Lib Tech Lib Rig Review

Hello and welcome to my Lib Tech Lib Rig review.

In this review I will take a look at the Lib Rig as a Freeride snowboard.

As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Lib Rig a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and also see how it compares with other Freeride snowboards.

Overall Rating

Board: Lib Tech Lib Rig

Price: $659 (USD recommended retail)

Style: Freeride

Flex Rating: Mid-Stiff (7/10)

Flex Feel: Mid-Stiff (7/10)

Rating Score: 83.2/100

Compared to other Men’s Freeride Boards

Overview of the Lib Rig’s Specs

Check out the tables for the Lib Rig’s specs and available sizes.

Specs

Who is the Lib Rig Most Suited To?

The Lib Rig is best suited to someone looking for a smooth, surfy, damp feeling freeride board to cruise and bomb the mountain with. 

It's not the kind of board that has a lot of snap/energy, but is super consistent and predictable and the kind of board that won't let you down anywhere. 

Could be a one-board-quiver for someone who doesn't really do park/side hits and is on the more advanced side of riding. It's not super aggressive but is at it's best when you lean pretty heavily into carves/turns. As in, it responds better to a heavier more aggressive input from its rider, than a lighter, more casual input. 

Not for beginners and even intermediates might find it a little too much board. But intermediates who are bigger or strong/athletic shouldn't have any issues with it. 

THE Lib Rig IN MORE DETAIL

Bindings angles: +15/-15

Stance width: 22″ (560mm)

Stance Setback: Setback 1.5" (38mm)

Width at Inserts: 10.5" (267mm) at front insert and 10.4" (265mm) at back insert.   

Rider Height: 6'0"

Rider Weight: 180lbs

Rider Boot Size: US9.5 Adidas Response ADV

Bindings Used: Burton Malavita, M

Weight: 6lbs 8oz (2940grams) 

Weight per cm: 18.49 grams/cm

Average Weight per cm: 18.71 grams/cm*

*based on a sample size of around 250 models that I’ve weighed in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 models. The Lib Rig is a touch lighter than average and felt normal on snow. 

Powder

We didn't have a lot to test in on the day, but the Lib Rig is pretty well setup for powder. There's some taper - not heaps, but 5mm, and a 1.5" (38mm setback) as well as a longer tail vs nose. There's not a lot of rocker to speak of, which reduces how well it will float, but otherwise, pretty well setup for powder.

Carving

I found I could lay down a good carve on the Lib Rig. It was definitely a smoother feeling style of carve, rather than anything explosive/springy. But could dig an edge in and rely on it to hold at higher speeds. 

Turning

Ease of Turns/Slashing: Was decently easy to initiate a turn and slash on the Lib Rig. Wasn't effortless but also not something you had to throw everything into just to get it to turn.  

Maneuverability at slow speeds (nimbleness): Not lightning quick edge to edge, but not slow either. Average. Not a dragonfly but also not an ocean liner. 

Catchiness: Whilst it wasn't catch free, it wasn't super easy to catch an edge either. If you got off your game it did feel like it could catch, but it wasn't something super easy to catch an edge on or anything.  

Speed

Was decently fast. And when up to speed felt nice and stable. 

Uneven Terrain

Crud: Handled crud/chunder like a boss. Smashed through it and was nice and damp. 

Trees/Bumps: Not epic in the trees, but decent enough and would be good with powder in trees too. 

Jumps

Nothing really bad about it with jumps, but not terribly exciting either. Has a smooth, surfy, damp feel when riding, but not a lot of snap, so not super exciting for jumps or side hits. 

Pop: Averagely easy to access the pop. Didn't have to put everything into it to extract it, but had to put a bit of effort in. Total pop was decent too, but just somehow felt like it came slow. Not sure how that makes sense, but felt like it popped a good height, but it wasn't an energetic or explosive pop. 

Approach: Stable on approach, and not too bad for making adjustments, when necessary. 

Landing: Decently solid, but not to the point I'd quite call it a stomper. Tail heavy landings weren't ideal, but not too bad. Somewhat forgiving of errors. 

Side-hits: Decent enough for side hits, but nothing too exciting. 

Small jumps/Big jumps: Best suited to medium jumps but fine for small and large too. 

Switch

Didn't feel too weird riding switch. But not ideal either for obvious reasons, being pretty directional. 

Butters

Took a bit of effort to get the nose and tail to press but with effort was able to press and lock in the nose and tail. Nose felt a bit different to tail to press but they weren't worlds apart. 

The Lib Rig is a smooth, surfy ride that handles a variety of conditions well from icy snow to powder and everything in between. It's really good at tackling crud/chunder too. 

It's not as at home for anything super energetic/snappy and whilst it's capable in trees and on jumps, it's not where it excels. Carving up or cruising the groomers or finding powder are the most well suited expeditions for this board.