Chris, I have ridden the B-side, Murray, premier, marek, watson, and Byerly monarch. They are all good boards that I feel I could make my main board. I would choose the merak over the Murray. The Murray feels so heavy and slow compared to the Merak, but some people like that. After all those boards I made the Byerly Monarch 56' my board of choice, it is light and the landings are soft. The landings on the Marek felt softer than the Murray out in the flats. My opinion on boards is if you feel comfortable on the board, stick with it. Since you can't demo them, I would go with the Marek
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