The Capita Outerspace Living is close to a softer, cheaper version of the Mercury. I am still a big fan of my Mercury, so I was always keen to see how this board rode in comparison.
Overall this is a pretty simple and basic board. It is pretty soft, so if you want an easy to ride park board, then it could be a good option.
How the 2025 Outerspace Living rides
My setup
Board: Capita Outerspace Living 154cm
Bindings: Union Force
Boots: Nitro Team Pro MK 9.5 / 27.5
I had a pretty standard setup with this board. I generally ride a fairly narrow stance, with angles of about 12 degrees on the front foot, and 9 on the back.
The Force bindings are very solid, and are pretty much overkill for a board this soft.
Testing conditions:
I was riding the Outerspace Living at Mt Hotham, in Victoria, Australia. There had been a small amount of fresh snow a day or two before, so everything was fast, and firm enough. Other than that, it was getting to spring like conditions.
Profile
I am pretty familiar with this profile, and even though the Mercury I am used to riding has a slightly different profile, overall it is pretty much the same.
It has all the good parts of camber, but never really gets the twitchy, or catchy feel you can get on some camber boards – with the rocker sections on the nose and tail smoothing that all out.
Flex
Capita rate this as a 5/10 on their scale, but it felt quite soft to me. I am in the middle of their weight range, but I would call it a pretty soft board overall.
Easy to press and twist, you don’t have to force your weight around to get the board to do what you want.
Turns & Edge Hold
The Outerspace living is quite a narrow board, which makes it turn very quickly. The 154 that I was riding has a waist width of 250mm, so with my size 9.5 boots there is plenty of leverage to get the board on its edge.
In real life that means the it feels like as soon as you think about making a turn, the board seems to instantly do it. Unless you are looking for a board mainly for powder or carving, then going as narrow as possible is a good thing.
The edge hold is not bad for a board this soft. It still has the grippy feel of a (mainly) camber board, but the soft flex will make turns at high speed on chunky snow hard work.
Speed
Decent speed for a board with a pretty basic base. This was ridden in pretty spring like conditions, and I didn’t notice any huge slowdown in slushy snow.
Who would this board suit?
While there might be a little bit of a learning curve if you are a beginner starting out on this board, it is an option. If you have been renting and have a bit of experience, then this could be a solid option.
Other than that, it would suit anyone who wants a softer flexing freestyle board.
Does it come in wide models?
The Outerspace Living comes in wide widths in 4 sizes – 155, 157, 159 and 161. If you have size 11 or bigger boots, these are the options that you are going to want to look at.
Overall
Overall, I like the Outerspace Living quite a bit. I would consider it as a fun park board for my style of riding, but its strength is going to be rails and boxes, I wouldn’t choose it for any large jumps.
It is easy enough to ride that pretty much anyone could hop on it and have fun, but if you are a heavier rider get ready for how easily you can flex it.
Similar boards:
Pretty similar in profile and features, another value option.
Same type of board, but from Burton.
Features of the Capita Outerspace Living
Resort V3 Profile
There is a traditional camber under your feet, with reverse camber sections on the nose and tail.
Directional Twin
It has half an inch setback stance, but that is hardly a noticable amount, it rides like a twin.
Medium Flex
This is a 5 out of 10 on Capita’s scale, but I would say that it is pretty generous. I’d call it medium soft.
Radial Sidecut
A regular, predictable sidecut made from one large circle.
Multizone Dual Core
The core is made up of a mix of poplar and beech, which tapers (gets narrower) between the inserts to help with the flex.
Biax Fiberglass
Two directions of fiberglass, that give the board an easier to twist (torsional flex) feel.
Superdrive FX Base
A fancy name for extruded.
Differences between the Outerspace Living and Mercury
Just because in list form it seems like the Mercury is better, that isn’t necessarily the case. They are made for very different styles of riding/terrain.
Flex – despite what the numbers on Capitas scale says, the Mercury is noticably stiffer.
Profile – they are very similar overall, though the Mercury has flat tips (the nose and tail) while the Outerspace Living has regular smooth curved tips.
Speed – the proper sintered base of the Mercury is quicker.
Sidecut – there is a small bump in the centre of the sidecut of the Mercury, rather than the plain radial sidecut of the Outerspace Living.
Price – there is a big difference in price, the Mercury is $630 while the Outerspace Living is $480.
Where does this sit in the Capita lineup?
If you want to go a little cheaper, you can have a look at the Pathfinder in either camber or reverse camber. These are about $50 cheaper, but the main thing that is changing is really just the profile of the board.
If you want to go one serious notch up, then the Mercury basically upgrades everything, but you will want to be a more experienced rider to get the most out of it.
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