** Please note that our Free Shipping offer does not apply to Surfboards/SUP. We will provide a shipping quote before shipment. ** The surf industry was in a 20 year performance design rut when in '94 and '95 Matt Biolos experimented with multiple variations of fish for himself, Chris Ward and Cory Lopez that became the building blocks for a performance hybrid revolution. “I’d never before had so many surfers and shapers ask me what are you riding?” The RNF '96 sh designs that teenaged Chris and Cory took to the North Shore and made their indelible mark on the surfing universe were featured in the seminal '97 surf film 5’5” X 19 ¼. The key component of Matt's fish is that they are performance minded inspired by MR’s competitive minded twins of the '70s and '80s with relatively pulled in tails designed to rip, not just small surf but in all sizes and shape of waves. Most fish have been predominantly influenced by wide tailed '70s kneeboards that create speed but have always fallen far short of the peak performance of modern short boards. In the name of great surfing and surfboards Matt has applied the past 25 years of board building to create a better surfboard faithfully based on but not exacting to the 96 RNF versions.“With diligent testing being done by Kolohe, Coco, Ian Crane, Crosby Cola and other “guests” including myself in the last few months of 2020, we are very confident that the RNF ’96 will perform at and above expectations, as an all-around, rip-able fun machine, for a wide level of surfers.” - Matt Biolos*Fins NOT includedFCS II, Two-Tab, and Lib RRIPs Compatible. Lib Technologies is dedicated to hands on board building and riding. We have spent a lifetime surfing, shaping and working with alternative high performance environmentally friendly materials and constructions. Traditional surf construction has always felt too fragile and the building process is toxic and unhealthy for the planet and crafts people... we knew there had to be a better way. Technologically Tougher A lot tougher than your standard PU or epoxy Won’t absorb water if you do get a ding The ultimate travel board Less worry... more fun environMENTALLY NICER! Zero Hazardous Waste Bio Resin low VOC plant based Nitrogen blown blanks non ozone depleting and recyclable Radically reduced resin exposure Radically reduced sanding steps Elimination of industry standard paint brushes, tape and solvents Recycled foam offcuts Long lasting construction A decade into our “better” surfboard construction journey we continue to improve our process and materials. ECO IMPACTO 2 features our new pressure treated Hexylite honeycomb panels, G-Glass and Magnesium fiber fused in our plant based Bio Matrix resin system saving weight and improving board response. Strong, Light, Waterproof Environmentally friendly non ozone depleting Nitrogen blowing agent 25-40% Recycled content Won’t absorb water if you do get a ding (Closed cell) Elliptical engineered columnar cells provide toughness top to bottom and elasticity in side impact 100% of offcuts and shavings recycled into more foam Strong, Nice and Craftsperson Friendly Plant based glycerin chemistry Low VOC (shop smells nice) Surfs smooth and responsive (High performance) Impact resistant and resilient (Lasts a long time) Board Specs Length Width Thickness Volume 5’3” 19.25" 2.32" 26.25 cl 5’5” 19.75" 2.38" 29.05 cl 5’7” 20.25" 2.5" 32.0 cl 5’9” 20.75" 2.56" 34.5 cl 5'11” 21.25" 2.66" 37.75 cl 6'1” 21.75" 2.75" 41.0 cl
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