mikeportnoy Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 i just got a new (never been ridden) burton speed 168 for $100. for anyone who has actually ridden the burton speed, how would you rate it? is it junk or a decent carving board? thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlpentalRider Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 I own the same deck (2002 model I got off ebay) and tried it out at hood this summer. It held an edge well on the morning boilerplate that you get in Hood early in the am, and rode pretty damp considering the ruts I was hitting. As the snow softened throughout the day, I was able to really rail it hard and lay out some decent EC turns. The width (the 158 and 168 came with wider waists) really help you in that department. I think on the alpinecarving.com site they refer to that model as the poor man's SWOARD, and I'd have to agree it's a fun ride. Besides, Klug seems to do pretty good with it ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagen Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 I have one of those - and it's my favorite free carve board. It holds an edge well and also does well in not so perfect conditions. One could argue that edge to edge transitions are not that fast because of the wider waist. But that's not a problem for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkey Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 My son rides shorter versions of that board and loves them......relatively forgiving. If you have any second thoughts, I'll gladly buy the board from you! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John K Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 I've got one.... ebay deal and it is really fun. Has anyone used one in deep powder ? JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagen Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 I used mine in powder - not the really deep stuff yet... ...it worked pretty well after I moved the bindings back a little bit and reduced the binding angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 What's the waist width on the 168 Speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagen Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 It has a 22.5 cm waist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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