![]() This of course means that shredders who don’t like duck-footed stances will struggle to get the most out of this board. These are the bulges underneath the bindings that give extra edge-hold. Burton have also made the ‘frostbite edges’ asymmetric on this board, setting them at similar angles. The idea is that this mirrors the typical park riders’ duck-footed stance, so the thickened sections will be as effective as possible. Unlike the Burton Custom though, the Parkitect has ‘off-axis squeezebox’, meaning the thickened sections are at asymmetric angles of +15 and -15 degrees. It also boasts their ‘squeezebox’ technology, with the bits of the core around the bindings made thicker than normal to add extra pop. Like the vast majority of freestyle boards this has a true twin shape and a medium flex, and a fairly wide waist for extra stability. As you’d expect from a board with that kind of backing, this has a strong freestyle focus, with a whole range of features designed to make park riding a piece of piss. It comes carrying quite a rep, with both jibbing Jeremy Jones, an old hand, and Zak Hale, one of Burton’s new generation of rail riders, both proclaiming themselves fans. The 2018 model is essentially the same as the 2017 model except for the change in graphic.BURTON PARKITECT SNOWBOARD 2013/14 REVIEWĢ013-14 will be the Burton Parkitect’s second season. Changes from 2018 ModelĪpart from the graphic, no major differences between the 20 models that I can see. Nothing has changed from the 2019 to 2020 models, as far as I can tell, besides the graphic. Nothing has changed between the 20 models, as far as I can tell, except the graphic. The 2022 model is identical to the 2021 model, as far as I can tell, except the graphic. Of course, if you’re an experienced pipe rider, you could take it in there for sure and have some fun – but I wouldn’t consider it a good pipe board overall. It’s slightly too soft, the edge-hold is not quite up there, and it just didn’t feel like a board that would climb the pipe walls with great conviction. Pipeĭidn’t have access to a pipe that day, but I would say if this board had a weak area, it would be in the pipe. So if you’re after an all-mountain deck that jibs better than your average all mountain snowboard, then this should be at or near the top of your list. A lot of all mountain decks have jibbing as their biggest weakness. ![]() One of the great things about this deck is that it jibs well. You could set this up centered and it would be even better at riding switch. It is setback 12.5mm (0.5”) though and that does make a difference – though not a massive difference. Also, because it’s an easy to ride and playful board, it’s easier to ride switch than a more aggressive board if you haven’t mastered riding switch as well as your natural direction (myself included!). If you set up centered it would be a true twin) and that makes it feel pretty much the same going both ways. It has a direction twin shape (but the only thing that makes it not a true twin is the 12.5mm setback. Really decent pop and that’s partly thanks to that camber in the profile – so you can definitely get some good ollying going on this board or great pop over rollers, side-hits or jumps. Can handle bigger jumps but more fun on the smaller variety. Really shines on small to medium jumps (IMHO). I couldn’t say for sure why, but the softer flex would definitely have played a part and also the hybrid rocker profile probably helped too. ![]() There was a fair bit of bumpy stuff lower down the mountain the day I rode this board – and I was thankful that I was riding this board. It’s got a sintered base, so that helps (just keep it waxed!) That’s the thing with an All-Mountain deck, you’ve got to compromise on some things if you want just one board for everything.īut stability at speed isn’t too bad and it runs nicely when you hit a flat-section or slight up-hill. There are better boards for breakneck speed, but this board can handle a bit of speed for sure. That said, I think the edge-hold is better on this deck than it used to be now that it has the frost-bit edges. The edge hold isn’t amazing – it was a board that was a lot more fun to ride in the softer stuff than in the icy stuff – but I wouldn’t expect it from a softer board with a fair bit of rocker in the profile. In terms of turning, this board is really effortless to turn on and was quick from edge-to-edge. ![]() Too soft and too loose to really lay into deep carves. It does have a 0.5” (12.5mm) setback and there’s plenty of rocker in the profile. Better than I had expected to be fair.īut thinking about it now, I’m less surprised. Not a lot of powder on the day but when I found the occasional pocket the float on this board was really quite good. ![]()
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