Lib Tech Snowboard Reviews

Snowboard reviewed by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

It’s a little known fact that everybody who works at Mervin Manufacturing has a Mullet hairstyle; legend has it that Mike Olson even built Lib Tech on the principles of ‘business at the front and party at the back’. Anyway, apart from a spruced-up design no changes have been made to the Snow Mullet for 2011. Lib Tech has once-again packed their Banana & Magnetraction features into a tapered board with a progressive sidecut for added stability when cruising at high speeds. The Magnetraction grips on any ice that a freeride snowboarder might encounter while the rocker profile provides superb float in all types of powder. A cult classic like the haircut? No, it’s way cooler!

Read full Snowboard Review team review of the 2011 1986 Snow Mullett Snowboard.

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An aggressive all-mountain freestyle snowboard that loves the backcountry and carves through groomers like a hot knife through butter thanks to a narrow-ish waist, for lightening quick response edge-to-edge, and Magnetraction. The Dark Series is never happier than when it’s being ridden down a mountain at break-neck speeds or absorbing landings from big jumps, this stability is thanks to a firm but explosive flex which features Lib Tech’s C2 banana rocker hybrid profile.

Read full Snowboard Review team review of the 2011 Dark Series C2 Power BTX Snowboard.

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The Lib-Tech TRS does exactly what it says on the label, it’s a total ripper. Lib-Tech designed the TRS for strong, aggressive riders looking for a board to kill the need for a quiver and give excellent performance all over the mountain. The TRS is fast, powerful, grippy and poppy but can still be buttered around the park and pressed on boxes and rails. This year the TRS comes with Lib-Tech’s C2 camber/rocker profile which has added a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ to the boards’ performance (also know as pop Tom) and earned Lib Tech another Good Wood award for the trophy cabinet.

Read full review of the 2011 TRS_C2_BTX Snowboard.

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The Lib Tech Travis Rice HP is an environmentally-friendly version of this seasons Travis Rice pro model. Using Horsepower construction, a Columbian Gold core and 100% Basalt fibre reinforcement, Lib Tech have managed to create a similarly performing deck for the more environmentally conscious rider. It’s also got the longest name in the business.

Read full review of the 2011 Travis Rice C2 BTX Horse Power Snowboard.

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When Mike Olson, founder of Lib Tech, set-out to design his ultimate snowboard the Banana Magic is exactly what he envisaged. The Banana Magic is a high-end board that utilizes advanced environmentally-friendly production methods and materials but does not compromise on performance. This year’s graphics are a definite head-turner and with the Banana Magic you know that one of the most influential men in snowboard design has spent a serious amount of time on the boards R&D. This is one green banana that you won’t regret picking!

Read full review of the 2011 Banana Magic BTX Snowboard.

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Not much has changed to the Cygnus X1 this year, nevertheless it’s still light-years ahead of the competition; in fact it’s so futuristic that the technical specification has more acronyms than NASA. While we’re on the subject of ‘the future’ the guys and girls at Future Snowboard Magazine liked it so much they’ve awarded it a number of nice awards over the last couple of years, including best board over $600 in last years test. Space-age materials like Vectran, Magnesium Oxide and environmentally conscious biopolymers, combined with Magnetraction and Banana rocker between the feet mean that this board really is at the forefront of board design. The Cygnus X1 is a serious all-mountain ride for those wealthier snowboarders who want to buy an environmentally-friendly board but don’t want to compromise on performance…….this is not the Toyota Prius of the snowboard world.

Read full review of the 2011 Cygnus X1 Snowboard.

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The Lib Skunk Apes is designed for those heavier, bigger-footed riders that want a freestyle orientated powder board which floats effortlessly despite having a centered stance and no taper in the tail. This board performs on groomers and in powder with equal ability thanks to the C2 Power Banana profile and Magnetraction edges, it can also be taken to the park.

Read full review of the 2011 Skunk Ape C2 BTX Snowboard.

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This board is for those lucky snowboarders who live in Japan or Tahoe and ride waste-deep powder every other day. The Banana Hammock is the ultimate second board and once your friends hear you own one they’ll all want a trial ride. If, like the vast majority of riders, you hardly ride powder then don’t even consider this board as it’s as much use as an underwater hairdryer in all other conditions. And yes that is a reverse sidecut you can see, the Banana Hammock works much like a wakeboard.

