Re: The Official Mervin Manufacturing Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2024 6:30 pm
It’s great. Can’t go wrong with the Banked Country.
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Agree with this 100%. If I wanted to pare down my quiver, not counting splits I'm sure I'd be totally covered for any kind of riding I'd want to do with a Banked Country and a US Cadet. I have other boards that I love, but for me these two more than cover it all in any condition and any terrain.
Agree with the others. C3 is basically traditional camber with a flex point in the middle. You won't be able to tell the difference, especially on a stiff board like the Banked Country.
Thank you, I was hopping that Mervin does not mean EE when they put CL in specs. I am very interested in Ejack Knife 162w, even more so now, as I know that EE can be expected to be longer, than 117cm CL.Kevington wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:24 am The dip just makes it slightly easier to flex the board in the middle and a little quicker to engage the full edge. It’s why the Banked feels mellower than it actually is.
The 159 has an EE of 120 by my measurement. I’ve got a Lib Rig 159 in the post so I’ll measure that too. My guess is it will be roughly the same.
Unless they changed something this year, I would not call the Banked Country stiff. IMHO It is a smidge above medium flex, and I am on the 163 wide.
Thanks for that measurement @Kevington. Yeah what I was getting at originally was that I hope Mervin knows the difference between CL and EE and just chooses to not give the EE on spec sheets. Boards with too short an edge aren't my jam and as a smaller dude I *really* want to get on a Banked Country 155 this year.alex wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 3:43 amThank you, I was hopping that Mervin does not mean EE when they put CL in specs. I am very interested in Ejack Knife 162w, even more so now, as I know that EE can be expected to be longer, than 117cm CL.Kevington wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:24 am The dip just makes it slightly easier to flex the board in the middle and a little quicker to engage the full edge. It’s why the Banked feels mellower than it actually is.
The 159 has an EE of 120 by my measurement. I’ve got a Lib Rig 159 in the post so I’ll measure that too. My guess is it will be roughly the same.
I’m 6’ 175lbs and when I demoed the 155 I did not feel short on edge. It was the most stable and powerful board I had ridden in a long time.peruna wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:11 pmThanks for that measurement @Kevington. Yeah what I was getting at originally was that I hope Mervin knows the difference between CL and EE and just chooses to not give the EE on spec sheets. Boards with too short an edge aren't my jam and as a smaller dude I *really* want to get on a Banked Country 155 this year.alex wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 3:43 amThank you, I was hopping that Mervin does not mean EE when they put CL in specs. I am very interested in Ejack Knife 162w, even more so now, as I know that EE can be expected to be longer, than 117cm CL.Kevington wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:24 am The dip just makes it slightly easier to flex the board in the middle and a little quicker to engage the full edge. It’s why the Banked feels mellower than it actually is.
The 159 has an EE of 120 by my measurement. I’ve got a Lib Rig 159 in the post so I’ll measure that too. My guess is it will be roughly the same.