James
My Brief reveiw of Ricochet's
Right, to set the record straight - I got my Rico at Mayhem last year. And while Thunder are now sponsored by them, I felt the same before we were.
Pros,
Reliable as hell - NEVER has my Rico stopped working, We all used our Rico's at Sparklie's last academy when it tipped it down and no probs at all.
It has a game timer you can never loose
It has never broken a ball in the hopper, even if you get a paint in it (from broken ball on a pot etc) it will still work
It uses sooo many less batteries. One 9v usually lasts me 2 tourney's, I used to change 2 9v's at every tourney with a Rev. (you do the maths)
It seems to feed more consistantly than a Rev. This is because it agitates on with every shot - not jsut when it "senses" a gap as it works on a reed switch
The new 2002 motors are quieter than a Rev
It's lighter than a Rev
Con's
Hmmm - the lid takes a bit of getting used to but that's about it.
The feed neck is deliberatly oversized to begin which is a bonus as you never need tape for the "old" size vert feeds but a minus in that you have to sand it down if you have a "new" size neck.
I now have 3 Rico's so if you are ever at a tourney come and find me and I will gladly let you borrow one. I have NEVER had anyone who has actually used it fail to be impressed.
If anyone is interested in a team deal on Rico's drop us a line and I will see what I can do
