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Hand rails are harder in my opinion. I started on flat bars, then hit tubes, then hand rails this summer at snow flex. Hand rails give me a lot of trouble but I could do tubes all day no problem. I really don't understand.
maybe this is unpopular opinion but i find small rails easier to spin off and balance on, tubes are easier to jump on and safer for swaps but rails have better "grip" or something
First off, they aren't the same just because they're both circular. Handrails have a much more defined edge so you have to do cleaner surface swaps on them. Fat tubes are a little more forgiving which makes them fun as hell imo. Just sliding them, it's about the same. Doing any switch ups or swaps, fat tubes are more forgiving. Spinning off, narrower tubes are logically going to be a tad easier but its mostly mental really.
Double_Rainbowin theory they should be the same, but fat tubes are definitely easier to slide
that's because there is more room on a tube and therefore more forgiveness/more room for error
in theory, on both round rails and tubes, the same amount of ski will be touching the rail at any given time, but there is more room on the tube for that point to be and it can change a few inches each way without destroying your balance
that was horribly explained but you get what i'm saying
I still call 2-3" single tubes, them other stuff fatty tubes and specify diameter. Then obviously your towers etc. Handrails are handrails.
And obviously fat tubes as they look more appealing, don't hurt as bad if you fall, slide well sill as they are a tube even though a little more ski is touching. Unless you're trying to grip for swaps.
Get comfortable on boxes or flat bars and then just try whatever you're feeling when you're feeling it.
RubberSoulthat's because there is more room on a tube and therefore more forgiveness/more room for error
in theory, on both round rails and tubes, the same amount of ski will be touching the rail at any given time, but there is more room on the tube for that point to be and it can change a few inches each way without destroying your balance
that was horribly explained but you get what i'm saying
Finally somebody gets it. Are you kids even in school?
You have a circle. The arc length or surface area of, lets say 5 degrees,of a circle with a large diameter is significantly greater than that of a circle that is smaller in diameter. This is what makes large tubes easier than handrails.
The same amount of a rail is touching the ski in both scenarios.
RubberSoulthat's because there is more room on a tube and therefore more forgiveness/more room for error
in theory, on both round rails and tubes, the same amount of ski will be touching the rail at any given time, but there is more room on the tube for that point to be and it can change a few inches each way without destroying your balance
that was horribly explained but you get what i'm saying
