RX1-M with 159 track, which M-10?

[TurboTony]

Like the title says, which skid would you order?

One person told me that I should order a 156 skid and slide it back and that FAST doesn't make an actual 159"skid at all.

I'm going to call FAST tommorow and get the poop straight from them just trying to educate myself about what to ask before then.

What has everyone else done with thier mountains and M-10's?

Tony

 

[LazyBastard]

Why are you so adamant about M10? You just can't be convinced that its not the right skid?

 

[TurboTony]

Why are you so adamant about M10? You just can't be convinced that its not the right skid?

I guess it depends who "You" are. The sled isn't all about climbing to me. I enjoy the trails just as much as the deep stuff.

Every year I spend at least a week in Yellowstone on the trails where we put on at least 1000+ miles. I had a Cat last year, that skid was okay, not great, not bad, just okay.

I rode a stock proaction quite a bit to, again, okay, wheelied like crazy and dug graves all day.

After talking with some serious mountain guys around here I feel the M-10 is the way to go to get me what I'm looking for from a skid.

Boils down to personal preference I guess.

Tony

 

[LazyBastard]

I would still suggest an ExpertX - it'll ride 95% as good as an M10, but is MUCH more versatile.

Now as for the M10, the longer versions have a live rear axle. I don't know how that will react to or if they have any method of compensating for relocation. A problem with those steep dual-arm suspensions like m10 and proaction is that under compression it may tend to overtighten the track. This is one point you may want to clarify with them. If it is (say for example) a 151" suspension and there is no way to compensate for relocation by an adjustment to the live rear axle, then you should avoid it unless you want to drop your track size.