to do to my sleds. The other thing I thought was cool was that this was not a great day. Visibility was crappy for most of the day, there were a lot of people up in the area, no one was filming and here he was out riding just for the fun of it.

Riding for the fun of it? Isn't that what we do?
I think you might have a misconception of "riders in the spotlight" Dan doesn't just mysteriously appear on blue bird days just to film or look good for the camera. He is a sledder. A "normal" dude who just likes to ride around a mountain on a snowmobile.

137" is an easy sled to ride. Climbs incredible for its length and is super easy to toss around due to it's short length. You should try one sometime.
In 4' of pow it might not be so good but all around it rips and is a blast...

 

[POLZIN]

no wonder why the 155 is so popular. Nice happy medium

 

[Matte Murder]

Powder you have probably not ever turned a hobby/sport into a living or business. Best way to take the fun out of it is to turn it into a job. I did it 20 years ago(still my business) but all my fun time is spent doing something else. Except when my buddies talk me into it or need help with their stuff.

 

[Matte Murder]

I did Dan's clinic last year with my son's and had a blast. He just loves to ride and teach. We learned a lot but the best part was we had fun. I was scheduled to go over the new year again but the weather didn't cooperate and he had to cancel.

 

[Coldfinger]

lmao

Thats funny.

 

[F_ast]

That sled of treadways may be a 137, but the 16" track also helps a tremendous about.

From some of the math I heave seen, a 137" x16 track have a similar track coverage to roughly 146". Still not big to mountain standards, but it is not like comparing it to a 136" X15" track either.

I love ripped a 141. Have an 09 Xfire 800sp running a little over 170hp (0-3000ft) and it rocks. Funnest sled I have ever owned.

 

[polaris dude]

Man I wish you had recorded him riding doubled up! Did he have is wife in front of him or behind him? I'm planning on bringing my girlfriend riding with me, and I'm trying to decide what would be best for the two of us.

 

[snowmobilesrme]

Man I wish you had recorded him riding doubled up! Did he have is wife in front of him or behind him? I'm planning on bringing my girlfriend riding with me, and I'm trying to decide what would be best for the two of us.

Put her up front. women that arent ridin their own sled love that sense of security. but tell her the first time her helmet hits that kill switch, shes ridin on the back!!

 

[Matte Murder]

Sorry for the no video. Dumb. She was up front. Again he was ripping. Not just ridding around. Btw, I saw another guy with his girl in front on the way up. She had a little dog in her jacket. When they stopped they put the dog on the front of the sled to warm her up. He had skis with him but not sure if she was the double up partner or a buddy. Also, I was looking at risers yesterday and there is a company that makes a riser with modular attachments. One of them was a set of handgrips on a short set of bars for someone riding in front. Even had hand warmers for those grips. Your girl would love that!

 

[tek9tim]

Put her up front. women that arent ridin their own sled love that sense of security. but tell her the first time her helmet hits that kill switch, shes ridin on the back!!

Or take her hair tie off and wrap it around the base of your kill switch so it springs back up if bumped. That's what I had done on my old sled. Skipped it for my first ride this year on the new sled with my daughter. Mistake. At least she doesn't it reverse with her arm on my pro like she did a lot on my xp. That was annoying. Thank god for the fact it won't try to go in if the sled is much above engagement rpm.

 

[Minten]

I love my 144''. People stop and ask me all the time how it climbs. Etc. And every time I end up saying something to the extent of, "It's not the machine, it's the rider." Then I rip away and get stuck. But I do have to say I prefer the 141 - 146 range much more. I even feel like the 155 is too much track.

 

[Montana powderhound]

This coming from the same guy that told me all the "skills" I learned back in the late 80's and ealry 90's on Phazers is useless today.......

Such a waste of my time learning throttle control, carrying my momentum, moving with the terrain, aquiring the "feel" balance and body position all necessary to get somewhere on an inferior machine WASTED!

I have stuck more than one 159 trying to follow me on a 144 so don't say it doesn't happen because it does.

And you are from where?

 

[revrider07]

In 2003 bought a 600ho rev beaver put a 2inch 121 paddle on it my friends made fun of me and that sled till we hit snow and I ran circles around them and had a blast doing it. I still miss that sled made me a better rider. Ride a 163 now the hills that were fun we just drive to the top regardless of snow conditions. That sled was cheap compared to what we pay today.

 

[Carbon77]

Dan and Matty Richard @ Revelstoke:

 

[Montana powderhound]

I don't really understand what some people are trying to say in this thread. It's a pretty simple scenario. Variance in skill levels creates the illusion that a short track can do everything a long track can. Put equal riders on a 137" and a 163" on a deep day and let's see who goes further, who goes higher, and who can pull the steep technical lines.

Very well put!

 

[FEZ]

And you are from where?

Did you come up with that all on your own Mr. Powderhound?


Riddle me this:

Lets put Burandt on a 155 and HIMARK on a 163 and see what happens?

 

[Montana powderhound]

Did you come up with that all on your own Mr. Powderhound?


Riddle me this:

Lets put Burandt and HIMARK on 800 PRO 155's and see what happens?

A little rude huh? sorry, I agree a good rider can do a lot but the real deal is the fact that on most normal real winters here in MT , I can drop you in and you wont come back out on a shorty, the trees are tight meaning no room for a lot of throttle, the snow sometimes 6-8 ft of pure sugar with no bottom and the way out so steep that a shorty will not do it without waiting for other tracks to set up to get out. been there done that and Ill take my 163 any day over any of the short tracks Ive learned on in the last thirty some years. Ill take you riding any day and show you some Montana play spots and you better hope I like you or you might not get out for a couple days until the snow hardens up. just my 2 cents , soory if I offended you.,

 

[Sledsniper]

Ive been to Lincolin Neb.
Actually I lived there for 2 years.
I didnt even know they sold sleds there.
Weird?

 

[Carbon77]

My 2 cents:

My d!ck is bigger than your d!ck.