Burton Mr. Nice Guy Snowboard Review

$489

ntermediate to Expert All Mountain Freesyle
Camber Twin Shape
Burton's getting back on the camber kick this year and the Mr. Nice Guy is one of their new camber boards. The Mr. Nice guy has most of Burton's newest tech like "squeeze box" and "lightning bolts" which adds to the pop and between the feet control. This definitely improves the ride but the end result is the Mr. Nice Guy is still just a camber board that is very similar to the boards before the rocker revolution. The edge hold is good but still closer to the average side than the excellent side. We'd like to see them add "frostbite" edges (extension between the feet) to all their camber boards. It's pretty aggressive for it's size, made to go straight and fast either direction . We say this allot but stick to the weight recommendation on these boards or you will not get the ride you expected. The Mr. Nice guy is what it is. A camber board reminiscent of 2005/2006 made for aggressive lighter weight riders that like to perform ultra technical big tricks. We would of liked to see some sort of hybrid camber integrated into this like camber humps or a nose that rises up just a bit early. The Mr. Nice Guy isn't for everyone but it might tickle the fancy of a few old school riders.

How It Rides
Groomers	Good	Speed	Good	Flex	Soft/Med	Rails/ Jibbing	Average
Powder	Average	Weight	Light	Carving	Good	Pipe	Good
Turn Initiation	Easy	Edge Hold	Good	Switch	Excellent	Jumps	Good

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The Good Ride Take

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 Negatives- Because Burton spends so much money on sponsorship and tech they have to pass this cost along to the products they sell. They relentlessly continue to jack up the prices every year. You are almost always going to get a good product from Burton’s higher end line but some mid to low level products don’t stack up to the competition in the same price range. Burton always tries to make proprietary tech like the channel tech and 3 hole binding tech so you can only ride Burton Gear which sucks! We wish they wouldn’t act like the Microsoft of snowboarding.

The bottom line is Burton is the 800lb patriarch 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.

Specs

2012 Burton Mr. Nice Guy


BOARD SIZE	152cm	155cm	158cm	160Wcm	157Wcm
RUNNING LENGTH	1110mm	1140mm	1170mm	1190mm	1160mm
WAIST WIDTH	248mm	250mm	251mm	258mm	258mm
SIDECUT DEPTH	21.05mm	21.62mm	22.19mm	22.57mm	22mm
SIDECUT RADIUS	7.33m	7.52m	7.72m	7.85m	7.66m
STANCE WIDTH	545mm	545mm	560mm	560mm	560mm
NOSE WIDTH	290.1mm	293.24mm	295.38mm	303.14mm	302mm
TAIL WIDTH	290.1mm	293.24mm	295.38mm	303.14mm	302mm
EFFECTIVE EDGE	1155mm	1185mm	1215mm	1235mm	1205mm
STANCE LOCATION	0	0	0	0	0
WEIGHT RANGE	115-165 lbs. / 52-75 kg.	120-170 lbs. / 54-77 kg.	130-180 lbs. / 59-82 kg.	145-195 lbs. / 66-88 kg.	125-175 lbs. / 57-79 kg.
BINDING SIZES	Medium	Medium/Large	Medium/Large	Large	Large