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Burton Seven Snowboard Review

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$349
Intermediate to Expert Freestyle to Jib/Street

Discontinued as of 2011
The coolest thing about this board is the spooned up nose that comes along with the rocker to make this board very difficult to catch an edge. The older models had a very catchy feel to them and they took a lot of work to throw around for a board of this size.  The last model made fixed some of these issues wtih the spoon nose but it was still a board that was definitely missing something.  If the price is right then maybe but it might be better to go with a newer board. 

How It Rides
Groomers Good
  Speed Good   Stiffness Med/Stiff   Rails/Boxes/Jibbing
Average
Powder Average
  Lightweight Medium   Carving Ability Good   Pipe Good
Turn Initiation
Moderate   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.


Company Information


Fully redone for 2010, the 10th edition of the infamous SE7EN™ just got cranked to eleven. Still twin through and through, the park dark lord now gets a softer flex and slightly wider waist width to let you pop, press, float, and butter with newfound finesse. Like a safety net when sliding steel, the spooned-out Scoop tips (Trevor’s brainchild) and upturned Rail Ready™ edges let you easy-style otherwise sketchy situations.

Rocker Shape
  • The Park Scoop

    This exaggerated spoon shape creates a more forgiving feel by turning the edges up at the tip and tail. We’ve taken the Scoop in two directions for 2010. The Park Scoop excels at jibbing, pressing, and buttering thanks to steeper, more aggressive scooping that extends slightly into the board’s running length. For a more versatile ride that adds looseness and float, the NEW Freestyle Scoop features mellower scooping that tapers off just before the contact points.

    The Park Scoop
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Core
  • Dualzone EGD

    The wood grain is positioned along the toe and heel edges, perpendicular to the rest of the wood core, for superior edge hold and added strength.

  • Park Fly Cores

    Beefier between the bindings and lighter at the tip and tails, these cores are soft where you want it, burly where you need it, and super light all around.

  • Positive Core Profile

    Thicker between the bindings and thinner towards the nose and tail. Drives you through a turn while increasing edge grip, response, and carving precision.

Glass
  • Triax Response Fiberglass

    Versatile flex and response that’s capable of everything from straight-line big mountain descents to mellow laps through the park.

Base
  • Lightspeed Vision base

    Strength, speed, easy maintenance, and poppy graphics for a fast ride even without wax.

Shape
  • Blunted Elliptical Kicks

    An elliptical tip and tail shape promotes pop while providing added float and clearance when riding pow and variable conditions.

  • Pro-Tip

    Another Burton first. Tapering the thickness of the tip and tail dramatically reduces swing weight and creates a more playful flex in the tip and tail.

    Pro-Tip
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  • Twin

    The shape is perfectly symmetrical for a balanced ride that’s equally versatile when ridden regular or switch. Jib, spin, stomp, and butter with a greater balance of freestyle mobility and cat-like stability.

    Twin
Sidewall
  • 10:45 Sidewalls

    Extra-meaty 10:45 Sidewalls use two different angles to absorb the impacts that aggressive riders dish out.

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Edge Technology
  • Rail Ready Edge Tune

    This less-catchy tune lets you slide without hang-ups and still get plenty of grip for hitting kickers.

Flex
  • Twin

    The flex is perfectly symmetrical from tip to tail for a balanced ride that’s equally versatile when ridden regular or switch.

    Twin
Feel
  • 4

    To help simplify things, we've assigned a single "feel" rating to each of our boards. This number is based on a variety of factors including the board’s materials, shape, tip-to-tail flex, and torsion (aka edge-to-edge rigidity). This number is based on a scale from one to ten with one being softer and more relaxed and ten being most responsive. Keep in mind that a higher number doesn't mean the board is more difficult to ride. It simply helps you compare boards within our line to determine which is best for your riding style.

    Board Feel - 4
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Other Features
  • NEW Sizes, NEW Mid Wide Waist Width, Softer Flex

Specs

Burton Seven Specs 2010

Seven Seven Seven Seven

BOARD SIZE

149cm

152cm

154cm

158cm

RUNNING LENGTH 1090mm 1110mm 1130mm 1170mm
WAIST WIDTH 248mm 250mm 252mm 254mm
SIDECUT DEPTH 20.15mm 20.5mm 20.9mm 21.6mm
SIDECUT RADIUS 7.38mm 7.52mm 7.65mm 7.93mm
STANCE WIDTH 505mm 530mm 560mm 560mm
NOSE WIDTH 288.3mm 291mm 293.8mm 297.2mm
TAIL WIDTH 288.3mm 291mm 293.8mm 297.2mm
EFFECTIVE EDGE 1135mm 1155mm 1175mm 1215mm
STANCE LOCATION Centered Centered Centered Centered
WEIGHT RANGE 90-140 lbs. / 41-63 kg. 115-165 lbs. / 52-74 kg. 120-170 lbs. / 54-77 kg. 130-180 lbs. / 59-84 kg.
BINDING SIZES Medium Medium / Large Medium / Large Medium / Large


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