Comments on: Snowboard Review: 08-09 Lib Tech Phoenix “Blonde”

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By: Shayboarder

Shayboarder — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:50:00 +0000

I don’t even think I could choose between those two boards. I really enjoyed riding both, phoenix is just a tad stiffer than the trs but really a lot of the same similarities. Tough choice on picking between them.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:56:00 +0000

Hello Shay I enjoyed reading the review.. I’m in the market for a new board and am stuck between a couple that you have done reveiws on.. The TRS BTX and the Jamie Lynn Phoenix Blonde. I do mainly all mountain riding, Im 6foot 165 which board would you recommend. I would be getting either board in a 157 just not sure which one would suit me better.

By: Shayboarder

Shayboarder — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:51:00 +0000

Hey Francis,

I’m just replying to your email right now with the questions

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Hi Shay,

Winter is coming and I am changing my mind all the time for my next board this year coming (I am like a kid before Christmas)

I figure that my 2 most important criteria are now Rockers and Twin Tip (with a capacity Backcountry) since I do have a freestyle board (TRS 154cm BTX)...

Since I am between:

Never Summer EVO R (or SL R) 158cm Versus Lib Tech Phoenix 160cm

You said in your blog about EVO R that is less Damping than SL R...

1. Is that bad or not?

In the East Cost, we do have ice, Cruded a lot but I am advance rider...

2. so do you think SL R, worth the Damping over the Twin Evo?

3. At Hight Speed, Evo R was as good as Phoenix for Stability and feel?

Thanks a lot again

Francis
Montreal, Canada

By: Shayboarder

Shayboarder — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:08:00 +0000

Good luck with the choices. skate banana is more the softer, park choice…I wouldn’t ride that board all mountain but the trice is a fine board as well…all of them vary on what you want out of the board.

I did an interview with Dennis Kelly, he rides the TRS with the TNT base and competed in the Dick’s Ditch Banked Slalom at Jackson Hole. Here’s what he said abou the base after the race “my TRS with a extruded/sintruded base was still fine/competitive. It made me feel good as a rider because balance and control are so important to being fast. These kids that start threads about their boards being so slow, getting passed by friend, and they need a faster base have less of an excuse now…. they probably suck!”

I’m with him on the same boat, a waxed board that you keep up will be faster luckily with the TNT if you happen to miss waxing it’ll be faster than a sintered base that missed waxing. I try not to pay attention to the bases too much, wax plays an important role and the rider. I’ve loved boards that were extruded and boards that were sintered.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:40:00 +0000

Shay:
Thanks so much. I think the one thing that has me “scared” about the board is the extruded base. I might end up going with a skate banana or a Trice or Gnu btx because they utilize a sintered base. Not sure. Anyway, thanks again for the info and Libzine. And congrats on one full year of blogging! Keep it up.

By: Shayboarder

Shayboarder — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:44:00 +0000

I haven’t heard anything yet, there’s a good chance it might be the same board but not 100% sure on it. I’ve ridden the TRS but not with the new BTX on it.

In this post, I have a link to the Lib Tech Magazine which has all the 08-09 boards in it
http://www.shayboarder.com/2008/06/annual-lib-zineready-for-your-viewing.html

With the phoenix…multi-step construction on the redhead version is the half cap/half sidewall construction. The blonde version is the sandwich construction. Had to clarify that and I rode the blonde version not the redhead.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:05:00 +0000

Hi Shay:
I noticed you said the board released to the public might be different. Heard anything yet. I see the new Lib boards are up on dogfunk and I think I may get this one. Have you ridden the TRS BTX? If so, could you compare the two in a quick response to this post? Also, does Jamie’s board utilize cap construction or is that just his older models?
Thanks a bunch.