What did you end up changing that helped your handling issues?
xp front end heavy
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What did you end up changing that helped your handling issues?
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shortstop20
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Good topic, I don't mean to hijack but I have some questions too. No brand bias BS please, looking for honest opinions.
So once a person gets the XP setup well and learns how to ride it, does it sidehill and handle as well in the setup snow as a Dragon does? I am about 170 pounds and this is one of the things that concerns me with the XP, if it wears me out riding it I'm not gonna be happy. I don't have the chance to ride bottomless pow all year like some of you guys, sometimes there's only 1 or 2 ft. of fresh where I'm riding so the handling characteristics in less than stellar conditions are important to me. I've already seen what effect tilting the risers back can have on a sled(it's huge). I don't mind having to "re-learn" how to ride if I buy an XP but I don't wanna fight the thing everytime I cut across a slope.
So once a person gets the XP setup well and learns how to ride it, does it sidehill and handle as well in the setup snow as a Dragon does? I am about 170 pounds and this is one of the things that concerns me with the XP, if it wears me out riding it I'm not gonna be happy. I don't have the chance to ride bottomless pow all year like some of you guys, sometimes there's only 1 or 2 ft. of fresh where I'm riding so the handling characteristics in less than stellar conditions are important to me. I've already seen what effect tilting the risers back can have on a sled(it's huge). I don't mind having to "re-learn" how to ride if I buy an XP but I don't wanna fight the thing everytime I cut across a slope.
The XP works best in the powder, I prefer the older Rev chassis in Spring type snow, but sold my Rev last Summer. Will now have to learn to ride my XP on the hard stuff. I don't think anything compairs to an XP in the bottemless stuff ...just effortless ...with a great big smile!
i totally agree with Chubbydog. thats the way both of our XP's are setup and work great. Set them where it works best for you....we are all different...try different settings.
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Red-eye
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I took off my sway bar and increased press on front springs to 4. Blocked holes with alum. tape. Moved my bars back couple inches. Cut 3/4 inch off the outside of my skis (enough to keep the outside plastic runner on) I like it on and off the trails. Got to admit the dragon did feel nimbler, but no comparison on trails or up the slopes.
