SJ for freestyle/freeride and SXR for racing!

[Crab]

Can someone race the SXR at the races, then transition to the SJ for weekend riding and wave jumping including freestyle? Or are you never going to reach your full potential as a rider by switching back and forth.

 

[RideItLikeYouStoleIt]

That seems kind of like a personal question. Thats going to all be based on opinion and no facts.

 

[Shonuff]

Here's a fact:

Race the SX-R all you want but you'll never be able to outrun me. :skull2:

 

[RideItLikeYouStoleIt]

Haha

 

[Crab]

That seems kind of like a personal question. Thats going to all be based on opinion and no facts.

I'm not debating what either ski is best at, we all know. I'm just trying to figure out if anyone can ride both ski's at a high skill level and do justice to both types of riding. Personally I don't think I could do it coming off the X2, it messes you up for riding stand ups with the narrow tray.

 

[Waste Land]

.....Neither one will effect the other. Most current freestyles started out at races at some point in time.

the only loss is the time spent practicing one when you can do the other

 

[Corbearofskiing]

im thinking the name Travis Pastrana comes to mind. the more you ride the better you get, so i think definetly you could get really good on both a sj and an sxr, you just need to be able to adapt to suit both styes of skis,

i alpine ski race and in a slalom race i am skiing on 165cm skis, and in a downhill race i am on 215cm skis, it takes a run or 2 to get used to the different sized/turn radius of the skis but all it takes is practice and its will all fall into place,



but you could also get hooked on either the sj or the sxr and one will always be ridden and one will sit

 

[justride]

The more you ride differant ski's the better all around ride you become.
A good rider can ride both with no problem's.
Look at most of the racer's the race ski and sitdown back to back.
You can do it!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FL-cracker]

^^^^ Agreed

 

[Big Kahuna]

Can someone race the SXR at the races, then transition to the SJ for weekend riding and wave jumping including freestyle? Or are you never going to reach your full potential as a rider by switching back and forth.

I race SXR and compete in freestyle on my SJ. If I have a race right before my freestyle run I have to go out and just ride the SJ for a minute, it makes it feel really light and squirly. But only takes a second to get acclimated to it.

 

[nikad58]

I watched Chris "Mac" jump from a Hydrospace to my FX-1 and just plain rip.. I mean full speed turns around choppy body beach to flat water barrel rolls to busting my steering cable lol.. then he jumped on my SJ with me chasing him on his hydro space... I saw him in Mexico busting back flips, barrel rolls, totaly smashing waves at a very high rate of speed on a SXR.. Everything thing he does is like 20-30 mph faster that anyone i have seen..
To answer you.. yes..
Macs talent is unfathomable ! Mac is the Man !!

 

[Crab]

I race SXR and compete in freestyle on my SJ. If I have a race right before my freestyle run I have to go out and just ride the SJ for a minute, it makes it feel really light and squirly. But only takes a second to get acclimated to it.

Thanks BK, thats just the answer I wanted to hear. I'm trying to get my brother involved in racing and he currently has an 05 SJ, but if he gets hooked will want an SXR to be competitive.

 

[Prem1x]

I switch back and forth from the Octane to the SXR and it takes a few minutes to get used to. I don't see it as being that big of a deal.

 

[IceRocket1286]

i switch back and forth, its no big deal.

 

[YAMA CAT]

Here's a fact:

Race the SX-R all you want but you'll never be able to outrun me. :skull2:

Shoot, Out running you is the easy parturr: Out spending you might be tough:biggrin:

 

[Big Kahuna]

Here's a fact:

Race the SX-R all you want but you'll never be able to outrun me. :skull2:

I expect to see you in Orange beach in Novice Stock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

or are you a big chicken??? "Shonuff"urr: urr: urr: urr: :cool2: :cool2:

 

[Shonuff]

I expect to see you in Orange beach in Novice Stock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

or are you a big chicken??? "Shonuff"urr: urr: urr: urr: :cool2: :cool2:

I, of course, would go and school you all but this unwaveringly nasty case of crabs has me sidelined (fortunately for you all) for the time being.

So I cannot go and thusly will not be "warming up the bus" as I usually chant.

 

[YAMA CAT]

I, of course, would go and school you all but this unwaveringly nasty case of crabs has me sidelined (fortunately for you all) for the time being.

So I cannot go and thusly will not be "warming up the bus" as I usually chant.

:haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha:

How about Women's Novice Stock?

 

[Shonuff]

I raced against a girl in Cullman and she kicked my ass.

 

[YAMA CAT]

Yes but Gil doesn't count!