Flexing a new board?? - Snowboarding Forum

rvcasrfr · 11-07-2009, 05:08 PM

I just got a new Burton Custom (first REAL board.. w00p w00p) and I'm hearing that I should flex the sh*t out of it so I can get that stiffness out.. I've been doing it for about 10 minutes with my boots on and am just wondering how long and how hard should I be flexing it? I'm kind of scared to break it.. but I do notice it getting a little less stiff.. Still pretty hard to get that front foot in the air for an olley...

rgrwilco · 11-07-2009, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rvcasrfr

I just got a new Burton Custom (first REAL board.. w00p w00p) and I'm hearing that I should flex the sh*t out of it so I can get that stiffness out.. I've been doing it for about 10 minutes with my boots on and am just wondering how long and how hard should I be flexing it? I'm kind of scared to break it.. but I do notice it getting a little less stiff.. Still pretty hard to get that front foot in the air for an olley...

your wasting your time

rvcasrfr · 11-07-2009, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rgrwilco

your wasting your time

Haha for sure, so what I heard was bullsh*t then?

jibbherr · 11-07-2009, 05:21 PM

yeah pretty much bullshit

i mean you can get the initial stiffness out it wont do much until you ride it for a while. and the burton coustom has what they call infinite ride. basically they over pack the board and then break it in for you at the factory. this gives it the same feel throughout its life, they claim it gives it more pop but ive never ridden a board with it so idk

SPAZ · 11-07-2009, 06:04 PM

yeah, that is a heap of bull. congrats on the new board though!

ifresh21 · 11-07-2009, 06:27 PM

customs are fairly soft. You cant ollie on it?

DC5R · 11-07-2009, 07:03 PM

Like everyone has said, it's pretty much bs. However, you can actually benefit by practicing soem tricks or something. That way you get better at a trick and you can spend some time breaking in the board

11-07-2009, 05:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
rvcasrfr Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 109	Flexing a new board?? I just got a new Burton Custom (first REAL board.. w00p w00p) and I'm hearing that I should flex the sh*t out of it so I can get that stiffness out.. I've been doing it for about 10 minutes with my boots on and am just wondering how long and how hard should I be flexing it? I'm kind of scared to break it.. but I do notice it getting a little less stiff.. Still pretty hard to get that front foot in the air for an olley...

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SPAZ -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: May 2009 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,818	yeah, that is a heap of bull. congrats on the new board though! __________________ 2011 Never Summer Revolver-R 156 2011 Flux RK30's 2010 Rome Libertines

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11-07-2009, 05:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
jibbherr Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 121	yeah pretty much bullshit i mean you can get the initial stiffness out it wont do much until you ride it for a while. and the burton coustom has what they call infinite ride. basically they over pack the board and then break it in for you at the factory. this gives it the same feel throughout its life, they claim it gives it more pop but ive never ridden a board with it so idk

11-07-2009, 06:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
ifresh21 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 222	customs are fairly soft. You cant ollie on it?

11-07-2009, 07:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
DC5R Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,610	Like everyone has said, it's pretty much bs. However, you can actually benefit by practicing soem tricks or something. That way you get better at a trick and you can spend some time breaking in the board