C&A pro skis

[fourndog]

I was thinking about buying a set of C&A Pro Skis over the summer. How do you guys who have them like them.

 

[Indy]

I didn't like them as well as the Slydogs.

 

[BlueByYou2000]

Depends which C&As your talking about. The cheap ones are ok, but the Razors are in a different league. IMO, the best ski on the market...BBY

 

[n2oiroc]

remember, the more agressive the ski, the harder the steering effort! c&a's turn great, but they can wear you our after a while.

 

[SledFreak]

remember, the more agressive the ski, the harder the steering effort! c&a's turn great, but they can wear you our after a while.

That's for sure. You need big pipes to crank those all day.

 

[yamaslob]

Im getting the AD skis they look like they will do the job i didnt want the Razors to much front bite with no studs in the back.

 

[Swiss Sledder]

I didn't like them as well as the Slydogs.

Can you expand upon that? I think it would good for all members to hear about your riding experiences on these two skis. Also need to clarify which C&A model.

 

[ReX]

I was looking into C&A skis recently.

One that looks really good to me is the Outlaw.

With the slightly shorter length of the tall portion of the keel, steering effort should be slightly reduced. The side "keels" should help reduce darting, hold snow for better floatation, and reduce body roll somewhat. The smoother transition to the lower keel should slide over snow better than some of the others also.

It's very similar to the Razor, just has square "side keels" with a small flat on the bottom instead of the v-shaped side keels.

The Outlaw has a 1.5" tall main keel so it should be very aggressive in cornering.

Has anyone tried these Outlaws?

 

[Swiss Sledder]

I believe the outlaw has a half inch taller keel, which will require more steering effort than the Razor. Here is a link to a thread of someone that tried all three www.ty4stroke.com/viewtopic.php?t=23204

Another decent thread on C&A skis www.ty4stroke.com/viewtopic.php?t=21888

 

[ReX]

Thanks for the link. For some reason I missed those when searching on C&A's last night.

Reading through the posts, I think the Outlaws still sound ideal for me. The XT's with such a long contact length look like they'll be too hard to steer without enough benefit to cornering.

The Outlaws will also be a little harder to steer because of the keel depth, but with the shorter length of the keel it should be reasonable.

Also with the new suspension in the RTX I can dail in the right amount of ski pressure for cruising and compensate for the harder steering.

Last season I rode my 05 RX-1 with the limiter strap tightened by 2 holes (sometimes 3), the weight transfer one mark from minimum, Bergstrom Type V 10" carbides, 1/4" ski shims, the Ripsaw 1.25" track and 144 1.325" Gold Diggers.

Everyone who rode it thought the steering had way too much turning effort, but I found the stock skis needed that much pressure and carbide to control the understeer and balance the sled for high speed cornering. Even with that setup, right at the limit of cornering traction at a constant speed the skis would sometimes limit the cornering ability (although more often the back end would start to drift a little and give a nice "4-wheel drift" effect).

All that to say with my riding style I want skis that bite...