Read full review of the 2011 Banana Hammock Snowboard.

Snowboard reviewed by Rich Ewbank - (0) comments.

Without being too stiff to freestyle, the Lando Phoenix powers through all snow types and floats like a butterfly in pow. Agile off kickers and forgiving on landings, the Lando is perfect for intermediate to advanced riders looking for a board to ride everything on the mountain.

Read full Snowboard Review team review of the 2010 Lando Phoenix BTX Snowboard.

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Travis Rice is the most ground breaking rider on the planet. His board might just help to explain some of his superhuman skills. An all-mountain snowboard with a firm but forgiving flex that’ll take you from the deepest of powder to iciest of pipes.

Read full Snowboard Review team review of the 2010 Travis Rice BTX Snowboard.

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More mad science from the Lib Tech labs. One of the softer boards in the Lib Tech range designed to be ridden all over the mountain, the Mc Kink hides the effective edge, contact surface area and sidecut radius of a board about 3-4cm longer, with the jib-ability of your usual park deck. Everyone’s a winner.

Read full review of the 2010 Mc Kink BTX Snowboard.

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The most desirable snowboard on the planet is back. A snowboard designed to kill it all over the mountain, the Lib Tech Jamie Lynn is the essence of cool! Now all you have to do now is learn cab spins off your toes.

Read full review of the 2010 Phoenix Jamie Lynn Snowboard.

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If you haven’t worked out what the initials BTX stand for yet, there may be no hope for you. The Snow Mullet packs the now standard Lib Tech Banana & Magnetraction features into a tapered board with a progressive sidecut for stable cruising at high speeds. The Magnetraction will take care of any ice in your path whilst the rocker profile will provide spade-fulls of float. A modern day, retro freeride legend? Perhaps.

Read full review of the 2010 1986 Snow Mullet BTX Snowboard.

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A tip to tail Banana profile with reverse sidecut? Sounds more like a Wakeboard than a snowboard. Designed for riding the deepest of snow only! As much use as a chocolate fire guard in any other conditions.

Read full review of the 2010 Travis Rice Banana Hammock Snowboard.

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Being hand built and signed by snowboard design guru Mike Olson isn’t the only reason for the Lib Tech Cygnus X’s $1800 price tag. The Cygnus X features polymer sidewalls with healing properties, a top sheet made of beans and Vectron torsion rods which are 26% lighter than Carbon fibre and have 10x the strength to weight ratio of Titanium. I thought Lib Tech had lost the plot… now I’m sure they’re absolutely bonkers. Now where did they park the Doc’s Delorean?

Read full review of the 2010 Cygnus X BTX Snowboard.

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A top of the range freestyle banana utilising the most cutting edge green construction on the planet. This green banana is ripe for the picking!

Read full review of the 2010 Banana Magic BTX Snowboard.

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A hard carving freestyle snowboard with a firm but explosive flex featuring Lib Tech’s new C2 banana rocker profile. A narrow-ish waist for lightening quick response edge-to-edge and Magnetraction edges to fire you up pipe walls.

Read full review of the 2010 Dark Series C2 Power BTX Snowboard.

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Short with large stance options. If the name doesn’t give it away, then the super soft flex will. Handrail and indoor riders welcome to Nirvana, a snowboard purely to scratch the paint off boxes and multiple kinked rails.

Read full review of the 2010 Box Scratcher BTX Snowboard.

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As famous as the Lib Tech brand, the Skate Banana has spent two seasons cementing it’s position as one of the most influential snowboard designs ever. Responsible for bringing rocker profiled boards to the forefront of the market, the Skate Banana will help freestylers at any level progress, with it’s explosive pop, catch free cruising and forgiving landings.

Read full review of the 2010 Skate Banana BTX Snowboard.

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Pipe, park and freeriding, the TRS Banana is a freestyle focused all-mountain snowboard. The snowboard of choice for the majoity of the Lib Tech team…so it’s probably fair to assume the TRS is good!

Read full review of the 2010 TRS BTX - Total Ripper Series Snowboard.