Bent Metal Transfer Written Review Review by The Good Ride

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How it rides and who it is for

How This Review Happened: We borrowed this to test Mervin boards day at the demos.

Days: 1 on this model but several other days in the past.
Riders: James (Size 9, 5’10” 185-190lbs), Peter (Size 8.5, 5’11”, 175lbs)
Boots: Adidas Tactical ADV
Insoles: Sandsole Custom Insoles, Footprint Insole Technology Gamechangers, Footprint Insole Technology Gameghangers Low Profile
Boards: Lib Tech Snake Kink and others

Similar (but not the same) Bindings: Union Strata, Union Contact Pro/Union Superpro, Burton Cartel, , Burton Malavita, Salomon Hologram, Salomon District, Nitro Team Pro, Nitro Team, Now Select, Now IPO,

Approximate Weight

Feels pretty light and seems on par with most of the main brands.

Highback Flex

The Bent Metal Transfer has a medium soft high back flex back and twist.

Binding to Boot Adjustability

Not too bad. You can adjust the heel loop so that helps you center the boot in the binding. It has all the other stuff like ankle strap, toe strap, high back forward lean etc.

Stance Width Adjustability

You can get a good bit of slide from tip to tail if you turn the discs sideways

Boot Support

The Bent Metal Transfer didn’t support me well. It doesn’t wrap around the sides of your boot as much as most bindings. It caused pressure points on my boots. Peter and Jimbo were fine with it though.

Ratchet System

Cranks down hard and holds onto your boot well. They never came off. It was pretty smooth on and off too.

Turn Initiation/Response

Nice medium response that blends well with most bindings.

Flex Under Foot/Buttering

The mini-disc underfoot of the Bent Metal Transfer does well when it comes to letting the board naturally flex underfoot. The disc is kind of in between a full size and mini-disc and we liked this size.

Shock Absorption/Dampness

Very minimal shock absorption. If you want more shock absorption and like Bent Metal then get the Cor-Pro.