believe me I wanted a set, I probably missed 4 weeks of riding just because of waiting, I was in communication with them, but they never told me that they are not going to do it, just kept delaying the shipment blaming the spindle manufacturer. Finally I could not wait any more (its pretty short season, and missing a month of riding that's a lot) At least its good to hear that some people enjoy them,
krysFly said:
The original deal was they machined your spindal to fit into the saddle of the ski ( or the lower spindle ). You would have actually had to send your spindles in and have them cut. With them coming up with a spindle design you no longer have to do that...so better for you should you decide to get a different sled and take the skis with you....plus with the spindle cutting the price for the skis was the same...him coming up with a whole new spindle was a better idea.
Just curious..but why wouldn't you ride your sled until the skis came in?
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Picking my new split rail skis tomorrow. I hope there worth the money. Anything has to be better than these stock skis. It a miracle I have not hit a tree with the current ski performance! lol. I am riding on Sunday, will post my thoughts on Monday.
I waited for the split rail for almost a month without riding because after I bought the 08 nytro I took it for a ride and the thing with stock ski almost killed me, I am not kidding, it was horrible. So I kept on waiting simply because they were supposed to come any time. Finally I wanted to ride and I just bought a different ski (arrow dual carbide)
I am going to huntsville tomorrow, any recommendations? We are staying at deerhurst resort
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I got the split rail skis mounted on Saturday night. Rode 145 miles on Sunday with the skis. Conditions where less than stellar, with 5-7 inches of fresh heavy snow on mainly rough groomed trail. Steering takes about 40% less effort, and it rails through corners so hard that if you are not holding on tight the force of the turn will throw you. At this point I am very impressed. There was no inside ski lift like the stock skis did. I went off trail in about waist deep snow and the ski had great floatation, I did not have a real good chance to do much of this type of riding but seemed to work well. The skis don't throw snow like you would think it would. With only 145 miles on these skis I am very impressed, still need to log more miles on in different conditions, but the conditions I was in was a real test for sure. On another note every time I stopped someone would point and ask questions about the skis. Unfortunatley my riding season is over, heading to Cuba tomorrow and by the time I get back the snow will be almost gone and the work season will be here.
Grimm
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I'm still trying to understand the purpose of splitting each ski in half. What's the benefit? Wouldn't it me easier and cheaper to manufacture the same ski without the split? Just close off the vacant area and you'd also be able to use the stock spindle and not a different expensive one. Plus, there is more potential of a failure in that spindle.
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I think with the split ski it gives you two cutting edges on both skis on a turn. I agree, I think the spindle could be a failure point and they are a bit ugly. New ideas are not always popular at first, give it the test of time and it will tell the story. So far I am happy.
Grimm said:
They tested this ski for 3 years before bringing it to market....in 3 three years they had 2 spindle failures...that was early in the their testing and with the first supplier...in the last 2 of those years they had NONE break...Split Rail have done their homework on these skis, trust me.
Weapon X
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I've never seen price anywhere, what are we talkin for cash?
800.00 plus wear bars
rindtj
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bottlerocket said:
Do the skis drive the snowmobile too?
No but guys I talk to say they would buy them again if they needed skis again so......they must be awesome.
rindtj
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I guess if someone said that it will cost you 1000.00 dollars to make your snowmobile handle better than it ever could for the rest of its life, I would probably do it. I guess I would need to know these were without a doubt the best skis on the market before I bought them.
I agree, have not heard a single negative comment from somebody that has run them....but 800.00 bucks whew...
I agree, have not heard a single negative comment from somebody that has run them....but 800.00 bucks whew...
Split Rail's website has a link to a Snowtraxx video review of the Nytro RTX: http://www.splitrailski.com/snowtrax-television/. At the end of the video they talk a little bit about the split rail skis ... saying it's a night and day difference over stock setup, and that anyone thinking about buying a Nytro should just factor in a set of split rails as part of the cost of ownership for this sled. And people who own them generally have nothing bad to say.
Still, we all know it's hard not to be a little biased after having shelled out the money for a set. You could even say that a bias starts creeping into one's mindset even before making a purchase, because after likely spending a fair amount of time looking into the pros and cons of several different brands, the decision to pull the trigger on the split rail skis is probably an influenced one.
I would like to see a more objective review of these skis ... one where identical sleds (except in ski setup) are put through the paces in various conditions with test rider(s) switching back and forth between sleds. Run a timed slalom course for example, on hardpack and in powder, and let the results reveal which skis perform the best.
Still, we all know it's hard not to be a little biased after having shelled out the money for a set. You could even say that a bias starts creeping into one's mindset even before making a purchase, because after likely spending a fair amount of time looking into the pros and cons of several different brands, the decision to pull the trigger on the split rail skis is probably an influenced one.
I would like to see a more objective review of these skis ... one where identical sleds (except in ski setup) are put through the paces in various conditions with test rider(s) switching back and forth between sleds. Run a timed slalom course for example, on hardpack and in powder, and let the results reveal which skis perform the best.
