Pyranha Ripper 2.0 "On Water Review" 

hey thanks buddy

thanks for watching

Dude can't wait to get your thoughts on this one too

@@WadeHarrison yeah, looking forward to getting my hands on one!

I tried it on the Tryweryn a couple days ago. It's a super fun boat. Ridiculously happy with the tail in the water making tailies, pirouettes and splats a total joy. When you get the tail down it feels super balanced and stable on end. I think the design of the boat puts trim a little back of centre, so to make it more of a river runner people are gonna want the seat forward, or just keep enjoying effortless tailies all the way down at normal setting.

so true great minds think alike 😜thanks for the feedback judy

hahha you ask for it jon

thanks GUTH

Yeah the large should be out soon from what I was told

want to hear what you think when you get it Dylan

@@WadeHarrison for sure! I’m sure I’m gonna love it. We are similar in size and your reviews usually translate well for me. Im pretty excited about this boat…

Well those are pretty drastically different I would say the ripper 2 would be one of those boats that will speed up some moves and might be little to aggressive at times the scorch would be a good choice not the X as more a first boat

Pyranha really did mix a down river boat with a spicy tail

@@WadeHarrison I just ĺove it and the good news is even if its a little expensive I can sell my old Axiom and my playboat because I don't need them any more when I have a Ripper 2 it combines the nice slice heck and abilities of a playboat with the riverrunning abitlities of a riverunner its just perfect.

oh boy that's a tough one might have to do a video about that soon lol

trust me its off I never run that setting this is just part of doing these in real time this is not paddling a creek boat and sitting and talking between rapids when im in a play boat or halfslice the mics are full of water every rapid because of my vert style and I have no idea how it sounds until in get home and go through it thanks for the feedback Simon always trying to improve

@@WadeHarrison No problem Wade. Good to hear. I found that the HERO9 onwards seemed to clear much quicker (almost instantly) with the wind filter off. Maybe the pre-9s take longer to clear. You do damn fine work though man, keep it up!

@@WadeHarrison Just a question about it's surfing. At one point it sounds like you're saying you're not sure you like the way it surfs. Does it just need that dialling in you mentioned? Like maybe adjust the seat based on the type of run you do? Going to be a while before I get to demo one because they are always out at the moment due to demand!

@@simonwyndham yeah it surfs great but the slightest of feedback you give it you will loose its like the long rails when in straight line surf beautiful but give it to much lean left or right your gone it’s not like boats like the rewind Antix ect that have a good surf with more forgiving to paddlers mistakes so that’s what I was getting at once your find that balance you will love that feel of locked in does that make sense it’s kinda hard to explain

Next level would be getting that R1 that was close to you to shoot something other than GoPro POV shots to get an idea of how it looks from a different vantage point as you go down river. Definitely a lot more effort for your filming and editing processes, but would send your videos to the next level. That said, thank you for all the effort and care you take to provide information to the community at large. Thanks!

in the center where it should probably stay, I felt I would want t actually try this one all the forward lol but doubt it

Ah interesting. Thanks Wade, I’ll start with that position when my one arrives. It’ll be interesting to see if it replaces my Ripper 1 or whether I sell it on. Fingers crossed

The rpm is a ok start but there are better options out there

@@WadeHarrison which option would you recommend the most?

@@ZNX-ye1ts ripper 1 or rewind

It’s still in development from what I was told so No don’t think anyone has

Its got a way better bow profile for blasting over stuff

yes

yup

up front yes in the back no

rewind is so good i agree but this is different feel

Rome Robinson. Would love to hear what you think once you’ve tried the Ripper 2

@@stuartreedsadventures I actually tried one at tuck fest yesterday. It was like nothing I’ve ever paddled before. It seemed to have a stupid amount of rocker in the bow. When you first hop in it seems like you are riding a wheelie there is so much rocker. It went over all the holes with ease. Didn’t seem as fast as the 1.0. The 2.0 is easier to get vertical and once you get it up it wants to spin a lot. The last thing I seemed to notice was it liked to skip out of drops kinda like the modern creek boats now a days. I need more seat time to tell how I feel about it compared to the rewind though. The rewind is a great all around half slice. Does everything really well. The ripper 2.0 seemed very edgy and more playful than the rewind but probably wouldn’t take it down the mank compared to the rewind I wouldn’t mind to. Hope this helps. The 2.0 is definitely a new breed of boat that is fun but as of now I’d pick the rewind cuz it does everything so well

@@romerobinson8279 I’m leaning towards the Rewind, 99%. Ripper 2 looks great but almost too playful at the stern for me. I like the Rocker but the rewind isn’t far off from watching comparisons. Can play in the rewind if want, but move seat forwards and can run rivers too. That’s my take, having not paddled either yet.

