@angrysnowboarder, let me know when your done with a few of those extra NS decks laying around, I'd be interested in trying the RC2. Since I sort of started this argument to begin with, I'd like to retract me really knowing much about anything and start with this:

I thought quiksilver was one of the first companies to market a cambered ski, which I also thought was borrowed from the beginnings of first cambered snowboards. Isn't this where hyperbolic skis came from? So now, that every snowboard on the planet up to the last few years, (besides the new 0 camber, rc, rc2, c2 etc...). My statement really meant that from a marketing perspective, that when camber entered into the snowboard market, quiksilver marketed it, and everyone followed. Now that RC is out, everyone is going to follow, now that RC2 is out, everyone is going to follow. Hell. I am sure down the road, Mervin will make a C2 and each of the 4 cambered side cuts will be each be their own independent 6 point btx. I mean the possibility are endless... and.... I am sure...... someone will follow them too.

i also agree with you on pop. i can ollie just as high on my t.rice btx as i can on my 07 rider's choice. The softer skatebananas reduce a little pop, but the t.rice is stiffer which I think makes it a much better tail to spring off of.

I have to disagree... I think one of the very first alternative camber and MTX design came from a company called Inca is the first one that I know of whom used it in the snowboard industry! They were a funky black board with wavey edges and had this cool rainbow striping! I don't think they are around any more, but they were at the Portland Ski and Snowboard at a booth over 10 years ago pushing this design! The design was not same as Libtech, but it is definately along the same lines and I even rode one and it made ice pack ride like POW!

Ugh, I hate to come in so late and ask this, I've never heard banana tech described as a kink, and that the kink is different than a lot of the reverse camber offerings.

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