Like any new crazy, the first terms become the ask for product when people go out to buy the new technology. “Skate Banana” was the first of many Banana Tech snowboards designed by Mervin manufacturing. Each board performs differant, so don’t just buy only the skate banana board because that was the first. some of the other designs may fit your needs better. Take your time read the fine print, Lib Tech 1986 Snow Mullet Banana-Traction Snowboard The ultimate freeride, jib, powder stick that works great on hardpack and holds an edge in the steep, icy and nasty zones that sometimes get between you and your pow. Patterned after mid-eighties designs, progressive Sidecut and taper angle combined with Magne-Traction and Banana between your feet ensure a floaty effortless ride in powder and positive edgehold in all conditions.Lib Tech Dark Series Banana-Traction SnowboardNow select sizes available in Banana Tech! Skate influenced, park and freestyle focused with long contacts, narrow waists and a wide series. Lib Tech Dark Series Magne-Traction SnowboardNow select sizes available in Banana Tech! Skate influenced, park and freestyle focused with long contacts, narrow waists and a wide series. Golden Fleece Basalt: Made from volcanos. 92% stronger than fiberglass. Lib Tech Jamie Lynn Phoenix Banana-Traction SnowboardJamie Lynn’s Banana rides everything great! Modified to his preferred Banana Stiffness and Magne-Traction levels, this board will give you much pleasure wherever you prefer to ride. Lib Tech Mark Landvik Phoenix Banana-Traction SnowboardAK Power free-styler and longtime Phoenix Series rider Mark Landvic worked with Jamie Lynn to create two special Banana Lando models. Jamie did some beautiful art designed to look especially nice when doing cranked powder methods. Look for Lando doing a few in next year’s Standard film. Lib Tech MC Kink Banana-Traction SnowboardMC Kink: Transition ease. A kinked tail is a tail curve derived from a kink. A smooth mellow entry floats over all obstacles, kink aggressively changes tip angle allowing maximum height to be reached quickly. This allows a shorter, lighter board with an equal tip height. Great for climbing walls or tech switch landings. Kink, Banana, Mag! This is the most visible, functional, snowboard-specific tech on the planet. Matt Cummins has 18 years of skate influenced board design experience. Originally designed by Matt Cummins back in the lat 80′s. The idea for this shape was to develop a board that rides well in powder as well as being able to jib rocks, rails, logs, ect. Add Banana tech and Magne-Traction to the 80′s kink design. Mission Accomplished. Lib Tech Skunk Ape Banana-Traction SnowboardWide, Twin, Banana, Mag.! Trackers have reported Banana Ape trails throughout the woods of Snoqualmie Pass and beyond. Visualized, designed and tested by the man-sized Onion boys Trevor and Kyle Phillips and some select Summit based E-WA consultants, these big wide boards are the ultimate twin freestyle board for the larger footprint. If you have any questions about these boards, e-mail Trevor at lib-tech.com. When he’s not riding an Ape with Kyle, he does all our websites. E-WA, Apes and Bananas. good times everywhere, all the time. Lib Tech Travis Rice Banana-Traction Snowboard Boost your riding skills to the next level! Travis’ Bananas come with a stiffened tip & tail to stomp big landings and create mad pop. 100% shredtassium for sliding in and out of tricky situations with ease in all type of riding conditions: hardpack, park, pipe, pow, rails, and even ice. Travis’ Magne-traction Pro Models win contests & awards, make great video parts, and ride osmn all over Jackson. For psychoLOGICAL shredding advantages Travis continues to have two shapes: a pow-specific pointy 161.5 & 164.5 (BTX & MTX) and a park/jib-specific blunt 153 & 157 (BTX & MTX). And of course, factory de-tuned to Travis’ specs.