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re: Hobie Mirage Drive 180
Posted on 2/16/17 at 6:35 pm to AlxTgr
Posted on 2/16/17 at 6:35 pm to AlxTgr
I went in kinda expecting them to be praising the native drive but it was the exact opposite. The guy still recommended me demoing the slayer and manta ray as well as the Outback and decide for myself but made it clear what he thought the better product was. Apparently they are one of the only places to work on the propel drives in the area so they see all of the problems it's having and the difficulty of actually working on them.
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Posted on 2/16/17 at 7:15 pm to Dtiger19
When the Slayer Propels first came out, the most similar pedal drive kayak was the Pro angler and it was an extra $500 at the time. The Outback was still popular, but at the time they were $1800ish with a not so comfortable seat... inexcusable in a kayak for that price.
Many people, including myself, jumped in and bought a slayer. In regards to an earlier comment, no the propel drive does not work nearly as well in grass and weeds as the mirage drive does. I recall bringing the slayer out to Delacroix once and was so frustrated with having to constantly pull the drive up and untangle the grass from the prop.
Also, there were quite a few ruined drives that had to be rebuilt due to the "not so sealed" bearings and saltwater.
Speed wise they are similar, so don't expect one to blow the other away.
Best bet is to go out and demo them side by side.
Many people, including myself, jumped in and bought a slayer. In regards to an earlier comment, no the propel drive does not work nearly as well in grass and weeds as the mirage drive does. I recall bringing the slayer out to Delacroix once and was so frustrated with having to constantly pull the drive up and untangle the grass from the prop.
Also, there were quite a few ruined drives that had to be rebuilt due to the "not so sealed" bearings and saltwater.
Speed wise they are similar, so don't expect one to blow the other away.
Best bet is to go out and demo them side by side.
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