Lib Tech Attack Banana - 2012
It’s about time Lib Tech created the Attack Banana! It’s been a tough time choosing between the Skate Banana with the buttery soft and playful Banana profile and the TRS series with the more aggressive, responsive and lively C2 Banana profile. Now you can go straight down the middle and take the Attack Banana with its EC2 Banana profile, a halfway house between the two.
Manufacturer's Description:
All Terrain Freestyle Techno Quiver Killer! EC2 is C2 Technology enhanced, EC2 is Elliptical! We added Elliptical Camber, slightly shortened contact lengths and a smoother, more powder friendly tip and tail entry. The Elliptical camber moves the apex of the camber inward (closer underfoot), which helps distribute tip and tail pressure more evenly, provides a more focused pop, and creates better suspension to absorb big landings. The slightly shorter contact lengths make it more agile and user friendly on hardpack and pow. Win! Win! Art by Mike Parillo
Recommended for park riding.
Recommended for halfpipe riding.
Recommended for rail riding.
Recommended for freeride riding.
High cost $
Available in Wide.
Hybrid Rocker/Camber Construction.
Twin Shape.
Green or Eco Friendly Construction.
Year: 2012
Available Lengths (cm):
153, 156, 159, 159W, 161W
Riding Style: Freestyle/Park
Specifications:
Eliptical Camber/Banana Combo with Magne-Traction
Twin all terrain freestyle attack tool
Freedom and float of banana
End-to-end pop/stability of C2
Basalt/fiberglass combo
Columbian Gold core
Power transfer internal sidewalls
Beans top sheet
Similar boards: Nitro Sub Zero - 2012 Forum Young Blood Double Dog - 2012 Arbor Coda - 2012
Snowboard Review:
Watch the 2012 Lib Tech Attack Banana Video Snowboard Review
The Lib Tech Attack banana EC2 BTX is a halfway measure of the original skate banana and the powerful C2 banana found in all of Lib Tech’s more all-mountain boards, you know, the ones that Travis Rice and Lando ride - the EC2 banana is more playful than C2 Banana boards but certainly not a noddle by any means! This board kills it in all types of terrain! Straight up.
I picked the perfect time to test the Attack Banana - 9:30am, when the conditions were rock hard! And I do mean bullet proof! I’ve got to say, after endless amounts of times testing Magna-Traction boards in these types of gnarly hard pack conditions, it really does give you the confidence to go for it. When you carve on the Attack Banana you really feel the bite and control of the Mag edges and the very slight camber in the profile, allowing you to really commit onto both edges without any worry of slipping out. The Attack Banana has plenty of pop and was incredibly easy to butter and press on snow, as well as on park features like the Skate Banana.
After half a day of hammering the Attack Banana through every type of snow condition and terrain I can vouch that this Banana is designed to do everything. I would have loved to have taken it through some insane waist deep POW to see whether or not the Attack banana lives up to the marketing blurb but I’ve ridden the skate banana in POW and that rode really well, so I have no doubt that this is probably even better! What more can I say without repeating myself? This board is the dream board for those that want the park focused ride of the Skate Banana with the pop and versatility of Lib’s more all-mountain snowboards.
Highlights:
Magna-Traction for extra grip and confidence on hard pack conditions.
Nice graphics.
EC2 banana tech gives the board a sweet forgiving ride but packs great pop.
Letdowns:
Magna-Traction isn’t everyone’s cup of tea.
Posted by Mikee C in • Lib Tech
User Snowboard Reviews
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on January 18, 2013 at 06:46 AM
I was looking for a board that would, #1, be good on moguls. Short, quick turning. Beyond that, I had no idea what a good mogul board should be. MagneTraction was important because when the day’s done and I’m faced with steep wind blown ice to get to the bottom, it sucks to be on a board.
Ny previous (and now-second favorite) board is a 147 Forum Manual. Just the short length alone made it easy through the bumps. The guy who sold me the Attack Banana 153 (shortest available) told me that the contour of this board would make it ride like a shorter board, and it does.
Sad note here: of all the professional sales people and all the forums I can find, nobody knows what a true mogul board should be. Nobody seems to ride bumps!
I ride 2013 153 Attack Banana with Flow bindings. I’m 5’9”, 160 lb, and 58 years old, but I play hard. I love the shock factor when kids see me and my wife (49) doing bumps, jumps and trees! But none of them know anything about the characteristics of a good mogul board. I think the Attack Banana is as good as I’ve ridden, but if I could buy one in 147, I’d do it tomorrow and really enjoy the rest of the season.
Pete
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