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The Gloss is the Lady Money: a women's true twin with a C2 hybrid profile and Magne-Traction. How it rides in the park and on piste, which size from 136 to 148 to pick, and how it compares to the Money, Glider and Dynamiss.
The Money is the fairly priced way into real Mervin technology: a twin, a C2 hybrid profile and Magne-Traction. How it rides, why it is not a one-season learner board, which size to pick, and how it compares to the Gloss, GWO and Head Space.
The Head Space is Forest Bailey's freestyle twin: C3, Magne-Traction and a soft but tough flex. Its history from asymmetric twin to pill shape, how it rides in street and park, which size to pick, and how it compares to the Off Ramp and Money.
The Glider is the women's Skate Banana: Original Banana, a true twin and Magne-Traction in women's sizes. How it rides on piste, in the park and in deep snow, which size to pick, and how it compares to the Skate Banana, Gloss and No.43.
A mature freeride board for deep snow, trees and variable terrain that does not let you down on the piste. What C2X is, how the Hyper rides, who the 151 is for, and how it compares to the Cold Brew, Banked Country and Something.
Phil Hansen and Matteo Soltane's board for rails and boxes: traditional camber, a pill-shaped twin and plenty of pop. Why it is not C3, how it rides, which size to pick, and how it compares to the Head Space and Skate Banana.
Jamie Lynn's pro model: power freestyle with a classic camber feel and collectible graphics. What changed from C3 to pure camber, who it is for, which size to pick, and how it compares to the Short Wide, E-Jack Knife and Dynamo.
The high-tech freeride board that holds 40 years of Mike Olson's experience. How the reinforced C2 and Techno Pop carbon work, who it is for, which size to pick, and how it compares to the Apex Orca, MC Wayfinder II and GNU Something.
The No.43 is the Lady TRS: a strong women's twin with C2X, HP construction and Magne-Traction. What the name means, why the profile is not C3, who it is for, which size to pick, and how it compares to the TRS, Glider and Dynamiss.
Total Ripper Series: Lib Tech's competition C3 board with twin character. Why it is not a perfect true twin, what the 2023/24 generation brings, who it is for, and how it compares to the Rider’s Choice, T.Rice Pro and Skate Banana.
Matt Biolos and ...Lost's "one board for everything": a directional C3 with a squash tail and a surf-style sidecut. Its history through 2023/24, how it rides, who it is for, and how it compares to the Mayhem Rocket, Rad Ripper and Dynamo.
The Lady Dynamo: a women's directional C3 board for confident riders. What the profile does, how the three generations we stock differ, which size to pick, and how it compares to the Dynamo, Cortado and Glider.
The young, small Dynamo: a real directional C3 board for youth who want to keep up with their parents. What the profile does, which child it is for, which size to pick, and how it compares to the Dynamo, Dynamiss and Skate Banana.
The short, very wide relative of the Skunk Ape: C2X, a 28.3 cm waist and huge surface area for deep snow and deep carving. Why it rides shorter, who it is for, and how it compares to the Jamie Lynn Short Wide and MC Wayfinder II.
Mervin's 2023/24 experiment: a directional C3 with a long spoon nose, short tail and 5" setback, in a single size, 167. How it rides in deep snow and on hardpack, who it is for, and how it compares to the Dynamo, MC Wayfinder II and GNU Something.
Eric Jackson's pro model: directional C3 with HP construction for carving, deep snow and big landings. How it rides, who it is for, which size, and how it compares to the Dynamo, Jamie Lynn and T.Rice Pro.
Lib Tech's youthful freestyle board with Original Banana, true twin and Magne-Traction: a skateboard on snow. The history of the model up to its last season, 2023/24, who it is for and how it compares to the Skate Banana, Off Ramp and GNU Money.
Handlebar width and rise, 31.8 or 35 mm, stem length, grips, flat pedals and Formula 180 or 203 mm rotors. With examples from DEITY.
Wetsuit thickness for the Black Sea, Greece and winter. Back or chest zip, size, when a rash guard is enough and which booties to get. O'Neill suits.
How to choose a Smith helmet and goggles: MIPS and Koroyd, S0-S4 lens categories, ChromaPop, helmet size and helmet-goggle compatibility.