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.
Travis’ contest winning, valley leaping, Alaska ripping, Jackson Hole freeride & jib stick.100% shredtassium for sliding in and out of tricky situations with ease in all type of riding conditions: hardpack, park, pipe, pow, rails, and even ice.
For psychoLOGICAL shredding advantages, Travis continues to have two shapes: a pow-specific pointy 161.5 & 164.5 (BTX & MTX) and a park/jib-specific blunt 153 & 157 (BTX & MTX). And of course, factory de-tuned to Travis’ specs!
Recommended for park riding.
Recommended for halfpipe riding.
Recommended for freeride riding.
High cost $
Rocker Construction.
Directional Shape.
Year: 2010
Available Lengths (cm):
153, 157, 161.5, 164.5
Riding Style: All Mountain
Specifications:
CORRECT SANDWICH: Low spin weight!
C2 POWER BANANA TECH: (all sizes!) Control between your feet!
MAGNE-TRACTION: Turns ice into powder!
BEANS: Bio-Plastic top skin: strong, light, renewable!
AXIS INVERSION FIBERGLASS SYSTEM: Mysto tech, more pop!
H-POP CORE: Performance!
POWER TRANSFER INTERNAL SIDEWALLS: More pop!
DOUBLE SINTERED UHMW SIDEWALLS: Tough!
SINTERED UHMW BASE: Fast!
Similar boards: K2 Turbo Dream - 2010 Signal Omni Series - 2010 Bataleon Goliath - 2010
Pipe, Kickers, Powders and Pistes, the Travis Rice dominates every part of snowboarding. Up the pipe walls the medium/firm torsional and longitudinal flex and Magnetraction edges provided ample grip and slightly tail heavy landings were popped back into the vert in a forgiving manner. Hitting kickers the rocker profile provided a buttery feel through frontside spins providing plenty of pop and forgiving landings, backside spins initiated easily and carving into backside spins resulted in a less aggressive toeside carve through the kicker, perfect for powder or summer camp kickers. In the air the blunted tip and tail reduced swing weight. Blasting down the pistes the rocker profile put me at ease, gone are the days of catching edges at the speed of sound. Despite being only 157 the Trice certainly rode more like a 159 providing more stability at speed than it’s length would suggest. Carves initiated easily and riding the Trice aggressively rewarded me with great acceleration out of carves. In deeper snow the rocker profile kept the nose well out of harms way, even with a nearly centred stance. The Trice wasn’t too stiff to butter around the pistes and even locked onto a variety of board slides and presses on down rails and boxes.
If you’re looking for aboard to ride all conditions and all disciplines you can’t go wrong with the Trice. Anyone from a seasoned rider to an intermediate learning to spin on 3 meter tables will love riding the Lib Tech Travis Rice. In the words of Gold Member, ‘It’s a keeper’.
Posted by Rich Ewbank in • Lib Tech
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on May 19, 2010 at 01:04 PM
Right one more board into the mix, final question then ill be gone, have you ridden the Artec Cipher and how would it compare to the JP? was gonna get this board last season but left it off due to the narrow waist (at the time i didnt have f22s and at size 11 i couldnt fit on it without drag) but now that im going for the jp at 250mm the ciphers only a mm shorter so how do you rate it?
on May 19, 2010 at 01:25 PM
I rode next seasons Cipher at the board test and it was a really good all-mountain freestyle deck. I’d say that the JP is a fair bit softer between the feet which aids itself more towards jibbing….the JP is also a bit poppier at low speeds. Nevertheless the Cipher is a wicked board for charging and boosting off big jumps…..but so is the JP!
on May 19, 2010 at 02:10 PM
Hey Chris,
I’m a bit worried that your feet are going to be too long for this deck…..do you have bindings or powerplates that stop your toes from dragging?
on May 19, 2010 at 02:12 PM
Just to put my 10 cents in… I wouldn’t go for a width of less than 25.5 at the very minimum. Even if the boots are like a UK 10, you’re going to get annoying drag on a waist of 25.0… probably not what you want when you want to display perfect carving.
on May 19, 2010 at 02:46 PM
I know about all this, and people always recommend against it, i got a mid wide board my first season and it just felt like a boat, horrible and i dont know how i passed my course on it. Following season i sized down to a 53 with a waist of 254, with no problems even with quite big volumed 11s. follwing and last season i was riding a 155 with a waist of 252 and F22 size 11 boot so smaller footprint boots, i didnt notice a single bit of toe or heel drag the whole season even on the lowest of carves. I ride my stance pretty damn wide because im quite tall so that makes up for smaller waists i imagine
on June 03, 2010 at 11:31 AM
I’m looking for the ideal size parameters are Height: 185cm (6’1 “) Weight: 80kg (176), ability to current, boot size 11.5 (Burton Ion). Managed 50% up, 30% Pow 20% of using park . Lib Tech Travis Rice BTX - 2010, or Lib Tech Skate Banana BTX Snowboard ideállisabb for me?
on June 03, 2010 at 02:36 PM
Hi Gyuva,
I think the Travis Rice is going to be a better board for the type of riding you are doing, providing your level is intermediate or better. The C2 banana profile gives tons m,ore energy out of carves and more pop than standard BTX. Looking at your height, weight, shoe size and the kind of terrain you ride I think the 161.5 pointy would be the best size option.
Rich
on December 02, 2010 at 01:24 AM
Old Thread, but I’m about the same as gyuva, except 6’2 1/2” and size 12 boot. Will the 161.5 be too small for me?
on October 23, 2011 at 04:55 PM
I’m guessing this thread is dead but if not, I’ve got a chance at a second hand T.Rice 2010 157, I just wanted to know if I’d fit the bill at 150/154 lbs,5’8” and a size 9uk Salomon F22 (reduced footprint)? Cheers.
on October 23, 2011 at 07:58 PM
Sure no problems… a good size and width for an all-mountain snowboard. You are about 5lbs lighter and an inch shorter than I am and I’d ride the 157 no probs as a do-it-all board.
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