Vanguard Flex 5

[ginandjuice]

Greetings. I currently own a dervish flex 1 but after top-mounting it for a few days I'm considering investing in a vanguard. I'm 138 lbs so inside the recommended weight for the flex 4 but the possibility of a flex 5 is there also. I'm having abit of trouble with stand-up slides (heels in particular) and am starting to get the hang of pumping and I heard the vanguard is sweet for this. Currently rolling on paris 180's with red venoms and 77mm/84a strikers.
Will the flex 5 prove ridiculous or will I still be able to pump and slide? I'm on the verge of buying the flex 4 but I want to put my mind to rest.
Thanks in advance.

[Questionable]

Originally Posted by ginandjuice

Greetings. I currently own a dervish flex 1 but after top-mounting it for a few days I'm considering investing in a vanguard. I'm 138 lbs so inside the recommended weight for the flex 4 but the possibility of a flex 5 is there also. I'm having abit of trouble with stand-up slides (heels in particular) and am starting to get the hang of pumping and I heard the vanguard is sweet for this. Currently rolling on paris 180's with red venoms and 77mm/84a strikers.
Will the flex 5 prove ridiculous or will I still be able to pump and slide? I'm on the verge of buying the flex 4 but I want to put my mind to rest.
Thanks in advance.

Whoa! The Flex 5 would be craaaazy. I rode my friends Flex 4 Vanny, and it was already pretty flexy, and I'm only 120lbs. I think you should probably get the Flex 3 if you are thinking of pumping, carving, and sliding. Flex 5 would definitley bottom out if you just stood on it.

[Bookworm]

anyone who buys a flex 5 and is over, say, 95 pounds is pretty crazy.

[longboardnc]

i have the flex 4 and im 120 and it is pretty flexy. i would say either the flex 4 or 3 would be good. flex 4 for a flexier board and more pop and flex 3 for a firmer but still flexy board. don't go for the flex 5. you are 40 lbs over anyone i know who has that flex. hope this helps

[Midway]

I have a flex 4 at 140lbs and it's almost too flexy.
Almost.

[TotsO'Thrash]

dont buy the flex five.
its too flexy for me and i weigh like 80 pounds

[crazyfish]

im 130 and my flex 4 is the best flexing board i have ever felt for my weight.

[Funky Fresh]

Well I'm 185, but I can tolerate the flex 4 without bottoming out right away, however I enjoy alot of flex on the Vanguard. On the other hand, I use a flex 1 Derv for sliding, dancing, and tiger claw. I just use flex 4 Vanny for mellow pump and cruise sessions. So...if you do much other than cruise go flex 3.

[Midway]

My Flex 4 Vanny was ridden all summer. It's saggy. Get at least one flex below what they recommend, i.e. get a 1 if they say you're a 2.

[Understanding In a Crash]

Originally Posted by Midway

My Flex 4 Vanny was ridden all summer. It's saggy. Get at least one flex below what they recommend, i.e. get a 1 if they say you're a 2.

This is prob what I'm going to do when I get a vanguard or pintail. I didn't even know their was a flex 5...

[killdozer]

Originally Posted by ginandjuice

Greetings. I currently own a dervish flex 1 but after top-mounting it for a few days I'm considering investing in a vanguard. I'm 138 lbs so inside the recommended weight for the flex 4 but the possibility of a flex 5 is there also. I'm having abit of trouble with stand-up slides (heels in particular) and am starting to get the hang of pumping and I heard the vanguard is sweet for this. Currently rolling on paris 180's with red venoms and 77mm/84a strikers.
Will the flex 5 prove ridiculous or will I still be able to pump and slide? I'm on the verge of buying the flex 4 but I want to put my mind to rest.
Thanks in advance.

If your 138 and running 90a Venoms, try yellow 85a or Orange 81a. That will get you carving harder to slide easier. I went from 93a to 85a and my Dervish was a completely different board for the better. It's a cheap thing to try Vs. getting a new board.