Revolver R for a tall rider

brapp226

brapp226

Location
kelowna, BC
Hey guys,
Curious how many taller riders have Revolver R's
General consensus is they are better suited for shorter riders.
Dont have one close by to test ride, I have only ever riden a tigercraft fv pro and an XFS.
Looking into buying a revolver R or Vortex.
Ill be dropping a 1200 or 1107 cc in it
6'3" 200Lb
 
brapp226

brapp226

Location
kelowna, BC
Lee has a revolver for sale and I was planning a vortex build for next year but those hulls are a hot commodity it seams so was thinking a revolver as a second option. It's also priced very fair.
Chad and I are the same weight, hes built like a tank and I'm just fat haha so I know his hull will fit me fine. His vortex will do everything I want and more so I'm confident in buying one, where as the revolver I only see small guys riding them.
But the revolver is cheap enough to allow me to build it with the motor set up I want. Where as the vortex I'll probably end up running my existing drive line
 
Citizen

Citizen

Location
Coeur D' Alene, ID
6' 220 here, and as far as I am aware, far and away the biggest rider on any Pro Series so far lol. Lee had to create a new mold for bigger adjustable footholds just for me and is sending out a longer ride plate for me to test. I can't speak to the R as I have not ridden one, though it is smaller than my Pro Series. The PS looks small (I look like a monkey Fking a football on it), but it doesn't ride small, super stable and turns and handles really nice. The more I ride it the more I like it, really is a amazing hull design. It was difficult for me to ride out of any tricks I land on the tail but I am getting better, mostly just forcing me to combo out of a tail landing till I nose something in and ride out. Not a bad problem I guess as its forcing me to push my combos which was the goal with this hull. Justin Sylvain took my hull out for about 5mins during world finals week and threw a idle 540, so big guys do fine on the hull, just takes some adjustment I think.
 
Big Kahuna

Big Kahuna

Administrator
Location
Tuscaloosa, AL
Citizen said:
6' 220 here, and as far as I am aware, far and away the biggest rider on any Pro Series so far lol. Lee had to create a new mold for bigger adjustable footholds just for me and is sending out a longer ride plate for me to test. I can't speak to the R as I have not ridden one, though it is smaller than my Pro Series. The PS looks small (I look like a monkey Fking a football on it), but it doesn't ride small, super stable and turns and handles really nice. The more I ride it the more I like it, really is a amazing hull design. It was difficult for me to ride out of any tricks I land on the tail but I am getting better, mostly just forcing me to combo out of a tail landing till I nose something in and ride out. Not a bad problem I guess as its forcing me to push my combos which was the goal with this hull. Justin Sylvain took my hull out for about 5mins during world finals week and threw a idle 540, so big guys do fine on the hull, just takes some adjustment I think.
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How come no pics?
 
yamanube

yamanube

This Is The Way
Staff member
Location
Mandalor
I think it is much less about height as it is about weight. I had a UFO for a minute (easily one of the shortest hulls out there) and it rode reasonably well for me (6'3" 155lbs).
 
brapp226

brapp226

Location
kelowna, BC
Thanks for all the input guys especially @Big Kahuna
I am going to stick to my original plan and work towards a vortex or and XFS. Or alternatively keep my FVPRO and give her another go next year.
The revolver R is a hull I have always drooled over but never for a minute thought to consider sizing and such
 
iQRTurbo

iQRTurbo

Thanks for all the input guys especially @Big Kahuna
brapp226 said:
I am going to stick to my original plan and work towards a vortex or and XFS. Or alternatively keep my FVPRO and give her another go next year.
The revolver R is a hull I have always drooled over but never for a minute thought to consider sizing and such
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Did I miss something? I don’t see any input from @Big Kahuna and would be interested to learn more about Revolvers too
 
hornedogg79

hornedogg79

dodgin' bass boats
Ha *popcorn* It's obviously the most capable flatwater freestyle hull on the planet. Lee has proven that. I personally think any size rider can ride about any sized hull if he or she can find the center of balance and have the strength to keep themselves there. I watched my friend Donnie flip a ski he outweighed by 50lb.

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iQRTurbo

iQRTurbo

Big Kahuna said:
Really, Your son's ride them............
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It was honestly a joke, we have 3 of them and most people who follow the sport know that and I knew you did too. Wasn’t trying to be a smart ass, thought it would be a funny comment to make. I agree with keeping some opinions private, there is a lot of people who get butt hurt and things become a debate rather than informative.
 
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