Get Blunted!!!

[Condro]

So what's up with boards with blunted tips and tails? I have seen it on Lib Tech's Travis Rice pro model, Trevor "trouble" Andrew's Burton Se7en, what's the point and is it functional?
I have seen Trevor ride pow on it too. I thought they weren't for pow, more of park thing...?

[Nieto]

Word on the street (from Burton and Lib-Tech) is that the blunted tips are designed to keep rotational weight down and as a park and jib specific shape.

[Condro]

So then with blunted tips does that change the overall shape of the board, primairily affecting the contact length? I think having a blunted 158 would ride more like a standard 160?

[Nieto]

According to Burton's specs. blunted boards such as the se7en are actually shorter in their running legnth and effective edge compared to a traditional shaped board such as the Custom. A 158 Burton blunted seems to compare to what would be a 157 traditional.

[Condro]

Board Size:
A. Running Length:
B. Waist Width:
C. Sidecut Depth:
D. Sidecut Radius:
E. Stance Width:
F. Nose Width:
G. Tail Width:
Effective Edge:
Stance Location:
Weight Range:
Binding Sizes:

Seven 158
1170
246
21.6
7.93
555
289.2
289.2
1215
Centered
130-180 lbs. / 59-82 kg.
Medium


UnInc 158
1170
249
22.5
7.62
505
294
294
1220
Centered
130-180 lbs. / 59-82 kg.
Medium / Large


Custom X 158
248
21.9
8.09
530
291.8
291.8
1232.5
25 back
130-180 lbs. / 59-82 kg.
Medium / Large

The difference is there. I had no idea how narrow the Se7eN is... Pretty interesting.

Well now that I am riding a seven I can say that it pretty cool but I dont think I notice the blunted tips while spinning, but I do notice the centered stance and think that helps much more.