Burton Riglet experience

lbs123 · Jan 31, 2017

Hi,

I bougth Burton Riglet board for my 3-years old son some time ago and after trying it a few times with him, I have a problem to understand concept of this board. The board doesn't have edges so it's very tricky (for a child) to even just stand still on it on a flat ground. It's very slippery and slides away from under the feets easily - of course, this is worse without bindings but even with bindings it's difficult to keep balance on it. On the other hand the reel is very nice concept, but because the board is so unstable it makes it impossible to pull the child without other adult holding him.

Wanted to ask if anyone has an experience teaching their children on this board? Have you experienced the same issues or what was your way of teaching them?

I guess if I don't figure it out, I would have to get a regular board with edges for my son and keep this for indoor use.

Thanks

Deacon · Jan 31, 2017

Have you watched some of these?

lbs123 · Jan 31, 2017

Thanks, I've seen a couple of those, but it looks all those kids are riding regular boards with edges. Couldn't see any video on snow with the Riglet board, just some indoor usage.

ctoma · Jan 31, 2017

From the burtonriglet.com web site:

Our Burton Riglet Board is a youth snowboard toy designed with no edges for indoor and outdoor use.

Interesting, indoor and outdoor use. Have you used this indoors to give your son a feel for the board?

Sounds like your little one needs to move up to a board with edges.

Speaking of the Burton Riglet Parks, Boyne Mountain had one set up last year. I was killing that park, hitting and slaying every feature until ski patrol booted me out.

f00bar · Jan 31, 2017

Ya, I think what you really want to do is upgrade to the smallest chopper and then get the 'Riglet Reel' which is just the tow line that you can attach to the front if you want. I'm assuming it sticks on like a stomp pad, so any board would do really. I had good experience with the choppers as a first board though.

lbs123 · Jan 31, 2017

Right, will have to upgrade because Riglet seems unusable on most snow conditions. The only time it worked was with about 1 inch of fresh snow which held it in a stable position when pulling. The lack of stability is also caused by the concave shape of the base which elevates "edges" ~ 5mm above the ground. We haven't tried it on slopes yet but cannot imagine how it would work without edges.

So my recommendation is to avoid this board and rather get a "real" one with edges for your children to begin with.

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