19 T Rice Pro Blunt Vs Tip Review
Lib Tech Travis Rice Pro Edgeless Review
Just like the Pointy version - it might take a while to get used to – information technology's non for the timid, and information technology'south not nearly every bit fun as the 161.five
Price: $600 Listing
Pros: Well-made, floaty, rails turns at higher speeds, decent pop, made in the United states.
Cons: On the heavier side, not every bit playful as others on house snowfall or while going slower, sidecut too big for the overall length.
Manufacturer: Lib Tech
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Our Verdict
This board has new graphics since we tested it.
The Lib-Tech T.Rice Pro Edgeless is a good snowboard for intermediate to expert riders looking for a big feeling board capable of going fast and stomping big airs. It does not handle well at lower speeds and can take a while to get used to, and considering of this it just didn't feel very fun.
Our Assay and Examination Results
This board did non fair as well as it's bigger brother, the 161.5W Pointy, which was profoundly enjoyed by our tester last season. Expecting to find information technology more active and freestylie because of the shorter length, our tester found information technology to be more than cumbersome - lacking the easy-goingness that is expected with well-nigh 157cm size boards.
Because the 157W is four.5cm shorter than the 161.5 it should have sported a tighter radius sidecut to make information technology more active. Boards that respond immediately are nimble. Nimble equals fun. Fun is your goal. Though the stats merits that the sidecut is smaller, simply ii/10ths of a meter, Lib-Tech's inadequate minimizing of the radius only fabricated the board feel similar an bodily piece of lumber. The board would only engage in and out of turns on groomers and chop with considerable endeavour. It felt way too potent for anything other than super high speed turns. In pulverisation, to our dismay (considering even boards with zero sidecut will ride through pw) it, again, took considerable effort to link turns even with speed, compared to others in it's category.
With this being said the board would have been much ameliorate with a sub 8m sidecut.
Performance Comparing
Edging and Carving
This stick, with all it's magne-traction bumps and long sidecut, just rode well at speed. It was very hard to go far and out of turns at slower speeds and fifty-fifty felt every bit though information technology didn't desire to let you out of the plow in one case engaged. Information technology certainly flake well into harder snowfall thanks to the serrated steel edges, only the extra long sidecut radius fabricated it feel sluggish to react. Since it only seemed to perform well at speed our tester thinks it's non the best choice as an all around board.
Edge and graphic detail of the T. Rice Pro Blunt
Credit: Tim Peare
Float in Pulverisation
This board floated keen in powder mainly because information technology's rockered and wide - just like it'southward larger brother, the Lib-Tech T. Rice Pro Pointy 161.v. The 157 will obviously float a bit less because information technology's shorter, only it stays on top just fine. Matching it in this category are the Jones Explorer, Salomon Super Eight, and the Burton Flying-V
Playing with rocker in pow is fun.
Credit: Tim Peare
Stability at Speed
As with the 161.five, the merely thing that hurts this boards stability is the rockered base - simply it'south pretty dang stable regardless. The med-stiff flex helps to even things out when cruising at high speeds too. The Rome Agent and Jones Explorer shared the score, just non for the same exact reasons. The Rome Agent is fully cambered and wide, while the Jones Explorer has a scrap of camber and is directional. This Edgeless version is most stable going actually, really fast, wether turning or direct-lining.
Playfulness
Since it rides best at high speeds, takes longer to transition from edge to edge, and is a little on the heavier side, the T. Rice Blunt isn't very playful. The rocker helps a lilt chip, only this thing even so feels like a tank.
Lien Air
Credit: Tim Peare
Pop
Rockered base of operations profiles hurt popular and stiffer flex helps to bring some pop back - then this lath isn't doing too bad in this category. If you learned to ollie on a cambered lath then you'll notice a loss of snap when you bound on whatsoever board with a non-traditional camber profile.
All-time Applications
Suited best for going very fast, locking into high speed carves on groomers or hardpack, and floating in powder.
Value
Price tag is also high for this below average performer.
Conclusion
If y'all want a stiffer, heavier, and sluggish board that will last a long time - hither y'all go. For a preview of what you may run across when you lot start strap information technology on wait here…
https://www.youtube.com/lookout man?v=js_l_BB4_eg
This tester wants to rename the T. Rice Pro Blunt the "T. Rice Pro Dimensional Lumber Stick".
Other Versions and Accessories
We tested the edgeless 157 wide and pointy 161.5 wide versions of this board.. Both styles come up in standard widths and varying lengths. The Blunt ranges from 150cm - 157cm and the Pointy ranges from 161.5cm - 164.5cm.
Difference Betwixt the 2 Styles
Across the noticeable divergence in the way the nose and tail terminate, and the subtle changes in graphics, the performance of the T. Rice Pro Edgeless and T. Rice Pro Pointy are very much the same. The primary divergence is that the Blunt is but available in sizes up to 157cm, and the Pointy starts at 161.5. The variation in tip/tail shape volition not make a difference in mean solar day-to-day riding whatsoever - it'south just for looks. If you disagree please try and evidence this reviewer incorrect.
— Chris Edmands
flahertybresteers.blogspot.com
Source: https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/reviews/snow-sports/snowboard/lib-tech-travis-rice-pro-blunt
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