Snowboarder input needed?

[BMW_TUNER]

So I just pulled my old board out from under my bed and I havent riden it in 6 years. The question is should I sell the old board and get a new one because technology has changed significantly in the last 8 years since it was made. Or should I ride that old Burton because it is mine and it is still pretty good.

It is a Burton Custom 160 from 2002. I have a a set of Burton SI bindings on it with a new set of Burton SI boots that where top of the line heat fits from 2002.

I am way out of the snowboarding loop so I turn to those who are.

Inform me?

[Fusion]

I got back into snb anfter many years like you and I found out the most significant changes have been made to bindings and shoes, the material and weight.
I looked around while waiting for the lift and everyone had way different setups. But personally I won't upgrade unless I start riding more often.

[aaron325ix]

naw dude, if your base is still good, i.e. no core shots, you should be fine. I would however throw down some cash for a nice tune and wax though, unless you can do it yourself that is. Burton has been making great boards for a while. If fact I think i used to have a custom from that year. some of my favoite boards to ride are my burton frontiers, 163,168 and yes even a 175. garenteed your board still has plenty of pop!

[FKNFASTM5]

i would just snag some new boots and bindings. Boot shave def come a long way since 2002.

I just retired my old setup and grabbed this deck..



WIth these bindings...




.. and i could not be more freakin satisfied. Get a ton of compliments on the slopes as well with this new board.

Good luck man, cant wait to get out west for some riding this winter

[E30 Wagen]

I wouldn't hesitate to ride with your setup at all. Customs are definitely one of the best boards from Burton, and have been for a long time. Short of the high tech honey comb cores in their high end boards, Customs always have the snappiest, lightest cores and the best bases, I think Superfly II and Sintered WFO respectively. If you were to go look at a new Burton Custom I doubt there would be much difference at all since they've been using the same cores for a long time. The new things they've come out with are the channel binding mount system and different rockers like the Flying V (my brother's new Custom has this), which are popular now. I still ride the traditional rocker though. Last year I bought a Burton Process with the Cartel EST bindings.

However, boots and bindings have come a long way so I'd look into those.

[nomansland92]

If this is your first year back on the board i would stick with the old Burton then maybe next year step up. I have a 10 year old Burton i still ride as a beater board and i love it still rides pretty good. Last season i just got a new set up with Salomon board and bindings and boots will be sometime this year.

[phreshkid]

Stick with the custom for a little until you can afford a better, newer board. Try something with reverse camber if you are a pow man. If you're a park guy, look into something with a lot more flex... forum youngblood, www, k2 parkstar or even the slightly more ridged darkstar. Stick with Burton bindings since they are among the strongest and the lightest. I personally love Union Force bindings but that's just me.

I ride between 152 and 154 for park/insane jumps. The Burton Custom these days are more park/pipe boards.


I believe in you.

[Mercury[BKM]]

new boots and bindings...board should be fine :)

you can buy mine in the random crap for sale thread LOL before i raise the prices since new season is upon us :D

[OrganicMechanic]

I have a vintage early to mid 90 kemper freestyle, the one that looks directional but isnt. It is in pristine shape but the predrilled holes for the bindings dont line up with anything on the market. I plan on tee-bolting on a set of Flow bindings and rocking a set of BOA style boots on the hill this season.

[quikveedb2]

k2 parkstar or even the slightly more ridged darkstar.

I LOVED my Darkstar, rode park hard for a season and a half on that & some Rome Targas (about 100 days or so) and it held up OK, I finally started breaking edges and got a World Wide Weapon and some Hurrithane binders. K2 ftmfw. Just because Burton is big does not mean they make the best stuff, do your own research before buying, and demo some boards if you can.

Stick with what you have unless you're going to get serious about riding, but snowboard technology has come a loooong way since that custom was new. Boards are lighter, more responsive, and more durable, and binders and boots have progressed by leaps & bounds as well.

[318isbmw]

I'd keep what you have until you get used to riding again. Maybe next season or so get a new board, but I wouldn't rush into it. I just got rid of my Ride Profile 156 that I'd been riding for 8 years. It was still great, but on my new LibTech you can tell the change in technology, its lighter and cuts a lot better in all conditions.

[Mlarsen]

Burton is shit, buy a Lib tech. /Thread.

[aaron325ix]

Burton is shit, buy a Lib tech. /Thread.

uhhhh, not really though. :loco: and im not saying lib tech makes bad boards or anything, but burton has been making solid boards for quite some time. they (jake burton) actually kind of pioneered the sport.

[Mlarsen]

There just a crap company that doesn't deserve my hard earned money. I hate everything that brand has done for snowboarding. There quality is shit. Jake Burton in the grand scheme of things hasn't really contributed anything as a snowboarder. He stole alot of design shit from Tom Sims. I like the fact my board is hand-made like an hour away from my house. Lib-tech is fucking quality nobody can say shit about there boards. They've been innovators for a long time. Magne-traction, Banana-tech. How many boards nowadays have reverse camber now? EVERY brand has some sort of reverse camber. Buy Lib-Tech and you will ride better.

[aaron325ix]

OP was asking if his old burton board is good to go. Yes, it is. Burton makes quality boards, and gear regardless of what youre political opinion of large companies is, which is kind of vague btw. Also, I dont really trust people or their opinions when they cant spell, or use proper word comprehention. they're, their, there. learn it, live it. ;)