Product Research: Lib-Tech's Magne-traction
Well, it's been a little while since I've mentioned snowboarding, and since I can't be riding the soggy/icy slopes (thanks a lot rainy temperate zone), I might as well write about it. Something caught my attention the other day while I was getting my board waxed up at the Penn State Snowboard Club office. There was a mention of a newer snowboard technology called "Magne-Traction." Naturally this sparked my interest. After a little bit of research I decided to fill you on what exactly this is and what it's doing for snowboarding.
Magne-Traction was developed by the Lib Technologies Company. A usual snowboard has two "pressure points" on the outside of each foot, where all of the boarder's weight is applied to the snow. This is due to the fact that boards have concave edges, with a thinner middle section, and wider sections under and outside of the feet (as seen in the image to the left). Magne-Traction has a "rippled" edge, which puts seven pressure points all along the board's edge. Although a standard board is presumably better on rails and boxes, boards with Magne-Traction can cut along ice and man-made snow like it's powder (maybe Tussey Mountain still has a chance?). More pressure points will reduce the chance of you washing/sliding out as you go over a patch of the glassy stuff.
Not into Lib-tech boards? No problem. Gnu and Roxy both have been developing boards with Magne-Traction technology. Still skeptical? 4 out of the 9 Mag-Trac boards made by these three companies won 2008 Good Wood honors from Transworld Snowboarding. Almost all won awards from Future Snowboarding Magazine.
So hey all you east coast riders, when you can't get out west to the powder, bring the powder to you. Magne-Traction could be the solution to any crappy conditions you encounter.
Not into Lib-tech boards? No problem. Gnu and Roxy both have been developing boards with Magne-Traction technology. Still skeptical? 4 out of the 9 Mag-Trac boards made by these three companies won 2008 Good Wood honors from Transworld Snowboarding. Almost all won awards from Future Snowboarding Magazine.
So hey all you east coast riders, when you can't get out west to the powder, bring the powder to you. Magne-Traction could be the solution to any crappy conditions you encounter.
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Z...I love to board!!!! I own a sweet Burton Troop 2006, that had unfortunately been sitting in my closet all season due to the lack of snow in PA :(. I'm in PSSC (Penn State Snowboard Club) as you probably already know. I love the article/links/pictures!!
Here's a link to a picture of my snowboard! Enjoy...
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That's some really cool stuff on snowboards. I never knew that there was need for such a technology. I makes me want to take up snowboarding. Thanks for the info.
I never knew that snowboarding would get this intense. I know a little bit about them from my friends but this new technology is just sweet. It makes me want to start riding.