Drifting on Sonic Riders Database

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Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A Simple, yet effective drifting gear

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Gear specific details	Special flags
Fuel type	Air
Special flags
Mechanics
Frames to charge drift dash	40

Stats

Gear stats	Lvl 1	Lvl 2	Lvl 3
Top Speed	157	170	183
Boost Speed	195	225	245
Drift dash Speed	+100	+130	+150
Drift dash speed cap	270	280	290
Acceleration (speed/sec)	0
Deceleration	-
Boost Chain Multiplier	-
Boost cost	25	30	40
Drift cost/sec	4.98 air	9.96 air	15 air
Tornado cost	25	30	40
Trick air gain modifier	-
Shortcut air gain modifier	-
Passive fuel drain/sec	9.6 air
Weight modifier	0.05

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Beginner

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Charge up that drift

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Gear specific details	Special flags
Fuel type	Air
Special flags
Mechanics	Drift Overcharge, cannot air out, dynamic boost based off air tank
Frames to charge drift dash	30

Stats

Gear stats	Lvl 1	Lvl 2	Lvl 3
Top Speed	175	188	201
Boost Speed	195-220	222-250	250-270
Drift dash Speed	?	?	?
Drift dash speed cap	?	?	?
Acceleration (speed/sec)	-5
Deceleration	-
Boost Chain Multiplier	-
Boost cost	40	60	80
Drift cost/sec	9.96 air	15 air	19.9 air
Tornado cost	25	30	40
Trick air gain modifier	-
Shortcut air gain modifier	-
Passive fuel drain/sec	None
Weight modifier	-0.1

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Crazy Taxi

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

High gain, high drain.

The Crazy is all about maximizing it’s ring gain abilities in order to cash out on high speed boosts from Limiter Cut. Armed with a bevy of actions to build these rings, it can become extremely fuel efficient in some cases. However, it’s high costs also can affect it, as you’ll need to constantly be utilizing these mechanics in order to keep the pace up.

Gear specific details	Special flags
Fuel type	Rings
Special flags	Starts with 50 rings, cannot use pits, Sticky Fingers.
Mechanics	No speed loss on wall bonk, Trick Payout, Drift Tips, Limiter Cut, Crazy Stop
Frames to charge drift dash	60

Crazy moves

Limiter Cut is a mechanic where, the slower you go, the faster you’ll boost. At first glance, it doesn’t seem very applicable to the pace of Sonic Riders. However, when you pair this with the next mechanic, you’ll be able to execute these flawlessly.

Grinder

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The dual type skate gear

Style on your opponents with Grinder! Specialize in drifting and rail grinding to gain the speed type in addition to your character’s base type. Picking Grinder on a character who is already speed type will gain extra speed from speed type rails.

Gear specific details	Special flags
Fuel type	Air
Special flags
Mechanics	Grants speed type, Monotype-Exclusive: +8.5% Speed from Speed Shortcuts
Frames to charge drift dash	50
Usage Restriction	Only typed characters can use this

Grinder is suited for drifting, boasting an increased drift speed, cap, and charge, but lower top speed and boost potential. Combine this with the natural high speeds coming off of grind rails to leverage breakneck burst speed and overwhelm your other racers.

Power Gear

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Slide to the finish line

Gear specific details	Special flags
Fuel type	Air
Special flags	No speed loss on wall bonk, no speed loss offroad
Mechanics	Power Slide, cannot drift dash, Boost Control
Archetype Support	Drift archetypes get an extra -5% drift cost modifier

Stats

Gear stats	Lvl 1	Lvl 2	Lvl 3
Top Speed	151	164	177
Boost Speed	185	210	230
Speed while drfting (per frame)	1.4 speed
Acceleration (speed/sec)	-7
Deceleration	-
Boost Chain Multiplier	-
Boost cost	25	40	50
Drift cost/sec	9.5 air	14.25 air	19 air
Tornado cost	25	30	40
Trick air gain modifier	-
Shortcut air gain modifier	-
Passive fuel drain/sec	9.6 air
Weight modifier	0.25

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Slide Booster

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Unmatched drifting capability

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Gear specific details	Special flags
Fuel type	Air
Special flags
Mechanics	Air Lock
Frames to charge drift dash	7
Archetype support	Combat has 5 frame boost duration, Boost has +25 boost speed, Late booster has -20% boost cost

Stats

Gear stats	Lvl 1	Lvl 2	Lvl 3
Top Speed	152	165	178
Boost Speed	275	325	400
Drift dash Speed	+100	+130	+150
Drift dash speed cap	240	250	260
Acceleration (speed/sec)	0
Deceleration	-
Boost Chain Multiplier	-
Boost cost	30	45	60
Drift cost/sec	4.98 air	9.96 air	15 air
Tornado cost	25	30	40
Trick air gain modifier	-
Shortcut air gain modifier	-
Passive fuel drain/sec	9.6 air
Weight modifier	-0.15

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Super Knuckles

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The combat super

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Gear specific details	Special flags
Fuel type	Rings
Shortcut type(s)	Fly, Power
Special flags	Starts with 30 rings, cannot use pits
Mechanics	Level 3 tornados, +0.3 Speed/frame while drifting, Tornado Boost while boosting
Frames to charge drift dash	60

Stats

Gear stats	Super
Top Speed	195
Boost Speed	250
Drift dash Speed	+100
Drift dash speed cap	260
Acceleration (speed/sec)	+80
Deceleration	-
Boost Chain Multiplier	-
Boost cost	10 rings
Drift cost/sec	0.54 rings
Tornado cost	5 rings
Trick air gain modifier	-
Shortcut air gain modifier	-
Passive fuel drain/sec	0.54 rings
Weight modifier	0.75
Attack type	Twist (150 frames)
Boost duration (frames)	240