Burton Easy Livin Flying V Review And Buying Advice

Burton Easy Livin 2016 - 2010 Review by The Good Ride

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Size: 158

Days:  1
Conditions: Good snow in some places and semi-hard snow in others.
Riders: James
Boots: Burton Imperial
Bindings: Burton Cartel Limited
Set Up:  Centered  23″ wide 15 front -15 back

Here is a quick break down of how Burton’s hybrid rocker profile is different from most hybrid rocker boards out there.  Here is what most people are doing with hybrid rocker.  There is rocker in the middle and then the camber doesn’t make it all the way back down.

As you can see with Burton there is one more rocker bend than the hybrid Rocker most people have out there.

On Snow Feel:  Like all Flying V boards they are very loose and playful.  They feel like a half step more stable than most continuous rocker boards and a half step less stable than most hybrid rocker boards.  In harder snow, it feels really loose and chattery even at slower speeds but in softer snow, it’s a really fun ride.

Powder:   Very good for a twin with a centered stance thanks to the Flying V Hybrid Rocker profile. It’s got an easy float for a twin.

Turn Initiation and Carving:   Very easy and quick edge to edge.  It’s quick and pretty fun for most turns but it just doesn’t really show up for a high-speed wide radius turn or carve.

Speed:   Pretty chattery at even moderate speed.  It’s a lot worse when the snow is hard but it’s mostly fine for moderate speeds in the good soft snow.

Uneven Terrain:  Burton just knows how to flex over bumpy snow at slower speeds and the Easy Livin is no exception.

Edge Hold:  Same edge hold that is fine in soft conditions but can get a little scary in harder snow.  If they added more edge hold it would be a much better all condition ride.

Flex:   Soft for a rider like me who is 190 lbs but closer to medium if you are middle to the low end of their suggested weight.

Switch:   Very easy either way.  It’s only going to feel different buttering switch because the tip and tail have a different flex.

Jibbing:   Pretty good jibber here.  It’s got a very playful lap the jib park kind of ride.  I didn’t jib much but what few jibs I hit felt comfortable

Pipe:   The pipe looked pretty hard and with my past experience with hybrid rocker Burton boards and their frostbite edges I wasn’t feeling adventurous.

Jumps:  Snappy and poppy even though I wasn’t using bindings with Hinge Tech.  This is really fun to find natural terrain to pop off of and it’s pretty fun and forgiving in the park as well.