Capita Mercury Ltd Edition Snowboard 2027

Known for his incredibly smooth and effortless style, Kevin Backström has become one of the most recognisable riders in snowboarding over the past decade. As his riding has evolved towards an all-mountain and powder-focused approach, the CAPiTA Mercury has become his board of choice, delivering the smooth airtime, reliable float and effortless landings that define his style.

The KB Mercury LTD features an exclusive graphic designed by Kevin himself, paying tribute to his roots and the beginnings of his snowboarding journey.

“My inspiration for this graphic was the first real snowboard that I got back when I was a little kid. I have lots of memories from that board, riding my local hill and that board made me fall in love with snowboarding. It had a bunch of frogs on the graphic, so I wanted to make that in my own way and style with this board.” - KB

• Flex - Medium (6.5/10): The medium flex keeps the board solid underfoot when charging at speed, without being too stiff that you can't play around a little at slower speeds.
• Directional Shape, 20mm Setback: Directional Shape, 20mm Setback: A longer nose and a shorter tail, the very essence of a freeride snowboard. With the rider weight slightly shifted to the rear of the snowboard, you get easier float in the fresh snow and you save the dreaded leg burn by not having to lean back as must as you would on a twin snowboard.
• Resort V2 Directional Profile: This revolutionary all-terrain shape provides the best of both worlds. It has a raised camber platform through the inserts to retain high-speed edge hold through variable terrain, elevated contact points to land and float in powder, and Flat Kick tip and tail arcs for faster, more aggressive transitions.
• Hover Core: An energetic premium core that is ultralight and strong with excellent dampening properties.
• Special Blend Fibreglass: An eco-friendly wet lay-up process that uses their MAGIC BEAN™ resin component requiring lower consumption of energy and yielding higher technical properties. This configuration uses an optimum blend of Biaxial fibreglass laminated in conjunction with structural additives to customise performance objectives.
• 4 x 30mm Carbon Flax Amplifiers: These are designed to increase power and response, providing extra pop and spring in the nose and tail while maintaining a playful and lightweight feel.
• Magic Bean™ Resin: This resin system is poppy, powerful, and extremely durable. MAGIC BEAN ™ resin yields much stronger and more rigid qualities allowing Capita to decrease the wood core thickness.
• Hyperdrive™ Base: With exceptional anti-friction properties due to high molecular mass and specialised processing aids, this sintered material has a proprietary composition and is beyond fast. This is for charging hard and Capita have integrated the fastest, meanest base available.
• New Age Progressive Death Grip™: A progressive sidecut with an incorporated reverse sidecut arc in the mid-section, this reverse arc provides a contact point to apply pressure and achieve added control.
  

What size Capita Ltd Edition Mercury should you buy?

The size of snowboard that you should buy is based upon lots of different factors. Two of the most important determining factors are rider weight and snowboard boot size. You can use the chart below to help you decide what size snowboard to buy. 

Recommended Rider Weight:

• 155cm = 54-82 kg / 120-180 lbs
• 157cm = 59-86 kg / 130-190 lbs
• 159cm = 63-91 kg / 140-200 lbs

Snowboard Waist Width:

• 155cm = 25.5cm
• 157cm = 25.7cm
• 159cm = 25.9cm

Please contact us if you'd like any more help choosing your correct size or if you'd like any more technical information on the Ltd Edition Mercury.

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