Lib Tech Cygnus X1 - 2011

Quick
stats: Recommended for park riding.

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.

Manufacturer's Description:

Lib Tech’s experiMENTAL division has fabricated a futuristic sophisticated concept construction which will help save the planet and deliver mad-pop, all in one lightweight high-priced package!

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Year: 2011

Available Lengths (cm):
157, 161

Riding Style:
All Mountain

Specifications:

SOS - Sandwich Over Sandwich- this is the backbone of the mad-pop and compression energy often referred to as Top-Pop.
SSHBS - Seamless Self Healing Biopolymer Sidewalls that glow in the dark in tribute to Chernobyl. One-piece perimeter sidewalls with super impact resistance, rebound, vibration reduction, and the healing properties of a human body.
MOS - Magnesium Oxide Strand- uses up to 30% less petroleum matrix products (environMENTALLY friendlier) and is almost twice as strong as traditional fiberglass.
FELT - Farmed Eco Light Timbers- super light dead trees that were bred and butchered with compassion for the nutritional balance of the surrounding soil for future generations of offspring.
ZAAP - Z Axis Air Polymer- space age polymer engineered to be stronger in one direction than the other.
ULEGT - Ultra Light End Grain Timbers- the lightest farmed timbers known are oriented top to bottom in the middle of the core for max lightweight strength efficiency.
VTR - Vectran Torsion Rods - Vectran power fibers arranged in a torsional X for corner-to-corner energy transmission at minimal weight (26% lighter than carbon).
BEANS - New earth friendly, Bio-Plastic top skin made from castor beans that features the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any top sheet in the industry.
OYMT - Oh Yeah, Magne-Traction- board of the future will always be equipped with Magne-Traction.
BT - Numerically Enhanced Banana Technology- Rocker between your feet. Control between your feet!
Flex: 7/10

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