@@stuartreedsadventures you hit the nail on the head! That’s my take after paddling both. The rewind is so versatile

175 go medium it fits large so my guess the large will be very big and this will handle class 4-5 at your weight better then you think

Pyranha been nailing it on the design lately

Yeah that’s actually a really good concern the ripper 2 is very spicy compared to the old faithful rewinds

I really hope y'all don't get rid of the mold for the o.g. ripper! The ripper 2 looks like a good boat, but the original is great because it's totally uncompromising and it paddles unlike anything else on the market. Long live Ripper 1!

@@zca4783 thanks for the love! We've certainly not made any compromises with the 2, either - just learnt from our time with the original Ripper and made tweaks to the design to make it even better!

I appreciate you guys being so involved in the customer market just by addressing concerns and questions on user groups and videos stuff like that goes a long way to the end consumer keep up the good work 🤩

How's this thing will splat on a pound and gives you 50 pence back 😂

@@WadeHarrison thanks!

yes

Ripper 1 more river running play ripper 2 more tail play and less river running

River running the scorch is so perfect the ripper 2 is a good mix of play and river running

With your last reply in mind its thrown me another question mate ? Given that our rivers are typically smaller than your videos "ie" not as deep or wide, as a river running play boat how would you compare the ripper 2 to the Antix 2.0. My way of thinking is the Antix has a shorter wider stern so wont hang up on rocks so much. ???

thanks frog

@@WadeHarrison no thank u

Yes drastically different style

Would be good idea to move seat and everything forward if that a issue

@@WadeHarrison I'll have to get my hands on a demo and sell some plasma to pay for it....

I use the Large on everything but should have the XL for Pyranha cockpits

No it’s not good for that..

hard to beat the play ability of the antix 2 let just say this one is different in its own way

Medium in this but after paddling the Large I own one I feel this was to easy to stern stall for me I like more volume in my HalfSlice boats

Yup trust me I know I have to edit this stuff buddy and its part of doing reviews in real time you really have no idea what the video or audio going to be until you get home and go through it? that's why the on-river content helps you can just see kinda how it paddles always trying to improve thanks for the feedback

@@WadeHarrison no worries I still watch. I'm no expert but there maybe software that can help or add a studio commentary post filming, just suggestions.

@@harryfettes393 I’m the worst when it comes to editing I hate it I can’t sit in front of cpu for more the few minutes without wanting to go do something else these people that take like 5 days to make a kayak video for RU-vid 😂 hey more power to you the last thing I need is more software in my life I will definitely keep trying to be mindful of wind and water I have a new idea for my final thoughts I might start doing so will see

very valid points Kevin

Definitely slower but the ripper 2 was faster then I thought it would be

I did a comparison one

no but close

There’s one in the USA that I’m aware of and it’s 18hours of driving to go paddle it 😂 so when more become available yes

What up Matteo yeah buddy short answer Antix 2 one best playboating HalfSlice out there ripper 1 one of the best river running HalfSlice out there Ripper 2 is seriously a good mix of both

@@WadeHarrison thanks wade 🙌😎 And spell my name correctly next time 😅

@@matteokayak 😂 dam I do that all the time buddy I just fixed it

It’s the ocoee river in TN USA

I not seen that boat in person but from the pictures it’s got rails that the nymph does not so to say it’s exactly the same well that’s a stretch

@@WadeHarrison its not that much of a stretch, I had them both side by side on the weekend the rails on the ripper 2 are slightly more pronounced the the nymph but in exactly the same places .

@@andynichols5504 I agree a lot of the newer HalfSlice are all fairly close do you have a video of this comparison somewhere I would like to see it

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