Lee Rivers 1
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- 2009 Nytro RTX
I am riding a Nytro RTX and getting too old for the stiff ride... I am looking at a 2014 Viper L-TX and am wondering if the suspension on it is still stiffer than i would like. If anyone could give me some first hand experience in comparing it would be greatly appreciated... putting the boat away and waiting for snow!!!!
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- 2015 SR Viper LTX SE
My understanding the 14's are really stiff and the 15's are better. I can tell you my 15 is still stiff and getting new shocks. I have a bad back and am with you. I chose the Viper mainly due to posture and I can tell you its awesome, but still stiff. I'm finding posture is 2/3 the battle. If you are in a natural posture, you can take more bump without it hurting. Additionally, I sit at the Viper's pivot point and find that the sled rocks under me on small stuff. But when you find big stuff, stiff is still stiff.
There are lots of options out there to correct the problem. Many shock places will re-valve and re-spring quite successfully. Hygear and a couple others have kits. costs range from $90-$400 depending on how extreme you get with the originals.
The other option is new shocks. This is the way I'm going since its more of a medical decision. If I want to still have fun in this sport and not hurt myself further, I need plush. I was looking at custom axis, but their prices got to be ridiculous... My current plan is Zbroz from Monster Performance. Same guys who designed the Axis left the company and made Zbroz, one of which works at Monster...
It all is determined by how much coin you are willing to drop. Even the best stock sled will benefit from spring and velve set up for the individual rider. You will benefit even more from better shocks, especially if you have adjust-ability trail side to dial in your suspension for the conditions since all shocks are a compromise between light bumps to this is going to hurt... But the rule of diminishing returns applies as it relates to $ and ride quality...
There are lots of options out there to correct the problem. Many shock places will re-valve and re-spring quite successfully. Hygear and a couple others have kits. costs range from $90-$400 depending on how extreme you get with the originals.
The other option is new shocks. This is the way I'm going since its more of a medical decision. If I want to still have fun in this sport and not hurt myself further, I need plush. I was looking at custom axis, but their prices got to be ridiculous... My current plan is Zbroz from Monster Performance. Same guys who designed the Axis left the company and made Zbroz, one of which works at Monster...
It all is determined by how much coin you are willing to drop. Even the best stock sled will benefit from spring and velve set up for the individual rider. You will benefit even more from better shocks, especially if you have adjust-ability trail side to dial in your suspension for the conditions since all shocks are a compromise between light bumps to this is going to hurt... But the rule of diminishing returns applies as it relates to $ and ride quality...
