WickedWingsuits 0 #26 January 26, 2017 He has been here as long as I can remember and I find him pretty funny. I miss the old days when the wingsuit forum was may more active and amusing...Summer Rental special, 5 weeks for the price of 4! That is $160 a month. Try before You Buy with Wicked Wingsuits - WingsuitRental.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnmatrix 21 #27 January 26, 2017 WickedWingsuitsHe has been here as long as I can remember and I find him pretty funny. It's like the wingsuit forum has it's own Godwin's Law, where any discussion over a period of time leads inevitably to someone being told they're getting rammed up the ass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hjumper33 0 #28 January 26, 2017 Brand wars were a lot more fun when there was a giant difference in designs and philosophy. I guess that's what happens when we realize one planform of suit seems to work the best. I think pretty much everything in the large to mega sized class looks basically like a tuned up, down, or sideways X1. Ive seen people do silly amazing things in just about every brand of suit on the market. When you see guys like noah and julien doing crazy things in sfly suits, and tony suits, and squirrel suits, maybe its in fact the indian that matters, and not the arrow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnmatrix 21 #29 January 26, 2017 hjumper33pretty much everything in the large to mega sized class looks basically like a tuned up, down, or sideways X1. +1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anachronist 2 #30 January 27, 2017 Yeah the brand wars are getting pretty old, partially fueled by fan boys who would wet themselves if they got sponsored or even got to buy a suit 30% off, and partially fueled by the brands' marketing. And some of that is because the owners' personalities invariably get involved, and none of them have good ones. Tony and Robert are megalomaniacs and Matt is a walking 2 year old temper tantrum. It's a shame there isn't a 3rd party reviewer(s) that can give an overall assessment not geared toward "which one is better" but rather "this is how this suit feels/flies, and how it differs from this other suit" then the viewer can decide what they like or don't like about it. I'll volunteer, I think all of the major WS owners are shit bags but they all make decent suits. I can be "fair and balanced" because I don't care about any of them. Send me a Freak, a Strix, and whatever Tony has this week, and I'll tell everyone what's what. I'm only half joking... if the manufacturers want me to do a honest review and comparison w/o any judgement calls I'm willing, just send me a suit that fits and give me a month or two to play with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bealio 0 #31 January 27, 2017 The only reason I read this forum is to see what Virgin-Burner writes. Please don't take that away from me. Please. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnmatrix 21 #32 January 29, 2017 Anachronist Tony and Robert are megalomaniacs Having met Robi I think he would get a good laugh out of this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #33 January 31, 2017 Bealio The only reason I read this forum is to see what Virgin-Burner writes. Please don't take that away from me. Please. dont get too much involved anymore these days, partially because most skydivers are a bunch of dick-comparing shitbags and well, BASEjumping is so much more raw and appealing. plus i get to hang out in beautiful mountain-sceneries and not on some crappy airports. for me, that's a no-brainer. funny how everyone is displeased with my honest, fair and balanced reviews, then it goes on for like a dozen replies about how butthurt they are and how i dont contribute. speaks for itself really! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BryanCampau 0 #34 January 31, 2017 Haha they can suck it up. It's no fun if we all agree. But its even less fun when people get butt hurt about disagreeing. Some people just need to learn to keep emotions out of it when they disagree with someones honest opinion. Perspective is everything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pobrause 6 #35 February 1, 2017 BryanCampau ... But its even less fun when people get butt hurt about disagreeing.... Isn't it the other way round? The more butthurt, the funnier it gets usually ------------------------------------------------------- To absent friends Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mykeh 0 #36 October 23, 2017 So in response to the original post. No, there isn't anybody on the forum who can give a level headed, well informed and non bias answer to your strix vs freak question! Haha :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plaiskool64 0 #37 November 5, 2017 i Got the freak2 now, will put couple of jumps on it and then try to find a strix to fly as well so i will be able to compare. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
