So I've been on a Trascend for a few years now and was thinking about switching it up at some point this year. I ride behind a Malibu 90% of the time and I'm mostly turning into a w2w rider so I wanted something with a little bit more upward w2w trajectory than the Trascend but that had a similiar feel on the water. My first demo was the '09 Shane last night. Man, that board is sick! I couldn't believe how much more it popped than my Transcend. It kicks so much harder than the Transcend so it would take a little gettiing used to, but I was really digging it. The landings were soft and it was definitley fast enough for my taste. I got hooked up on a couple of landings that I don't feel would have happened with my Transcend, but other than that it is definitely making me think about a swtich. So what other board should I give a try that have similar pop and characteristics as the Shane? The One? Assault? Marek?
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