HeartNess
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Looking at purchasing my first sled. I will be riding mostly groomed trails with the odd off trail adventure. I know this is technically a “mountain” sled but would this be decent? Has 7000kms and wants $4700 CAD for it. Any information helps as I am new to this. Anything I should look for if I decide to go and take a look at this? Thanks!
It will be a descent sled for off trail. If you a sit down rider the MTN sleds dont ride the best.
You should also register and ask 4 stroke questions on our other site www.ty4stroke.com
You will find way more into there.
You should also register and ask 4 stroke questions on our other site www.ty4stroke.com
You will find way more into there.
welcome!
you can run a mountain sled on the trails but it will show 3 common issues.
1- ski width. trail sleds have a wider front suspension than their mountain bretheren. made them more stable in the trails. most mountain sleds have adjustable ski width. setting them on widest setting helps compensate for this. not a huge issue but requires more rider input at trail speeds to stay stable on the trails.
2- cooling/slide life. this is because of the depth of the lug on the track. in powder/off trail it is not a huge issue. on trail you will need to run ice scratchers to keep the slides lubed with snow dust and snow dust availible to throw onto the tunnel cooler. without them slides get too hot and stick to the track clips preventing the sled from moving.
3- top speed. not an issue for most new riders but mountain sleds are geared down to pull the track lug in the powder snow at altitude. this means that your sled will be slower on the long straight aways than your buddies sled with the shorter track.
lots more info over on ty4stroke.com as there are a few members that have done this on their own sleds.
you can run a mountain sled on the trails but it will show 3 common issues.
1- ski width. trail sleds have a wider front suspension than their mountain bretheren. made them more stable in the trails. most mountain sleds have adjustable ski width. setting them on widest setting helps compensate for this. not a huge issue but requires more rider input at trail speeds to stay stable on the trails.
2- cooling/slide life. this is because of the depth of the lug on the track. in powder/off trail it is not a huge issue. on trail you will need to run ice scratchers to keep the slides lubed with snow dust and snow dust availible to throw onto the tunnel cooler. without them slides get too hot and stick to the track clips preventing the sled from moving.
3- top speed. not an issue for most new riders but mountain sleds are geared down to pull the track lug in the powder snow at altitude. this means that your sled will be slower on the long straight aways than your buddies sled with the shorter track.
lots more info over on ty4stroke.com as there are a few members that have done this on their own sleds.