Board: Capita Mega Merc
Size: 157
Camber Option: Resort V2. Camber to the end of the inserts, then reverse camber from there out to the tips. It’s camrocker.
Bindings: Rome Black Label
Stance: 21.5 Wide 15 Negative 12 Goofy
Boots: K2 Thraxis Size 10
My Weight: 200lbs
Resort: Copper Mountain
Conditions: Mostly bluebird skies with the occasional cloud, moderate winds at times, warmer temps, a light dusting of fresh snow on top of creamy corduroy, ice, chunder, and frozen death cookies in spots.
Flex: The overall flex of this board is just past a middle of the road all mountain flex. You do have softer tips that are accentuated due to the rocker zone then stiffen up just outside the insert packs through the middle. The torsional flex is abundant but there’s still some rigidity to it.
Stability: This board has a lot of kinetic energy in it and feels real reactive. This means it’s very lively and you will notice that you do get chatter in this board that somewhat subsides underfoot but changes how the board reacts. In real choppy terrain it pushes through most everything but you do want to keep those knees bent.
Ollies: As mentioned this board is reactive so when you load it up it instantly rebounds right back to its natural shape. This gives you a real snappy pop and helps you boost off sidehits, rollers, and cat track gaps or over slow signs. The camber profile overall is easy to engage and takes little effort. What’s nice is that when the camber section is loaded up it uses that reverse camber section in the tips like a spring board.
Pop On Jumps: This thing can send a jump with ease and little effort. You can boost off the lip on anything from small, medium, or large jumps and have it get you in the air. That reactive nature coupled with the load of the camber and the shape of the lip just all work together in conjunction to get you airborne.
Butterability: So with the softer tips and rocker you have this platform for buttering around that is relatively easy to engage. When you have your weight balanced out over the tips there’s a little fight from the camber/middle of the board but what that really equates to is more snap out of whatever you’re doing.
Jibbing: This board can handle some jibbing. The camber in the middle is nice for locking into a slide and while it slightly cradles the feature it retains the stiffness to not clap out. Doing a nose or tail press you do want to make sure you get your weight out towards the tips, even with the rocker section, it still requires you balance your weight out there to lock in. Once you do it holds the press with some fight which can cause you to slap down so be prepared for that. This board retains its snap out of the tips so you can get pop off the end of the feature.
Carving: This board has a smooth and nimble edge to edge transmission that retains power out of the tail. When you get this board on edge with the camber zone ending more underfoot you can ankle steer for subtle movements with ease. When railing a hard carve you engage outside the front foot but transition your weight to inside the rear foot to use the center of the boards flex with its camber to push off the tail and give you a lot of power to slingshot out of turns. Short quick turns or deep hard carves this board has you covered. On edge you feel secure and locked in which can be attributed to Capita’s Death Grip technology.
Rider in Mind: Hard charging all mountain freestyle rider.
Personal Thoughts: The best way to sum up this board is that it’s an amalgamation of three other boards from Capita. It’s the Super DOA in terms of technology, it feels like the 2021 Black Snowboard of Death on edge, and retains characteristics of the Mercury. This thing is a killer ride that is highly reactive but yet still predictable. It’s a board for the Rad Dad that’s moved on past the regular Mercury but doesn’t want to go to the BSOD fully and the Super DOA is just a little more than they want.
Comparable Boards: Libtech Ejack Knife, Jones Ultra Mountain Twin, Salomon Ultimate Ride
Binding Recommendations: Union Strata, Rome Katana, Burton Cartel
19 Comments
Hey angry not the first time I seeked your advice. I’m currently ridding rossignol 162 rossi revenant and not a bad board. I had a few left foot surgeries and I generally ride a little bigger for stability at higher speeds. Mostly groomers no park. Always looking for the ultimate board for ease of carving,stability and can bomb. Been checking out gnu riders choice c3 but they don’t make it in a 161.5 yet. How well would the capita meg fair for me? Any other suggestions. Thanks again
I don’t think it would be damp enough for you but the new Ultra Flagship from Jones might be something you should consider.
This board sounds similar to the Yes Basic Decade 158Cm I purchased a couple of seasons back. Would you consider this a better option and why? Also has that underbite disrupted sidecut, is that more effective for edge hold than this Capita?
Thanks
It’s in the same category as that deck. The big thing is this deck is more reactive when loaded up and has more power in it out of the load as well as on edge. The sidecuts grip different and that changes how you steer it.
Thank you. Will the new Jones Mercury bindings be a good fit among the ones listed in the review?
Might be a little overkill for it but definitely in the realm of possibilities.
Hey Angrysnowboarder. Could you advise if this board would be good fit to ride some offpiste (between trees) and random powder or it’s more for resort/park riding? Between this one and Ride Algorythm would algorithm be more preferable for some conditions/terrain type?
Thank you!
They’ll both work for what you’re describing.
Hi angry, Love your vids! I was looking at your review and saw that you tested the 157. I am 6′ tall with size 10.5 boots (would be 10 if it wasn’t for wide feet) and weigh 200 lbs. I’m wondering why you tested the 57 when the weight scale on Capita’s site lists it to go up to 190 lbs. while the 159 lists it to go up to 200 lbs.?
I’ve been riding over 30 years and have ridden many camber boards. However, I am coming off of an old Lib Tech Dark Series mid-wide 161. I love this board for its versatility but they don’t make it anymore. I own the Lib Tech Golden Orca 157, but found that it doesn’t float as well as my old board and is not as supportive on the landings. I bought the 161. G.O. but haven’t used it yet (thinking of selling). The Mega Merc 159 or 161, even with the camber profile seems to be a great option. I know I will loose the float of C2 but love the idea of a board with similar specs to my old board. Any thoughts?
Cause that’s what they fucking sent and people get too hell bent on these god damn weight ranges and forget to put personal preference on it. Sounds like you might like the Lib TRS honestly.
LOVE the reply!!! You Fucking rock!!!
Hey Angry, I am looking for a board that is fast and all mountain versatile for the coming season. Groomed and ungroomed terrain, trees but almost no park. I am able to handle black terrain with ease except big moguls. Currently have a Ride Warping. Do you think it is too much for my level? I am 5’9, 150 Lb, boot size 7.5, go with 153, 155 or even 157?
Thanks a lot!
It’s probably too much board for you.
Hi,
I can’t decide which board to get, I’m looking for a board for the slopes, carve and jumps, for powder days I have the rossignol xv and sushi xv and pogo secret spot.
That do you think better to buy the GNU RC C3 or the Capita mega mercury, I can’t decide, Greetz
Either of those would be good choices. I find the RC C3 is better on edge in firmer snow plus it has that asym sidecut which just rails turns.
thankx,
Greetz from Germany
You said it can be “twitchy”, was that just in chunder or did it happen on flats too? I had last years Merc and “Twitchy” is a great word for that board. It always felt like it was trying to catch and edge while cruising on flats. I didn’t notice the BSOD doing this at all.
Slow speeds not paying attention.