Has anyone had a chance to ride or own any of these 2 boards? I never owned a burton and am now looking at these 2 boards. I am 5'8 and 200lbs and I love going fast. Is the T7 worth the extra $$$$$$?
i own a T6 (for 3 yrs) and love it, but it's a very "demanding" board... ie. you have to be on it and charging at all times... it can get tiring, and it's not a very forgiving board at all...
i recently picked up a Rossi Experience because I got tired of the T6 (still keep it for groomer days), and the fact that it sinks like an anchor in pow... really have to work to keep the nose up, since the nose is so stiff... great through crud though - just blasts through
if you want something "do it all" but still stiff, i'd suggest looking at the Custom X instead
I live on the east coast so always in crude and ice...lol
I have a arbor wasteland,lib tech skunk ape,and a Rome artifact rocker so it would be just for flying on groomers
pretty big difference in the stiffness between custom V and the T7, and a different camber shape. T7 is traditional camber, custom V is a V rocker.
if you are looking for a really stiff board for flying on groomers Custom X and T7 both fit the bill. mind you, if you have big feet (10/11+) you will have difficulty fitting onto a T7, which has no wide version. custom X on the other hand does have a wide version.
since you haven't owned a Burton before i assume you have no EST bindings. this is binding technology specific to Burton boards - both the T7 and Custom X come only with EST technology so you will need new bindings as well. something stiff and responsive like the C60 or CO2 (both top end and both expensive) at a push maybe the Cartels. either way, it wont be cheap buying into Burton
as an alternative, i would suggest Ride Society or, slightly more expensive, Nitro Blacklight or Nitro Prolight. all stiff, all directional, all traditional camber. good luck!
I have the new Custom with Cartel est bindings. It's a nice board who allows you to ride aggressively if you want to. For me it was the perfect board right now, but I wish it was just a bit softer. But thats all. I ride it all, and this is a real "all mountain" board, that will give you plaesure for sure. But I don't know if its the right pick for any beginner.. I havent tried it properly in the powder snow just yet, but I'm sure it behaves good there too.
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