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The Good Ride TakeBurton Custom & Custom ICS All Mountain Snowboard ReviewDays on the Board- 25Bindings Used- Burton Co2, Burotn Cartels Burton P1's and Burton Diodes Riders That Tested it- 5 Every company has to make an “all mountain” board. What usually happens is you get a board that does everything average and nothing great. This board really appeals to the masses because it does most everything slightly above average and a few things rather well. This is a great board for someone who likes everything or someone who wants to try everything. The custom is also a great board for those that still love the feel of camber when it isn't dumping and have a hybrid or rocker shape for powder riding. We have ridden this board almost every year and don't have much to add to this review for 2012. It's pretty much the same board. The Good Ride Take on Burton Burton is huge. They have developed or acquired most of the technology that we use today. Burton is one of the only companies that can provide you with everything you need to snowboard from boards to beanies. Burton even owns arguably the best surfboard company Channel Islands because Jake likes to surf. They are like the Yankees of snowboarding because they can always outspend their competition to win. The positives- Burton provides more products for each gear/clothing/accessory category than any other company. Burton has possibly the best customer service in the snowboarding industry. Burton continuously spends more money than almost any company to develop new tech or just make what they have better. Burton sponsors more pro’s and get’s more high level user feed back than any other company. They have some of the best boots, bindings and boards in the industry. They also have great clothing. The bottom line is Burton is the 800lb patriarch Gorrilla of our industry that makes good stuff and backs it up with good customer service. The snowboarding world owes soo much to them but at the same time they can be very frustrating when it comes to price and proprietary technology.
Company InformationBurtonCUSTOM AND CUSTOM WIDE 2012Burton CUSTOM Lord of the boards.
Without the Custom, snowboarding would not be where it is today. From the pipes and parks of freestyle progression to the backcountry lines of legend, this is truly one board to rule them all. Ridden by Mikkel Bang and Mads Jonsson, its classic camber design is now energized with Squeezebox, a new core concept that pushes power, snap, and stability further. Outfitting the pros since ’95 this board needs little validation. It is the Custom.
Ridden by: Mikkel Bang and Mads Jonsson
Features + Gondola Package + The Channel + BEND: Camber + SHAPE: Directional + FLEX: Twin + CORE: Super Fly II™ with Dualzone™ EGD™ + FIBERGLASS: Triax™ Fiberglass, Lightning Bolts, and Carbon I-Beam™ + BASE: Sintered WFO + SIDEWALLS: 10:45™ + EXTRAS: NEW Squeezebox, Frostbite Edges, Pro-Tip™, Infinite Ride™, and Progressively Wider Waist Widths
Diecut Base Color Combinations May Vary
Sizes: 151cm (248 WW) 154cm (252 WW) 156cm (253 WW) 158cm (254 WW) 160cm (255 WW) 163cm (257 WW)
158cm WIDE (258 WW) 162cm WIDE (260 WW) 165cm WIDE (262 WW) 169cm WIDE (264 WW)
Feel: 5 BurtonCUSTOM AND CUSTOM WIDE 2011Burton CUSTOM Affinity for all things freestyle. From cliff drops to park laps, pow, pipe, or rail session, the Custom™ is a long-time team favorite, with its diverse talents spearheaded by the likes of Mads Jonsson. Full of life and eager to please, it’s packed with our most proven ingredients, including Frostbite Edges for grip in the iciest conditions and Lightning Bolts for electrified edge control and mind-reading response. Features + Gondola Package + The Channel + Camber + SHAPE: Directional + FLEX: Twin + CORE: Super Fly II™ Core with Dualzone™ EGD™ and Negative Profile + FIBERGLASS: Triax™ Fiberglass, Lightning Bolts, and Carbon I-Beam™ + BASE: Sintered WFO + EDGES:NEW Frostbite Edges with Grip and Rip™ Tune + SIDEWALLS: 10:45™ + EXTRAS:NEW Progressively Wider Waist Widths, Pro-Tip™, and Infinite Ride™ Sizes: 151cm (248 WW) 154cm (252 WW) 156cm (253 WW) 158cm (254 WW) 160cm (255 WW) 163cm (257 WW) 158cm WIDE (258 WW) 162cm WIDE (260 WW) 165cm WIDE (262 WW) 169cm WIDE (264 WW) Feel: 5 Camber
