USI skis...any feedback ?

[studdog]

Thanks, I've talked to both Val and his dad before, their nice people to deal with. I'm glad they won their lawsuit with BRP. Nice to see the little guy get a fair shake for once! studdog

 

[Blue Me]

yeah tell me about it. They got boned but I think in the end they ended out laying some serious pipe if you know what I mean. I'll send you those pics 2night.

 

[tshelver]

Why not post the pics? I'm expecting my new Simmons any day now, be interesting to compare to the old ones on the website.

I'm still expecting them to push a bit more than the SLP PowderPros, especially in looser snow, but maybe the darting I noticed with the RX1 I tried will be cured...

 

[Blue Me]

I will put them on this post tonight. You guy's will really like what you see.

 

[NY_Nytro]

I rode this past weekend with the USI VX-301s and 6" carbides and they seemed to work really well.

I was really able to carve the corners like my old Cat. But I also made adjustments to my suspension and rode further up on the seat when trails got twisty so it may have been one thing or a combo of things that helped.

 

[sk-rx1]

I also got some miles this weekend on my RX with PX301s and 6 inch sharper bars. Seemed pretty good, seemed to steer pretty easily. I took away some coupling, moved the handlebars back just a bit so I didn't have to reach as far, and snow conditions were different, but overall I'm pretty happy right now. Snow had very little body but it did steer pretty well. A friend on an F7 with C&A Outlaws seemed to be comparable steering.

 

[Blue Me]

The Simmons post is up if you guy's haven't seen it. It is called New Simmons Carbides

 

[studdog]

I just completed a 1200 mile northern ontario trip running USI SPX skis. I ran in most every condition you would normally encounter: bare ice,extreme hardpack, freshly groomed hardpacked trails, 6 inches of new snow on trails, soft trails and even some off trail in deep snow. Skis performed well in all conditions! They seem to be a near perfect upgrade for the OEM Yamaha skis. Excellent combination of control naf handling. Super floatation in slop or deep snow. Suspension setup was stock except front shock springs 2 turns soft and FRA in softest position. studdog

 

[Indy]

OK, I've been a BIG supporter of the Simmons Skis and Bergstrom triple point skegs, and I still am. When I had them on the sled when it was a 121, they rocked. When I stretched it to a 136 this fall I had a TON of push, I felt out of control. I tried the C & A Pros, deep center keel with a single 6" shaper bar, plus the ski has outer keels w/o carbides. They worked much better than the Simmons with regards to push, but a little flimsy or loose once installed. So IMHO the Simmons are best for the 121 and the C & A's for the 136.

 

[Silverbullet]

Indy what do you mean by a little loose once installed and do you feel that this effects the handling

 

[Indy]

They just have more side to side play. Loose.