Need a new wide board - Burton Bullet?
I'm an intermediate boarder that needs to step up to a new board. My
current board is my beginner, a 155 Airwalk Match wide. I guess it a pretty soft flex and so was good for me to learn on. Now I want to upgrade to something better, but within the lower price range. I'm 6' 185lbs and think a 162cm should fit me well. I've been looking into the Burton Bullet, as the Canyon is out of my price range and I wear size 12 boots and need a wide board. Any thoughts as to the performance of this board? I'm starting to ride the pipe better now and am hitting the medium sized jumps with confidence. Is this board gonna be good enough for me? What others are there that are well built, come in wide sizes, and won't break the bank account? thanks for the input |
Need a new wide board - Burton Bullet?
thanks for *all* the input
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Need a new wide board - Burton Bullet?
thanks for *all* the input
It is post-season for much of the world... activity on this newsgroup tends to trail off significantly. It's quite possible that nobody reading that has actually ridden the Bullet. I'm not a freestyler and don't know which wide boards do well in the park and pipe firsthand, so I can't make any specific comments. If you were a freerider I'd have some recommendations ;) Mike T |
Need a new wide board - Burton Bullet?
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Need a new wide board - Burton Bullet?
I bought the Atomic Alibi at the beginning of last season and that board
rocks! Stiff and fun to ride. After breaking it in this season at Lake Louise, I can say it is one of the best boards out there. Although the Alibi isn't a wide board, my friend bought the Atomic Mugshot which is exactly the same except it is wide! He's got size 13 feet and he claims that it works great with him. Not only that you don't get the mark up you usually see with anything Burton (not that they don't make good products, they just charge too much). My friend said the board is comparable to his old Burton Canyon, but stiffer. The Mugshot features 4 (yes FOUR) layers of fibre glass, sintered base and a twin tip side cut. It is totally set up for the park. You can check it out on www.atomicsnowboards.com. Also it was voted top 10 good wood of the year by Transworld last year. Oh by the way, it offers 2 years warranty, as opposed to Burton's 1 year. (my friend's Canyon delamed at the tip 1.5 years through hope you check that board out "Jason Watkins" wrote in message om... (Matt) wrote in message . com... thanks for *all* the input Sorry dude, I don't know a board to reccomend you. I have a donek wide and like that... I wouldn't hesitate to reccomend their wide or sasquatch models for freeride. The other thing I'd say is, there's *plenty* of good boards out there. Not having $500 to spend doesn't mean you have to settle for a poor board... it just means you're going to have to look outside the fashionable brands. That, or try to find a good condition demo of the Canyon. |
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