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07/08 Lib Tech N.A.S. catalog is up...

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P.J.S.
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http://www.libtechnas.com/0708_Nas_catalog.pdf
Jul 18 2007 11:53PM
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skinnylove
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Look nice, except is it serious about how they are sold in singles? If so, that seems so pointless...
Jul 18 2007 11:57PM
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WeK
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does anyone have a pair of NAS? could they take a picture of them, the magnetraction seems so exaggerated in the computer images i really wanna see how much the "bumps" come out
Jul 18 2007 11:58PM
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Henry
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YES i've been waiting for a Lib Tech park ski.
Jul 19 2007 12:00AM
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P.J.S.
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it is serious, that way you can mix or match the designs on the topsheets, i think all of their skis for next year have 3 topsheet designs
Jul 19 2007 12:03AM
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Swan_Solo
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someone else brought up an interesting point that lib tech is just making money off of skiers
snowboard brands give skiers shit, then make skis when it seems profitable
plus the edges are a bitch to sharpen
go for armada, moment, line, a ski brand
Jul 19 2007 12:12AM
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pblcenemy101
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Those look sooo sick but i hate the whole idea of libtech making skis and calling them small ass snowboards...its kinda like burton making a snowblader only line and calling it gay ass snowboards.
Jul 19 2007 1:03AM
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Jorgen.
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My buddie has a lib tech board with the ripple edge things and they are noticeable. Apparently they handle ice like no other but I'll stick with my ARVs and Lizzie's.
Jul 19 2007 1:21AM
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dave44
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^ yea, they look like they can take ice real well...

but the fact that its a f***ing snowboard company really turns me away. if this was done by any other company (armada, line, moment, 4frnt, ninthward, surface) I would have a look
Jul 19 2007 2:11AM
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emopoppins
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isn't libtech the same as ninthward because Five Axis makes both of their shit..

its the same stuff
Jul 19 2007 2:24AM
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dave44
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then i'll cut ninthward out of that equation.. haha
Jul 19 2007 2:32AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Despite their roots, I've heard amazing things about the NAS. I'm def interested in getting a pair for my next park ski. Interesting that they came out with a pow ski this year, I wonder how the wavy edge effects maneuverability of a wider ski in pow and on ice...
Jul 19 2007 4:06AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Yeah, ok, I want the freeride's, the two middle designs as my topsheets.
Jul 19 2007 4:14AM
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Ryanvdonk
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no, 5axis doesn't make stuff for either one. ninthward is in europe, and libtech is in seattle, same factory as GNU.
Jul 19 2007 4:27AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Oh shit, I would be buying local.
Jul 19 2007 4:30AM
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andy_boy
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Now if they made THOSE rockered (even the park model), they'd be fucking cutting edge. I'd buy into it.
Jul 19 2007 5:07AM
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andy_boy
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Wait, I just rethought that... the rocker would probably defeat the purpose of the wavy edge... maybe not entirely but probably enough to make it not-worth-the-extra-effort-to-put-in.
Jul 19 2007 5:08AM
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Ryanvdonk
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i wonder if you could defects directly from the factory...
Jul 19 2007 5:15AM
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dave44
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^ yeah, thats wat I was thinking the rocker then defeats the object of the cutting edge lol.

why sell them in singles... obviously snowboarders don't understand you buy skis in pairs.

And I'd like to try some out, but I've allocated most of my funds towards a Moment Ski... I may have to reconsider what my next ski will be, and the NAS will be included in there...


Jul 19 2007 5:29AM
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Coalescent
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have you ever ridden any libtech snowboards? they are the best snowboards i have ever ridden..who cares if it seems profitable..as long as they create a good ski..im going to jump on the train for libtech and support them
Jul 19 2007 9:49AM
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lyndon
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They are a bit exagerated on the computer, but the shot in the catalog of the base is what it looks like. From an angle they look really big, but, from a top view, hardly noticable

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Jul 19 2007 11:49AM
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lyndon
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Like, take any ski, and look at it at this angle. The camber looks very deep, and the sidecut is enormous. Same thing with the edge waves...

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Jul 19 2007 11:58AM
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RudyGarmisch
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True, true.

As for the whole rockered idea, I think the whole wavy edge deal would be great for a rockered ski. The main issue with rocker from what I've been told is that the surface area underfoot when you turn makes it a bitch on hardpack. Wavy edge = more grip, so maybe a good way to counteract the rocker?
Jul 19 2007 12:01PM
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MEGAZORD
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Libtech already makes a rockered magnetraction board
Jul 19 2007 12:13PM
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Ryanvdonk
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i meant blems of course, not defects.
Jul 19 2007 12:16PM
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JGP.
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i might have to cop some of these. iwas thinking movement rockers, but these look soo dope.
Jul 19 2007 12:22PM
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