Burton Lipstick Review And Buying Advice

Burton Lipstick 2016 - 2010 Review by The Good Ride

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All in all the Lipstick performs really well in good conditions but we need a little more when it comes to edge hold…..even for a park board.

On Snow Feel:  The Flat top ride feels like it’s in between flat to rocker and continuous rocker. There is more stability between the feet than V-Rocker and Flying V-Rocker but it doesn’t have the 100% stable feel like many flat-rocker profiles we have ridden. It’s not any less forgiving than V-Rocker or Flying V-Rocker either.  It’s a butter machine that can also ride the mountain in a somewhat decent fashion.

Powder:  Easy float in powder for a twin with flat to rocker and the board wants to stay up.

Turn Initiation and Carving:  Burton’s flat top isn’t that impressive when it comes to getting the board edge to edge with a lot of springy fun that many of the other Burton Camber profiles do.  It’s easy to turn and that’s about it. This isn’t really a carving board either.

Speed:  Medium speeds are acceptable and after that, it can get a little chattery.

Uneven Terrain: Burton’s always great with uneven terrain and this is fine at the end of the day bumps that can form on groomers.

Edge Hold:  The only weakness is the 1/2mm extension of the edge at each binding just doesn’t provide enough edge hold.  We’d like to see a little more because some competitors seem to handle better in icy conditions and in the pipe.

Flex: The spoon-like nose/tail makes for an even more forgiving ride than many rocker boards and it’s just fun to butter/press/play around.

Switch:   Same either way.

Jibbing:  Not a bad jibber board for its length.

Pipe:  Not really a good pipe board due to the lack of carving ability and edge hold.

Jumps:  Middle ground pop that is acceptable for most that prefer stability over pop. Easy approach to the kicker and a pretty forgiving catch free landing.