arteeex
TY 4 Stroke Master
I think it would be helpful to recognize that there are two elements that need to be considered in the handling performance of any sled. First is the machine element and second, the human. The machine’s adjustments are intended mainly to affect its dynamic response to terrain input, but the human element has far more adjustability in skill, strength, coordination, balance, expectations etcetera. To say one sled is faster through a section than another sled completely ignores the human contribution.
If, as an idealized construct, you imagined sending two different sleds through a test section at 60 MPH without riders, both would make it at exactly the same time. It’s only when you add the rider that this test would get interesting, which makes us the weak link. Different riders on different sleds and at different times would produce a range of results. But if you, as a rider, adjust to the characteristics of the machine you’re on, this range would likely decrease to some insignificant value. Maybe the strong reactions to the way Nytros handle – or don’t – are as much related to where the system fits with the collective expectations and experiences with previous sleds and not necessarily the in the shocks, springs, spindles, or seat foam of the Nytro. Not all the adjustments are mechanical.
I found a Nytro setup that works and adjusted to get more out of my rides than I ever did on my REV. But, don’t get me started on the hand-warmers.
Next we’ll tackle the issue of a tree falling in the forest; if the only one there to hear is deaf, will it make a noise?
If, as an idealized construct, you imagined sending two different sleds through a test section at 60 MPH without riders, both would make it at exactly the same time. It’s only when you add the rider that this test would get interesting, which makes us the weak link. Different riders on different sleds and at different times would produce a range of results. But if you, as a rider, adjust to the characteristics of the machine you’re on, this range would likely decrease to some insignificant value. Maybe the strong reactions to the way Nytros handle – or don’t – are as much related to where the system fits with the collective expectations and experiences with previous sleds and not necessarily the in the shocks, springs, spindles, or seat foam of the Nytro. Not all the adjustments are mechanical.
I found a Nytro setup that works and adjusted to get more out of my rides than I ever did on my REV. But, don’t get me started on the hand-warmers.
Next we’ll tackle the issue of a tree falling in the forest; if the only one there to hear is deaf, will it make a noise?
