Skate Banana??? - Snowboarding Forum

alex is w0rd · 02-11-2009, 12:47 PM

Lib Tech Skate Banana.. im considering it. people love it, people hate it.
i wanna hear it all.

jmacphee9 · 02-11-2009, 12:58 PM

i havent heard the hate? delams in year one,seems to be better now thats about it.. its soft, magnetraction is really sticky....
i think for the money there are better boards out now...

neversummers evo r
burton hero
stepchild jibstick
k2 www
rome postermania 1985
capita horrorscope

all boards i would take over the banana, either because they are better boards, or as good or nearly as good for way less money..

still a very very nice board, dont get me wrong..

Technine Icon · 02-11-2009, 12:59 PM

Great board. Butters easily and good for rails, but doesn't really do to well on jumps.

alex is w0rd · 02-11-2009, 04:10 PM

well i'm a park rat, riding a burton dominant. i like the fact that how the edges of the board kinda curl up makes it so you cant catch an edge, but you can also rip through ice due to the magnetraction. thats appealing to me.

Technine, why do you say it doesnt do well on jumps?

RoughedgesMR · 02-11-2009, 04:25 PM

jibpan for sure.

btw i have a sb and a www.

jmacphee9 · 02-11-2009, 04:33 PM

it is not good on jumps like any board of its style..it has a very soft tip and tail, not too much pop making landings more difficult. this is the main reason i wouldnt buy it. if you want a good rocker for jumping look at the travis rice, trs, or postermania 1985...

02-11-2009, 04:42 PM

I have heard good stuff about the capita stairmaster. It has good pop and jibs good.

jmacphee9 · 02-11-2009, 04:56 PM

i will be able to tell you in a couple days about the stairmaster extreme...as soon as the temp gets under 40 again..

alex is w0rd · 02-11-2009, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmacphee9

it is not good on jumps like any board of its style..it has a very soft tip and tail, not too much pop making landings more difficult. this is the main reason i wouldnt buy it. if you want a good rocker for jumping look at the travis rice, trs, or postermania 1985...

thanks, ill look into those. i love jibs, but i still like to go big on jumps.
im also gonna look at the k2 jibpan.

squishydonut · 02-11-2009, 05:56 PM

starting to have a few small chips on the topsheet.

02-11-2009, 12:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
alex is w0rd Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: dirty jersey Posts: 232	Skate Banana??? Lib Tech Skate Banana.. im considering it. people love it, people hate it. i wanna hear it all.

02-11-2009, 12:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
jmacphee9 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,335	i havent heard the hate? delams in year one,seems to be better now thats about it.. its soft, magnetraction is really sticky.... i think for the money there are better boards out now... neversummers evo r burton hero stepchild jibstick k2 www rome postermania 1985 capita horrorscope all boards i would take over the banana, either because they are better boards, or as good or nearly as good for way less money.. still a very very nice board, dont get me wrong.. __________________ Lib Tech Skate banana Flow NXT-FS Nike kaiju Burton [ak] 2l Cyclic Jacket Holden Northfield 3L pants Last edited by jmacphee9; 02-11-2009 at 01:04 PM.

02-11-2009, 04:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
jmacphee9 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,335	it is not good on jumps like any board of its style..it has a very soft tip and tail, not too much pop making landings more difficult. this is the main reason i wouldnt buy it. if you want a good rocker for jumping look at the travis rice, trs, or postermania 1985... __________________ Lib Tech Skate banana Flow NXT-FS Nike kaiju Burton [ak] 2l Cyclic Jacket Holden Northfield 3L pants

02-11-2009, 04:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
jmacphee9 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,335	i will be able to tell you in a couple days about the stairmaster extreme...as soon as the temp gets under 40 again.. __________________ Lib Tech Skate banana Flow NXT-FS Nike kaiju Burton [ak] 2l Cyclic Jacket Holden Northfield 3L pants

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02-11-2009, 12:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Technine Icon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: CT Posts: 1,252	Great board. Butters easily and good for rails, but doesn't really do to well on jumps.

02-11-2009, 04:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
alex is w0rd Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: dirty jersey Posts: 232	well i'm a park rat, riding a burton dominant. i like the fact that how the edges of the board kinda curl up makes it so you cant catch an edge, but you can also rip through ice due to the magnetraction. thats appealing to me. Technine, why do you say it doesnt do well on jumps?

02-11-2009, 04:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
RoughedgesMR Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 70	jibpan for sure. btw i have a sb and a www.

02-11-2009, 04:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
KC KONG Guest Posts: n/a	I have heard good stuff about the capita stairmaster. It has good pop and jibs good.

02-11-2009, 05:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
squishydonut Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 496	starting to have a few small chips on the topsheet.