New track or studs?

[Mighty]

Dang, with so many happy finger track owners I wonder why every manufacturer dumped it

Do comments like this really help our site???

What's wrong with this comment, it's true isn't it? If not, tell me why no one uses it anymore. Or go to a cat site and ask those guys why cat dumped it. I remember all the comments back in 03 when word came out that Yamaha was gonna use it. They took alot of heat.

 

[QCRider]

I assume he has the money or he wouldn't have asked the question. Say what you want guys but that Finger track sucks! I'm guessing you havn't tried a ripsaw.
Besides, with a ripsaw he won't need to stud. Factor that in compared to buying studs for the finger track and there really isn't that much difference. Plus the studs will do nothing for him in the fluff :ORC

He never said he was riding powder. Lakes and Trails mostly is what he said. The stock track actually has a higher top end than the rip saw, doesn't make as much noise and works fine with studs everywhere other than loose snow.

 

[QCRider]

Dang, with so many happy finger track owners I wonder why every manufacturer dumped it

Marketing, marketing, marketing like most everything else in this sport. Rider forward is another great example. I could care less about it, but Blair Morgan showed us that you can win sno cross races by standing up so now we are having it forced on us. Last time I checked the trails where I ride are just like the one in my Avatar, and I find standing up at 70 MPH cruising speeds to be a bad idea. So now if I want a new sled I have to sit up 3 feet above my windshield in -20 F temperatures all because some magazine says it makes for a better bump sled.

As far as the tracks go, I think everyone here has said that the Rip Saw has better traction in loose snow or powder. Other than that, the facts are that it is A) Slower on the top end. B) Louder C) Less durable and D) provides no more traction on a packed trail or ice than a studded finger track. Those are facts.

 

[Mighty]

Last time I checked the trails where I ride are just like the one in my Avatar

Off the subject, but not where I ride.

 

[Mighty]

A) Slower on the top end. B) Louder C) Less durable and D) provides no more traction on a packed trail or ice than a studded finger track. Those are facts.

Facts?? From where?? Not what I have experianced owning both.
The only nod I will give to the finger track is top end. But you're also comparing a 1.25 to a 1 inch track :ORC
My ripsaw isn't any noisier and I have read far more durability issues with the finger track. Mainly about it delaminating. As far as traction goes; both studded will hookup on hardpack and ice.
Forgive me for ever commenting on this issue especially when people who haven't tried both do. I'll say it one more time; I've had both tracks. My comments have nothing to do with marketing rather my real world experiances...................

 

[QCRider]

Forgive me for ever commenting on this issue especially when people who haven't tried both do. I'll say it one more time; I've had both tracks. My comments have nothing to do with marketing rather my real world experiances...................

Others like myself have had both as well. Nobody is slamming your opinion here, just offering opposing opinions.

 

[Mighty]

Others like myself have had both as well. Nobody is slamming your opinion here, just offering opposing opinions.

Understood. I'm just a little testy spending a week at home watching TV instead riding. Great weather here in Michigan you know

 

[QCRider]

Mine hasn't even made it off the trailer this year other than for work to prep it. May not ride it until the first full week of February.... I know how you feel.