An advocate of powerful turns and poppy precision, camber speaks to the core values of board design. Acting like a suspension, camber creates a lively ride capable of slicing and stomping the entire mountain. Camber distributes weight evenly over the entire length of the board allowing for smooth, continuous edge control from tip to tail.  BurtonCUSTOM and CUSTOM WIDE 2010The godfather of freestyle. Shredded daily by Mads and Mason on any terrain imaginable, there’s a reason the Custom™ is what every company aspires to. Featuring the most proven ingredients, including a snappy wood core and accelerated base, this year’s Custom unveils our NEW Lightning Bolts. Radiating outwards from the Channel, these energy transfer lines send input from brain to edge in the blink of an eye, allowing thoughts to become actions with effortless precision. Custom SHAPE: Directional FLEX: Twin CORE: Super Fly II™ Core with Dualzone™ EGD™ and Negative Profile FIBERGLASS: Triax™ Response Fiberglass, NEW Lightning Bolts, and Carbon I-Beam™ BASE:NEW Sintered N2O WFO EDGES: Grip and Rip™ Tune SIDEWALLS: 10:45™ EXTRAS:NEW Wide Sizes [165cm & 169cm], Pro-Tip™, and Infinite Ride™ Sizes: 144cm (239 WW) 148cm (244 WW) 151cm (245 WW) 154cm (246 WW) 156cm (247 WW) 158cm (249 WW) 162cm (251 WW) 166cm (253 WW) 157cm WIDE (258 WW) 162cm WIDE (260 WW) 165cm WIDE (262 WW) 169cm WIDE (264 WW) Feel: 5
SpecsBurton Custom Snowboard Specs 2012
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Burton Custom Snowboard Review
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Average user rating from: 3 user(s)
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My favourite board. (Custom 156 ICS Camber)
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
First off I love to ride the whole mountain, pow at any given opportunity,I like the park too (mainly jumps and the odd box but not rails) and love a good blast on the piste slashing banks and playing around boosting off side hits and stuff.This board is honestly my favourite out of all the boards I've had, it is REALLY light (way lighter than a custom X and way lighter than a skate banana) turns really well whilst maintaining a fun and fairly forgiving nature, has good edge hold and edge grip but not as good as the custom x, it doesn't have the same grip as the skate banana but has better edge hold and personally I kinda like a board that washes out a tiny bit - its like skidding a bit in a go kart! (know what i mean?!) it also has very good pop off jumps and an excellent fast base, I usually keep it well waxed and structured with a proper brush with a cork and on recent holiday I was nearly always leaving my friend (a skier - I know gay right) everyone on the cable car for dead. The other thing I like about this board is you can go slow on it when needed and lets face it people there are alot of areas on a hill where this is needed (crowds for example) I have also not had any quality issues with this board at all - like I said my favourite board I've ever had. I also ride cartel est bindings with the super bed from the CO2's that make it more responsive AND more damp - all in all given the varied nature of snowboarding (even on a day lapping the park you have to navigate other people and ride some piste dontcha!) I give this board top marks cos it always makes me smile. Have a good season folks. |
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Reviewed by lee
January 01, 2012 |
Disappointed with Burton Custom
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I expected a lot more from this legendary board. I'll admit it's fast, responsive, good with jumps, landing & lot's of pop, but was disappointed with the edge hold. Not recommended for riding on icy conditions (East coast). The tail would washout on aggressive curves on hard packed. I have an Arbor Elements and it's edge hold was phenomenal. |
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Reviewed by Jippy
March 15, 2011 |
Burton Custom 09/10 157W and 10/11 158W
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2 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Have had both boards and both have been snapped at the nose in the same exact way. (topsheet pressure cracks which lead to the nose being like paper) This board sucks. If you want a good board buy a different company
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Reviewed by samwise
February 01, 2011 |