Comments on: Snowboard Review: 10-11 Lib Tech TRS C2 BTX

By: b

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 01:20:18 +0000

shay can i ask your height and weight? just wondering because i’m considering sizes in the trs

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By: loftyrocket

loftyrocket — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:41:12 +0000

just got a trice 157…. tons of fun.

Decently fast, but it was super powder when i was riding it (right after a huge storm dumping 5-8 feet), therefore I was really charging.

I dont understand why mervin wont completely wrap there edges? I have asked every Mervin rep i come in contact with, and they cant answer either… one said well you dont need edges there and looked at me silly… another said its lighter weight. I say bullshit to both of them, but i still like my board. That said, i am a huge Nitro fan, and they dont seem to get any love.

By: People

People — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:27:19 +0000

Lib tech bases suck. the reason is they use a tearing process to keep it eco friendly and they don’t hold wax at all. if you don’t have time to wax your board every day or two or just don’t want to, its not the board for you.
they are really a high maintenance board to own. between fixing impacted edges because they use low VOC glues that are far below the industry standard, cleaning the nose and tail up with a razor blade because they don’t wrap their edges like everyone else.
not to mention, to make boards like they do, they need to charge about 20% more than anyone else (so if you want a comparable board to say a custom or agent you need to shell out $700).
they created a visual technology and have marketed the hell out of it, but don’t for one second think that LIB is really a value-conscious purchase. they are for people who A) don’t ride hard B)have tons of money and don’t mind or C)those who chain themselves to trees and watch whale wars.
One reason for all the positive praise is, more people are trying them out and technology/construction is ever expanding. What most people fail to consider is any board will ride better than your 3 year old board with old technology.
they are riding the hype wave, but it will come crashing down soon enough. people will come to their senses eventually when they buy one and their edge blows apart dropping it in the parking lot.

By: Shay

Shay — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:28:31 +0000

TB, definitely size it down a bit your 160 is more than you need for your weight. The 154-157 sizes would be fine for you. If you ride the whole mountain go for the 157 but really why the trs, mervinsnow threw out some other great options like the DK or Dark Series. What do you plan to ride? Where do you ride and the percentage, like 80% freeride, 20% jumps?

By: mervinsnow

mervinsnow — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:14:27 +0000

Hi TB,
Depending how hard you want to charge on the whole mountain, TRS 157 and 154 can work for you. I am 5’10, 170 lbs and used to have TRS Btx 154 (fun fun but a bit too small for me to charge) since I do have the Lando 2008 BTX 160 (fun fun too but TNT base high maintenance and slow a bit) In Mervin if you want good base and have enough money try to avoid TNT base in my opinion. Seems that Gnu for you shape will have more choices like the Danny Kass C2 155, or Altered Genetic C2 155 or if you want to stay with Lib maybe Dark Series C2 155 or the new limited Banana Attach 156 if you can make a hand on it 😉
Francis

By: TB

TB — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:16:26 +0000

Hi there,

what length do I need on the TRS?

Got the Lando from last last year. In 160 it seems to long for me, also too stiff. Felt like riding an oak tree. After some runs it got much better.

Anyway. This season I want to try a TRS in 157 or 154 ?
I’m about 5.9 tall and weigh 150 pounds.
Most of times I ride the whole mountain, not only park.

The board that I had before the Lando was a Burton Custom in 156 which felt pretty good.

One thing I liked about my Lando were the soid landings … compared to the Burton …

So, I need help as I want to order within the next days.

Best regards
Tobi

By: Boaz-b

Boaz-b — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:14:02 +0000

You dont really seem to like Burton and Rome, do you keither xD?

By: keither

keither — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:05:21 +0000

TRice is stiff as hell, I think it’s a 7-8 out of ten for stiffness. Awesome for charging.
But because of banana between your feet, you can still jib it. I own a 157cm and I’m 150lbs and I can still jib it even though I’m not a big guy. It’s my all around deck. It’s pretty wide, like 25.8. For strictly park though, I’d size down, and maybe go with the TRS cause it’s not as stiff. Or go with the Gnu Danny Kass in 153, super badass board and it doesn’t have the TNT base like the TRS. Man I should work in a shop. But then I’d only sell Mervin and Capita decks and tell everyone that Burton went bankrupt 😉 Rome too, they can rot in the same hole as Burton.

By: Shay

Shay — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:21:49 +0000

Schnell, the Trice is a midwide, TRS is regular. Trice has the sintered UWMH base, TRS has TNT base. Just some of the major differences, I’m sure the flex is completely different but I haven’t ridden the Trice to know for sure.