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A directional camber board with early rise and a long floaty nose – the successor of Mike Olson's Birdman. For powder days, trips and the resort after a snowfall.
Lib Tech Son of Birdman is the son of the original Birdman - the Banana board by Mike Olson and Steven Cobb - inspired by Lib Tech's friends at Trickstar in Japan. The son, however, is cambered: a modern, directional take with a lot of pop on a proven arrow.
The long, low nose with early rise doesn't sink in soft snow, and on hardpack it makes the turns soft and surfy. The directional camber puts pop and power in the tail and control under the feet. The contact length is short for the sizes - the 160 has only 95 cm - so the board is more nimble than its length suggests.
This is a board for deep snow days, snowcat trips and travel, but also for the resort long after the snow is tracked out - sharp turns throwing up a cloud of snow, natural jumps along the run. Magne-Traction, OP+ construction and a sintered Knife Cut base (faster, holds wax) keep it serious on hardpack.
Lib Tech say it complements a true twin freestyle board and can easily replace it. In our view it belongs to the Lib Rig family - one more proof that camber should never have gone away.
Technical highlights: directional; camber with early rise; long, low floating nose; 2.5" setback; 95-101 cm contact length; OP+ construction; 75% Aspen / 25% Paulownia; Knife Cut sintered base; Magne-Traction; flex around 6-7; deep snow / freeride / groomed terrain.
Review of a similar model on the blog: Lib Tech Lib Rig review: Austen Sweetin’s camber machine
| Size | Contact length | Waist | Sidecut radius | Stance (min-max / setback) | Flex (1–10) | Rider weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 cm | 95 cm | 26 cm | 7.6 m | 49.5-63.5 / 6.4 cm | 6 | from 45 kg |
| 165 cm | 98 cm | 26.2 cm | 7.8 m | 49.5-63.5 / 6.4 cm | 7 | from 50 kg |
| 170 cm | 101 cm | 26.6 cm | 8 m | 49.5-63.5 / 6.4 cm | 7 | from 55 kg |
Size is not chosen by length alone. Weight, surface area, waist width, profile and the effective edge (the part of the edge that cuts into the snow) together decide how a board rides. The table shows the minimum rider weight Mervin gives for each size. A shorter board turns faster and is more playful; a longer one brings more stability and float. The waist should fit the boot: at about 24-25 cm, boots are usually up to size 42-43 (EU), at 25-26 cm up to 44-45, and the W versions are for bigger feet, so toes and heel don't drag in the snow when carving.
Not sure which size? Write to us or stop by our shop in Golo Bardo, Sofia - we have been riding this stuff since 1997.
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