SLP straight line powder pro or Mohawk is better than C&A my experience and option iv had both no comparison. The C&A is way to aggressive great for SX racing off trail but XC they will give u more fatigue in my 15 years of race experience thats my opinion of course. Trail riding the SLP straight lines or powder pro’s i own both unbelievable. One day id love to try sly dog skies in the urban camo look cool but idk how well they work. I have a 2010 Z1 turbo with straight line skies duel runner and there absolutely amazing on the Z1. With duel runners u would swear Z1 has power steering and bite in turns is never lacking. My last few years racing pro XC i had very severe painful carpal tunnel both hands. I always ran C&A but my arms were killing me it was just awful. I went to cats racer page saw the slp powder pros so decided to try them out. Omg what a difference sled still bites hard with way less effort. Did the skies eliminate my carpel tunnel pain no but was much better than with C&A skies. As of now i swear by the SLP skies till i maybe try something different like sly dog maybe. Pretty sure slp lighter than the C&A ski. Have powder pro’s on my 2017 ZR 6000r XC the straight line on my Z1 turbo. My father has cats and doo’s. He bought a used 19 850 doo few years ago had C&A on it. Again steering effort was hard otherwise they worked great. But my father is old he wants easy steering something that doesn’t wear him out. He put SLP Mohawks on doo what a difference. Less steering effort still bites just as good as the C&A did and actually just made sled that much better. I rode his 850 a lot this season while i was doing mods on my sleds was very impressed once again with SLP ski. Some people love the C&A ski i was one of them till i tried the slp ski. In my opinion there is no comparison i recommend anyone to try them before i hear im full of shit lol!! Next ski will be sly dog because i just like to know how they work. One thing i don’t like about slp is the steal saddle after couple years start to rust. That being said the saddle does have 2 runner mount options. U can actually tune handling in with the saddle to less or more aggressive. I get absolutely no darting with the SLP ski either. Run duel runners on the Z1 single shaper bar on my race sled.
@@tjleach_214 i was one of the best at one time liked C&A till didn’t like them. Raced cats for 15 years SX and XC here in the east. Many wins and championships won pro open and stock in 2014 with USCC east. Been riding sleds since I could walk im now 45 years old. I do know a thing or two but like I mentioned its a opinion and my opinion. Iv had both skies on same sleds and i like the SLP much better. If u have never tried them then u might just be missing out. Took me years to try another ski besides the C&A wish I wasn’t so stubborn and tried something new earlier in my race career because i know i could of done even better. Specially 100 mile XC races less effort to save energy would of been a big advantage. In SX id still pick the C&A over anything else probably but have not tried anything else SX racing either but believe C&A probably the best in loose snow conditions. U say the best racers use them and a lot do. But for one thing not everyone is a racer I know for trail riding C&A definitely isn’t the best ski. My opinion is not best for XC pro anyway maybe in a short race like pro open or sport classed the extra bite might be a advantage. My last 3 XC race sleds were my 15-17 ZR600r XC’s. Had C&A on all of them because thats all i ever had or knew. But when i noticed how hard the steering was after riding my father’s XF 6000 i started to wonder if skies were to aggressive. That and my carpal tunnel was just getting worse so i had to try something new and i did. My 17 handled better wasn’t as tippy definitely was a lot easier on my arms. I know its hard to try something new sometimes because it was for me. If i never had the carpal tunnel issue probably wouldn’t of myself. I even bought a hand planer to cut some of the keel off the C&A ski it helped but not enough for me still to aggressive on my 17. Im a mechanic fabricator engine builder sleds bikes ATV’s cars whatever. Always looking for a edge on anything i own for me C&A just wasn’t my favorite ski. Every one is different and have different riding styles and opinions. One thing iv learned over the years is not to trust anyone about much of anything. Listen yes but that doesn’t mean everyone is wrong either. Have to try things for myself to really know what good or works for me. If u haven’t tried SLP skies then ur opinion really doesn’t matter to me. If i have tried them then i do value ur opinion. But don’t mean ill agree either because like i mentioned people have different tastes and opinions. Not gonna say something is the best because thats what everyone uses. Like saying Ski doo is the best because thats what most people buy lol!! Ski doo is a great sled though but i like my cats.
SLP straight line powder pro or Mohawk is better than C&A my experience and option iv had both no comparison. The C&A is way to aggressive great for SX racing but XC they will give u more fatigue in my 15 years of race experience thats my opinion of course. Trail riding the SLP straight lines or powder pro’s i own both unbelievable. One day id love to try sly dog skies in the urban camo look cool but idk how well they work. I have a 2010 Z1 turbo with straight line skies duel runner and there absolutely amazing on the Z1. With duel runners u would swear Z1 has power steering and bite in turns is never lacking. My last few years racing pro XC i had very bad carpal tunnel. I always ran C&A but my arms were killing me it was awful. I went to cats racer page saw the slp powder pros so decided to try them out. Omg what a difference sled still bites hard with way less effort. Did the skies eliminate my carpel tunnel pain no but was much better than with C&A skies. As of now i swear by the SLP skies till i maybe try something different like sly dog maybe. Pretty sure slp lighter than the C&A ski. Have powder pro’s on my 2017 ZR 6000r XC the straight line on my Z1 turbo. My father has cats and doo’s. He bought a used 19 850 doo few years ago had C&A on it. Again steering effort was hard otherwise they worked great. But my father is old he wants easy steering something that doesn’t wear him out. He put SLP Mohawks on doo what a difference. Less steering effort still bites just as good as the C&A did and actually just made sled that much better. I rode his 850 a lot this season while i was doing mods on my sleds was very impressed once again with SLP ski. Some people love the C&A ski i was one of them till i tried the slp ski. In my opinion there is no comparison i recommend anyone to try them before i hear im full of shit lol!! Next ski will be sly dog because i just like to know how they work. One thing i don’t like about slp is the steal saddle after couple years start to rust. That being said the saddle does have 2 runner mount options. U can actually tune handling in with the saddle to less or more aggressive. I get absolutely no darting with the SLP ski either. Run duel runners on the Z1 single shaper bar on my race sled.
