Does Flying V live up? - Snowboarding Forum

M.C._Dub · 01-18-2013, 09:11 PM

How does everyone feel about Flying V tech from Burton? I've heard a mixed bag, pros being contact and pop/flex, cons being edge hold on hard pack and speed.

I love the idea of the rocker-camber-rocker profile, just curious what everyone else thinks about its real life application

corneilli · 01-19-2013, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by M.C._Dub

How does everyone feel about Flying V tech from Burton? I've heard a mixed bag, pros being contact and pop/flex, cons being edge hold on hard pack and speed.

I love the idea of the rocker-camber-rocker profile, just curious what everyone else thinks about its real life application

How is holding an edge a con?

ig88 · 01-19-2013, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by corneilli

How is holding an edge a con?

He meant problems with holding an edge being a con.

trez17 · 01-19-2013, 04:59 AM

Can confirm that it's really smooth for powder & normal conditions. Speed also pretty good in my eyes. The big disappointment is indeed the really bad edge hold on ice. Frostbite edges don't work !!

corneilli · 01-19-2013, 05:47 AM

Oops, my bad

ig88 · 01-19-2013, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by trez17

Can confirm that it's really smooth for powder & normal conditions. Speed also pretty good in my eyes. The big disappointment is indeed the really bad edge hold on ice. Frostbite edges don't work !!

Yeah I also want to hear about Burton's frost bite advantage from more people other than from Burton. Burton's frost bite to me is a real mystery. Does anyone know how it works?

trez17 · 01-19-2013, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ig88

Yeah I also want to hear about Burton's frost bite advantage from more people other than from Burton. Burton's frost bite to me is a real mystery. Does anyone know how it works?

It's around 0.5mm extra boardwide @ the bindings edge

In my eyes it's to little to make a change, I don't notice the difference between normal Burton Rocker without, then Flying V with it...

AJHXXXIII · 01-19-2013, 06:07 AM

I have a capita TFA, a GNU DK, and a Burton Custom Restricted with frostbite and under general/average snow conditions I feel like the Burton washes out the most, the other two I rarely if ever wash out on. On ice though I feel like they are all about equal. To be honest, I'm not a Burton Hater, but I probably won't buy another Burton board again. If I didn't already own it and could sell it I would (you practically have to give a custom restricted away to get rid of it). Here's a video some of you may appreciate from the House Board Shop testing a bunch of different manufacturers' edge hold on ice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRIt2rna2Pk

M.C._Dub · 01-19-2013, 07:52 AM

I'm demoing a Custom Flying V today. Dust on crust conditions. I'll post an update later on about edge hold. Super curious how the profile and frostbite will work.

Lamps · 01-19-2013, 08:17 AM

After a couple years of riding my Flying V i found that I ride it differently from camber when on ice. This mostly compensates. If you ride your Flying V same as camber it's not as good on ice.

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01-19-2013, 04:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
trez17 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 4	Can confirm that it's really smooth for powder & normal conditions. Speed also pretty good in my eyes. The big disappointment is indeed the really bad edge hold on ice. Frostbite edges don't work !!

01-19-2013, 05:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
corneilli Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Belgium Posts: 108	Oops, my bad

01-19-2013, 06:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
AJHXXXIII Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 70	I have a capita TFA, a GNU DK, and a Burton Custom Restricted with frostbite and under general/average snow conditions I feel like the Burton washes out the most, the other two I rarely if ever wash out on. On ice though I feel like they are all about equal. To be honest, I'm not a Burton Hater, but I probably won't buy another Burton board again. If I didn't already own it and could sell it I would (you practically have to give a custom restricted away to get rid of it). Here's a video some of you may appreciate from the House Board Shop testing a bunch of different manufacturers' edge hold on ice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRIt2rna2Pk

01-19-2013, 07:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
M.C._Dub Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Stowe, VT Posts: 47	I'm demoing a Custom Flying V today. Dust on crust conditions. I'll post an update later on about edge hold. Super curious how the profile and frostbite will work.

01-19-2013, 08:17 AM	#10 (permalink)
Lamps Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 633 Blog Entries: 5	After a couple years of riding my Flying V i found that I ride it differently from camber when on ice. This mostly compensates. If you ride your Flying V same as camber it's not as good on ice.