Everyone want's to pull down the big guy..... Burton is High performance like a high performance car you ride it faster, stronger, better and of cause its gonna break.
Who is pushing the sport to new levels....who pushes all the other companies to produce something better, more flex, more specific, more style than burton.
If there is no big guy then there is nothing to live up too.
Lib tech created new tech with the skate banana... do you think they would of pushed themselves to come up with something unique without the dominance of Burton.
The progression of snowboarding really has nothing to do with Burton as such it has to do with someone/something pushing us to be better. A better rider, a better board and a new better company....
I am not burtonised I love that there is variety within the snowboard industry. Rome,, Lib Tech, Ride and many more. Now we just have to know more to find what we need. Oh yeah I love to ride ride to live
Grant
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Oct 14, 2009 08:36:40 AM
proof in the pudding.
i personally know three people who rode the burton blunt for two weeks and it broke. not because of inexperience but because the board cannot take park riding the way other boards can. the same people owned boards from Rome and Ride snowboards and have been on them for almost two seasons. and refferring to inexperience it is not a rare occurance that you would break a board on a rail or on any park feature for that matter,experienced or not. certain boards can take a beating. breaking a board on a rail is not rare at all. and anyone who says that burton is the best in looks quality and getting what you paid for has clearly not riden anything else. burton may make more gear than anyone else but it is absolutely false that they make the best gear out there. sorry to burst your bubble.
greg gregerson
of MS
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May 04, 2009 23:39:56 PM
Outstanding Quality
"Burton manufactures tons of hardgoods but listen to this. The article talks about how they test all of their product and make it the best. burton manufactures all hard good to last ONLY 14 DAYS ON THE MOUNTAIN!!!! SO FOR ANYONE WHO TAKES SNOWBOARDING AT ALL SERIOUSLY DO NOT BUY BURTON IT WILL BREAK. THEN WHEN IT BREAKS, THE "48 HOUR RETURN POLICY" ON WARRANTIES IS A HOAX, MORE LIKE 3-4 WEEKS THEY SUCK. WATCH OUT FOR THE CORPORATE MONSTER BUY A Lib Tech!!!!"
You're either an inexperienced snowboarder or a Lib Tech salesperson. If your Burton snowboard broke at all, especially a new one, it is because either you bought a used, damaged snowboard, or you were doing something wrong. Any snowboard of quality does not just "break" on the mountain. Abusing an already beat-up board - for example, riding a rail incorrectly, could (rarely) cause a board to break. Burton is known by all snowboarders and all store carriers of its brand as the best gear out there. Ask anyone with Burton equipment; I'm certain they'll tell you it beats all other brands in quality, looks, and getting what you paid for.
Liana Aro
of CO
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Apr 21, 2009 13:49:10 PM
lies!!!
Burton manufactures tons of hardgoods but listen to this. The article talks about how they test all of their product and make it the best. burton manufactures all hard good to last ONLY 14 DAYS ON THE MOUNTAIN!!!! SO FOR ANYONE WHO TAKES SNOWBOARDING AT ALL SERIOUSLY DO NOT BUY BURTON IT WILL BREAK. THEN WHEN IT BREAKS, THE "48 HOUR RETURN POLICY" ON WARRANTIES IS A HOAX, MORE LIKE 3-4 WEEKS THEY SUCK. WATCH OUT FOR THE CORPORATE MONSTER BUY A Lib Tech!!!!
Banana Traction
of CA
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Mar 25, 2009 15:36:27 PM
Burton Boards Are Awesome!
Burton snowboards are awesome. Now they're into surfboards and skateboards, can't wait to check those out.
snowboards.safebuyweb.com
Todd Owens
of AK
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Nov 06, 2008 14:06:35 PM
Bill Byrne
"The names are also inventive: Try Lux, Feelgood, Blunt, and Vapor on for size."
I don't know if the names are all that inventive as we're stereotyping that they should be inventive.
Look at sneakers, cars or luxury goods. The name is part of marketing.. the Vapor appeals to a much different Burton rider than the Blunt or the Lux.
Grant @ Oct 14, 2009 08:36:40 AM
greg gregerson of MS @ May 04, 2009 23:39:56 PM
Liana Aro of CO @ Apr 21, 2009 13:49:10 PM
Banana Traction of CA @ Mar 25, 2009 15:36:27 PM
Todd Owens of AK @ Nov 06, 2008 14:06:35 PM
Bill Byrne of CA @ Sep 22, 2008 18:53:40 PM
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