ncapriot Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Anyone ever tried it? The board is a 172 and from what I remember from the older Lib's, these boards were a bit soft. Have an oppurtunity to ride one and thought about riding with plates. Heading to snowbird and looking for a powder option. Admittedly, this may be a ridiculous thread:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Anyone ever tried it? The board is a 172 and from what I remember from the older Lib's, these boards were a bit soft. Have an oppurtunity to ride one and thought about riding with plates. Heading to snowbird and looking for a powder option.Admittedly, this may be a ridiculous thread:) depends on what you call soft! for a softboot board it's not too soft IMO. there's a lot of thing I don't like about the older libs but it was more due to being prone to delams, the shape of the noses and poor edge hold on ice. Most of the libs that I tried from 1997 to 2003 were good boards for freeriding in softboots. I just did not LIKE them, always felt better on lots of other boards and I saw lots of broken libs and gnus. be careful of the nose and tail where the cap ends, they would often crack or start to delam there for raging pow runs it certainly will be better than any carver I know of. If you are gonna make a purchase, a tanker 172 might fit the bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gus Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I love it. Catek os2 bindings burton bindings aswell. the board is about 15 years old. if you want more info email me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncapriot Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 would love some more info...cant find your contact info. I was going to run sno pro base plates, but I also have a soft boots and bindings that I coul use as an alternative. nicholascapriotti@comcast.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 would love some more info...cant find your contact info. I was going to run sno pro base plates, but I also have a soft boots and bindings that I coul use as an alternative.nicholascapriotti@comcast.net I'd run softies, better interface in the soft, just like I'd run mud tires in mud. some people here disagree but as someone who has both tools available at all times and who values board feel I prefer softboots in pow and on wide boards even on hard snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Hey ncapriot, I ride Bear Creek 6 days/week. I see you are from Glenside. If you ever get the chance to come ride, let me know. I have the last Litigator made before they changed the name to "Skunk Ape". I have been riding it a lot lately. I would not ride it with plates, but then I am a big guy. If you are not a big guy and you don't put a lot of stress on the board, plates might be alright. Of course, if you are not a big guy, you probably also do not have big feet, which will mean that you have to run really low angles on this board in hardboots, which may not be favorable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I've always ridden my Grocer:1luvu: with plates at 38*f/28*r, mondo 27, I'm 6ft, 180#. never had a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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