Burton Custom ICS Snowboard - 09/10 - 2009

Depending on what you mainly ride. If you ride more park then definately go for the 154. If you're more of a all-mountain kinda person, then go for the 156 because it will give you a little bit more play in the board off of steeps and what-not

how old is your child? This is a great freestyle board for anyone. It all depends on your child's ability and the size and of board you get. I'm 6' about 170 lbs, for the park I ride a 155cm.

Freeride specific? Then take a look at the Supermodel 155 or the Guru 156. You don't weight that much, but your feet are the biggest issue. If you run a smaller board you'll have to deal with toe and heel drag. But if you plan on only ridding powder, then the bigger board won't be a problem. Check those out. If you're not down with them, then the custom is a great all around deck.

The board will and does work in all conditions. Yes it will kill is on groomed hills. You will not be disappointed. This is one of the Best all mountain boards.

Oh yeah. The custom rides everything very well, park, pow, groomers, everything.

although you probably won't be able to find it at this point in the season, the lib tech T Rice is a better board, it will outride the custom anywhere on the mountain. C2 BTX in the T rice is a much better rocker design than v rocker for an all mountain board... it is more stable and gives you more pop plus theres magnatraction which cuts through any snow like butter

ride whats left of the season on what you got and pick up a t rice next summer, you will be glad you did then after riding the t rice for a little while find somebody you know with a custom have them let you borrow it for a little bit and ride it, you will see how much better the t rice is after 1 run on the custom

one more thing that the t rice gives you is the freedom of using whatever bindings you want, and the best bindings out there are not made by burton. Union forces or any union binding are bombproof and lighter than anything else

The flex rating for the custom is a 5, and the V-Rocker custom is a 4. Both decks are crazy fun. The custom is a great all around board. If you are looking to purchase one board. This is a wise choice.

Yo, you can use any binding you choose on this board, it comes with special adapters you can use. You can put any binding on an ics channel, but the est bindings only work on the ics board...you get what i'm saying? IF you do get est bindings you'll be stoked, you can remove the footbed and ride exactly on the board! it's crazy and gives uncontrollable feel. IF you go with regular bindings you can use it on this board, and any other board

What exactly do you mean? This board has an ICS channel and uses only EST bindings. The ICS/EST thing is by Burton and it gives great board feel and flex.

You are correct. They come with the board. It still is free. It is not included in the price. Before the disks, the board cost the same.

The flex is awesome. Really easy to butter with. This is a great responsive board but soft enough to be playful.

Feel: 5/10

Feel is based on a variety of factors including the board’s materials, shape, tip-to-tail flex, and torsion (aka edge-to-edge rigidity). This number is based on a scale from one to ten with one being softer and more relaxed and ten being most responsive.

I would go for the v rocker if you're into powder and park. That (in my opinion) is where most v rocker boards really excel. Both boards will give decent pop, but due to camber the regular custom will pop a bit more. Probably the regular camber, especially for high speed cruising with stability and pop (although I personally really like v rocker).

series13.com. I spent a grand on a Custom X Series 13, three years ago. Best board I've ever owned (currently riding a Vapor).

Thanks guys and Ryan how are they for people my skill level? And Shannon would the reverse camber be better for me even though I don't do park or rails? If reverse camber is good Im looking to go with the Joystick or the Custom V Rocker.
How about the Burton boards compared to the two K2 boards I mentioned? They say the reduced camber on the Anagram and Brigade helps them be catch-free for beginners/intermediate riders.

Joystick or Custom V would knock your socks off!

Well the Joystick is really sick. First it’s the only reverse camber board you have listed. Reverse camber will make learning easy. Plus reverse camber is great in the park for learning trick like spins or getting on boxes and rails. Reverse camber is great in powder so it's kind of a win win deal. Basically, this board will help cradle you through the learning process, then it can help guide you as an intermediate rider and beyond.

Also what about the V-Rocker version of this board? Which would be best and the thing I like doing best is carving at cruising and occasionally high speeds.

i think think the color scheme will be the same as in the picture, but the order of the colors will probably be different.

i have a 154 and its that exact color so you will

The color scheme is random per the description... they have no control over what color you get.

sorry but est doesnt improve feel.....
why spend 550 on an average am board?

Yea, it will definitely hold on rails... But is a slighly directional shape. Pro Burton team guys like Mads, Mason Aguirre, and others ride this thing everywhere.

The EST will give you unmatched board flex and feel!

Good choices!

this board isn't designed to be jib specific, its more meant for all-mountain and freestyle than anything.
but it'll hold up on rails

boards for jibbing are all about your preference. i would say yes. when i jib i like soft buttery boards. but like i said its all preference. i know people that rally stiff boards everywhere and vice versa.

I would agree, its definitely not to stiff to press... unless you weight like 70 lbs, then maybe. ha-ha. Its an awesome go-anywhere, do anything board! Definitely drop in on Some Softer flexing EST bindings like the Exile or Malavita to help soften your ride and max out your pressability.

Nope. It will hold up just fine. Although if you're more into rails and low speed stuff I'd go for a softer board like the Blunt, Fix or Dominat. Your buddies might show you up when it comes to presses and butters when you ride the Custom, but you'll stick it to them when you go out of bounds.

The Custom is an all mountain freestyle board: Do it all and brag about it later.

Also, this years color choice is hot. Reminds me of the 05-ish Tech Nine Boznuts. Mmmm.

Actually, the "free gift" is a pair of adapter plates that let riders run non ICS (non-burton) specific bindings on the board.

they include bases for non ics bindis but that means they are good only for burton bindis, it s basically a disk replacement, i know that some companies such as SP have binders that can be replaced with these kinds of disks i am not sure about any other brand

Really? I thought Burton included base plates for non-ICS bindings, or was that only last year's model?

Nope, Burton only.