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-‘16 Ski Doo Summit 800 154” and ‘87 Ski Doo Safari. Also have an ‘01 Yamaha Mountain Max.
-We do various kinds, boondocking and some high marking in the mountains, vintage rides, poker runs :), I do a women’s only weekend event too.
-We go out West every year and sometimes do a combo ski and sled trip. Live in Minnesota so it’s been tough locally lately but this year was great.
Love this thread, interested to read more. Braaap!
**This post was edited on Mar 27th 2019 at 5:57:48pm
Just pulled trig on a (basically) new 2018 Axys 155x2.6 with only 100 wife-ridden miles on it for an unreal price. She's a bone stocker at the moment but between the money I saved and my summer cash flow, she'll have a good looking wrap, some extra psi courtesy of Boondocker, and a new narrow front end (Skinz or ZBros) by the start of next season. A suspension upgrade will probably follow depending on how funds look after all that lol.
I do a lot of mountain riding out in Colorado. I'm no Burandt but I do like to get myself into the trees and see how stuck I can get haha. I'll do some occasional sled skiing every so often too. Being from Grand Junction, I primarily ride up on the Mesa, around Crawford/Paonia, and on top of Vail Pass. I make it up around Rabbit Ears and Grand Lake as well as down to Kebler a few times a season.
I've also got a 2015 KX450F kitted with a Timbersled 120SX and that thing is an absolute blast. Anyone else into snowbiking too?
**This post was edited on Mar 27th 2019 at 4:07:29pm
QuantumMechanicJust pulled trig on a (basically) new 2018 Axys 155x2.6 with only 100 wife-ridden miles on it for an unreal price. She's a bone stocker at the moment but between the money I saved and my summer cash flow, she'll have a good looking wrap, some extra psi courtesy of Boondocker, and a new narrow front end (Skinz or ZBros) by the start of next season. A suspension upgrade will probably follow depending on how funds look after all that lol.
I do a lot of mountain riding out in Colorado. I'm no Burandt but I do like to get myself into the trees and see how stuck I can get haha. I'll do some occasional sled skiing every so often too. Being from Grand Junction, I primarily ride up on the Mesa, around Crawford/Paonia, and on top of Vail Pass. I make it up around Rabbit Ears and Grand Lake as well as down to Kebler a few times a season.
I've also got a 2015 KX450F kitted with a Timbersled 120SX and that thing is an absolute blast. Anyone else into snowbiking too?
**This post was edited on Mar 27th 2019 at 4:07:29pm
Rode a snowbike last winter, blown away by their capabilities, almost cheating in the trees haha.
Bought a sled for skiing, turned halfways into a sledder. On a 2014 summit 163" now, planning on upgrading to a 165 3" Summit 850.
Sled is all setup for skiing though, custom built a nice ski rack and boot bag system. Can sled all day with the ski gear and not notice it too much.
RusticlesRode a snowbike last winter, blown away by their capabilities, almost cheating in the trees haha.
Having ridden both sleds and bikes, they both have their obvious merits, but I agree with this. My Timbersled (stock gearing) doesn't have the momentum or track speed to pull steep hills like my sled but damn if it isn't the easiest and most fun thing to just effortlessly lean and weave through an obstacle course of handlebar-wide low-angle trees!
Thinking of getting a sled next season for the first time, i am an absolute virgin when it comes to sled (never ridden one even) and I don't know what I'm getting into. I'm looking to use it to mainly Sled-ski and will be taking it to mountain/bc terrain. What kind of Sleds should i be looking for? I also need to tow it on a single sled tilt bed with my mazda suv, will that even work?
QuantumMechanicHaving ridden both sleds and bikes, they both have their obvious merits, but I agree with this. My Timbersled (stock gearing) doesn't have the momentum or track speed to pull steep hills like my sled but damn if it isn't the easiest and most fun thing to just effortlessly lean and weave through an obstacle course of handlebar-wide low-angle trees!
No doubt, I grew up on dirt bikes and crotch rockets and something that took a few seconds to get used to was not putting my foot out when turning. Pegs were shockingly close to the ground.
One thing snowbikes suck for is doubling and tripling, pretty useless for any sled skiing mission.
