I personally like the Asylum better, Im one of the only ones who wasnt a fan of the Hyroad. To me the Hyroad, even with surface was too clean for fresh oil....I could only use it after lanes broke down and I was looking for a benchmark. I find the Asylum to handle fresh oil fine and have a heavier roll....hits like a truck...it tells me exactly what move to ake next, ball up or ball down, reads the lane great.

I personally like the Asylum better, Im one of the only ones who wasnt a fan of the Hyroad. To me the Hyroad, even with surface was too clean for fresh oil....I could only use it after lanes broke down and I was looking for a benchmark. I find the Asylum to handle fresh oil fine and have a heavier roll....hits like a truck...it tells me exactly what move to ake next, ball up or ball down, reads the lane great.

You should be in sales for Roto, you make me want to buy a few.

I agree with vkowalski.

It seems that the Asylum is stronger when compared to the Hyroad. If you're on the heavier side of medium go with the Asylum. If you're on the lighter side of medium and/or experience a lot of breakdown I'd go with the Hyroad

The point somebody made earlier about the Hyroad being too clean is one of the best points to me in favor of getting the Asylum instead.  Hyroad either needs some surface or the track needs to burn a bit to smooth out the backend transition.  Haha, very rarely you'll say a ball being too clean is a problem, but it can be sometimes with the Hyroad on fresh conditions. 

Went with the asylum, and don't regret it one bit. First game strung the first eight, with a ringing 10 in the ninth for 279. 40 foot ths.

I am going to dredge up this thread because I am about to make the same decision. I picked up a Hyroad last October and put a control layout on it in hopes of making it my benchmark ball. On fresh oil, the hyroad doesn't read the mids for me at box finish. I have tried it at 2000 and 3000 abralon but neither seemed to give me the look on the fresh I am looking for. 2000 seemed to burn off too much energy and 3000 was hit or miss at reading the midlane on fresh. My house doesn't usually have the cleanest backends, so I need a ball to get a good read in the mids to prevent over/under and spotty reactions. I am debating replacing my hyroad with an Asylum. From those who seem to have the same issues with the hyroad that I have, do you find the Asylum a better benchmark piece?

Though they are very close in overall hook the shape is different.  Asylum slows down quicker providing a smooth down lane motion with a slower response to friction so it's much better for me when I need to control the breakpoint with straighter angles.  Hyroad is a quick response ball for me and looks much better when the fronts are beat up requiring more angle through the front.  I've had 5 Hyroads over the years so one of my favorites and both are excellent choices as a step down from the IQ or Marvel lines.