Lib Tech Travis Rice Pro Snowboard 164.5
- 2013
Now we don't want to come across all righteous here, our accumulated sins would take a lifetime to repent & we don't have time. Anyway, suffice to say that the global warming issue is perhaps more pertinent to snowboarders than anyone else outside Holland & many in the industry are concerned enough to make it a priority. Lib Tech are one such brand & they have put their heads together with Travis Rice to create a fibreglass free incarnation of his X-Games slaying pro-model. The Horsepower construction not only makes you feel all warm & environmental as you strap in, the materials used are lighter than are used in the T. Rice Pro so the Horsepower feels slightly lighter & more poppy than its namesake & has better float when you get into the deep stuff. Make no mistake though, the Horsepower has Travis' name on it so it's born to slay the big lines & has been designed for riders who want a fast, stable platform for ripping around from peak to park & into the backcountry. Not content with making the T. Rice Pro Horsepower one of the 'greenest' snowboards in the business Lib Tech & Travis wanted to sprinkle some magic dust just to make sure we knew it was special, the magic dust landed on the topsheet making it sparkle while some slipped into the sidewalls & now they glow in the dark, now if you're stuck for a Halloween costume you can go as a snowboard.
C2BTX: C2 Power Banana/ Camber Combo Tech Magne-Traction
INSERTS: 4X4
TOPSHEET: Horse Power Construction Bio Beans
CORE: Columbian Gold
SIDEWALLS: Horse Power Construction
SHAPE: True Twin
FLEX: 7
BASE: Sintered