Mervin Tour

[nfaust]

Pretty cool new video from Mervin, highlighting some of their materials and equipment.

Check it out:

[iggyskier]

Strenght of Titanium....hahahaha.

Also thought it is funny that they are the last major snowboard mfg in the US....guess Never Summer doesn't count.

[White Thrash Wednesday]

"ten times the strength of titanium" for the top sheet. Whoa thats a lot!
I´m such a nerd... I just had to compare the statement:

Ultimate strenght:

Titanium= 540 MPa
Carbon fiber prepreg =1800-2260 MPa
"Bean topsheet"= 540x10=5400MPa

The stiffness for the bean top sheet is about 5000 Mpa, so they probably mixed it up.

Conclusion: Strength is not equal to stiffness.

Cool video anyway. I always dreamed of having a Libtec board back in the early 90´s, the 200 cm Dough Boy. That was something !
/Johan

[powderho]

I had no idea Mervin was such a cool company. After they told me 100 times it started to set in though.

It was cool to see how they glued on their edges using weights instead of clamps. I really wanted to see how they made their sidewalls....or is slimewalls? I can't remember which company that is, I'm a 2 planker wanker.

[jvangelder]

I liked the weights aswell. I may have to build something like that for myself, would beat having to space the core off the table to make room for the 10,000 clamps i tend to use keeping the edges in place

-Jacob