Thanks Ken! Sick review!!! Glad you added the honest downside with the square nose catching in heavy pow. With you confirming that the Surfer carves well on groomers, and is quick in the tress, I am gonna have to pick one up!
Hey mate just found your channel .. I really like your content.... Anyway, I've got a 2020 Mind Expander 158 and I'm in Japan most of Jan. I'm tossing up giving this board to my son who's meeting me there for a bit. What are your thoughts on the Surfer V the Mind Expander in terms of Deep pow performance and how they compare on groomers etc?
Cheers for the kind words! I would be excited to ride the surfer out on the deep deep days just off-piste terrain. It’s quick and zippy in tight trees the swallow tail helps you sink the tail giving easy lift in the nose and turns on a dime. The surfer is powder specific. Mind expander would be my all round everyday board. Great in powder too and if you are taking any drops and launching off pillows then having the full tail for stability in landings is way better.
I view the surfer as a surfboard and the mind expander as a skateboard. On groomers the Mind expander is just more playful, you have the tail for poping Ollies, ending up switch for a bit is fine does carve OK especially out of your turns with the canver in the back foot. Just carving then the Surfer LTD carves better being full canver profile with stiff tail flex for drive out of your turns but I wouldn’t really ride it around the resort.
Please more videos! This is so good!
Thanks Ken! Sick review!!! Glad you added the honest downside with the square nose catching in heavy pow. With you confirming that the Surfer carves well on groomers, and is quick in the tress, I am gonna have to pick one up!
U R super welcome! let me know how u go on it next season!
hey, have you tried the korua dart? I want to know how is this board for jpow
thank you so much
sweet tunes
Can you review the jones flagship?🥹
Thanks Ken! Amazing reviews! Can you hire/buy Bataleon boards in Japan? I'm undecided what one to get, we're heading to Myoko Kogen end of Jan. YEWWW!
Hey mate just found your channel .. I really like your content.... Anyway, I've got a 2020 Mind Expander 158 and I'm in Japan most of Jan. I'm tossing up giving this board to my son who's meeting me there for a bit.
What are your thoughts on the Surfer V the Mind Expander in terms of Deep pow performance and how they compare on groomers etc?
Cheers for the kind words! I would be excited to ride the surfer out on the deep deep days just off-piste terrain. It’s quick and zippy in tight trees the swallow tail helps you sink the tail giving easy lift in the nose and turns on a dime. The surfer is powder specific. Mind expander would be my all round everyday board. Great in powder too and if you are taking any drops and launching off pillows then having the full tail for stability in landings is way better.
I view the surfer as a surfboard and the mind expander as a skateboard. On groomers the Mind expander is just more playful, you have the tail for poping Ollies, ending up switch for a bit is fine does carve OK especially out of your turns with the canver in the back foot. Just carving then the Surfer LTD carves better being full canver profile with stiff tail flex for drive out of your turns but I wouldn’t really ride it around the resort.