Lib Tech T.Rice Pro Camber Snowboard Review

An Un-Paid, Un-Biased Breakdown Of How the Lib Tech T.Rice Pro Rides Review by The Good Ride

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How The Was Tested:

Precious Good Ride dollars were spent buying and reviewing this.

Size:155
Days:2
Conditions:  and an early morning slackountry time with Drift Boards & Union Rovers
Riders: James (Size 9, 5’10”, 185-195lbs). I’ve tested and compared 800+ boards and close to 1,000 if you count different versions of the same Model over the years.
Boots: Nitro Team TLS
Insoles: Footprint Kingfoam Orthotic Elite
Bindings: Union Force
Redundancy: Strapins in case boots or bindings break.
Jacket: Skyline Fuse 3L Jacket, Skyline Fuse Light 3L Jacket
Pant: Burton AK Gore-Tex Pro 3L Hover Pant, Skyline Faze Pant
Helmet: Smith Method
Goggle: Smith 4D Mag
Gloves: Burton AK Clutch Mitt

James’s Set Up

21.5” Wide.+15/-15. Centered.

Similar Boards We Like (but not the same):

Yes Greats, Stone Message, Yes Basic, Ride TwinPig, Burton Good Company, Ride Benchwarmer, Capita Outerspace Living

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Construction / Durability / Weight

(We don’t put in the exact weight because with wood cores, there is no consistency in a board’s weight)

Sizing

This 155 is as good as it gets for my specs. With size 10 boots, it would have felt better, but it worked well for both my weight and height.

Lib Tech doesn’t recommend boot sizes and they are very loose with recommended weight.

Sizing is all about balancing what fits your boot size (most important), weight (second most important) and height (third most important) for how you like to ride. Size down for more control and size up for more speed/stability/carving power. Most Brands, Including are very conservative with recommended weight and very liberal with recommended boot sizing Here are some ideal US boot sizes for these boards. If it comes down to boot size or weight, I would ensure it fits your boot size first and weight a close second.

Shape

This is a true twin with a centered stance. You set this up centered and leave it there.

Camber/On Snow Feel

With almost full camber and only a touch of early rise in the nose and tail, the Lib Tech T.Rice Pro Camber Camber feels very technical and catchy. It’s stable one-footing and flat-basing but punishes mistakes if you get off your game and don’t perfectly skid your turn to recover. Advanced to expert riders will appreciate this locked-in dynamic feel, while beginners might instead get a trip to the hospital or at the very least, a lot more lumps than many many more forgiving boards out there. It’s all about fucking you up if you get off your game.

Flex Personality

The Lib Tech T.Rice Pro Camber Camber has a medium to medium-stiff flex. Buttering is possible if you are strong and really lean into the nose and tail, but it’s a lot of work.

This pops on an ollie really well though if you have the strength to make it do so. For me it was harder to access on same day tests vs. the Legitimizer and Never Summer Proto T3 and Never Summer Llama.

Uneven Snow

This handles uneven terrain surprisingly well for being a twin. It manages hard, bumpy snow and powers through thicker, choppier conditions better than expected, though it’s not a freeride chunder charger.

Edge Hold

Edge hold on the Lib Tech T.Rice Pro Camber Camber is more mellow than older Magnetraction-heavy versions but still grips incredibly well. If you see a lot of hardpack and icy conditions and love to charge, this is a great fit.
One thing. I got a production model and it needed a detune to avoid feeling overly grabby.

Turning/Carving

The Lib Tech T.Rice Pro Camber Camber has slow initiation for this width. It feels slow edge to edge and doesn’t like when you turn. That’s great for straight lining into a huge kicker but it sucks for riding in the trees. The C2 Version of the T.Rice Pro has that same feeling but the C3 is even more gnarly.

Once you commit that edge the board still doesn’t want to turn and still likes to go straight. Maybe if I had size 10 boots I could muscle it through turns a little easier but it took the most to turn on a twin vs. any other twin or directional twin I rode all season. Many of my friends with the same weight and bigger boots still felt this too so having a bigger boot won’t necessarily fix this if quick mellow turning is important to you.

Riders who enjoy down-the-line speed and pointing it at big jumps will love it. Riders who want quick easy turns won’t but the spring out of the turn is really lively and springy.

Base Glide

The base isn’t that fast but it doesn’t need a lot of waxing and get really slow if you neglect the base.

Switch & Park

As a true twin, the Lib Tech T.Rice Pro Camber Camber rides switch extremely well. For small side hits, it feels stiff and saps my confidence. But if you want to go big in the park, on big jumps, it shines—tracking straight, building speed, launches off with a lot of pop and is very good for technical riders when it comes to landing as well

Pipe riders who like to go fast and get big air may enjoy it, but those looking for boards with deeper sidecuts that better allow micro adjustments and easier wall to wall carves will want something different. It grips like a champ in there though but definitely not for me.

Powder

The Lib Tech T.Rice Pro Camber Camber is just not the kind of board I want to test in powder. I’ve ridden camber twins like this in pow many times and it sucks for me. Old-school camber twin riders may enjoy it, but most freeriders will prefer the Lib Tech Orca, Golden Orca, for real powder but even the C2 version of the T.Rice Pro will do much better than this.

Final Thoughts

Overall, this is a board for aggressive riders who want to go big and prefer going straight vs. turning. It’s less about playful turning or powder float and more about speed, jumps, and big mountain / big park riding.

Personally, I’ve never vibed with the T.Rice Pro Twins in C2 or Camber—they just don’t match with my turny style. But if your approach to snowboarding matches Travis Rice’s almost not human riding style, the  Lib Tech T.Rice Pro Camber Camber could be your board.