Lib Tech X Lost Quiver Killer Surfboard Review
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Ian reviews the Lib Tech X Lost Quiver Killer surfboard: https://www.boardshop.co.uk/brands/lib-tech?style=1625 The Lib tech X Lost Quiver Killer surfboard has finally arrived! The Quiver Killer has been one of our best selling shortboards for a good few years. A realistic shortboard for average to good surfers with more than enough performance for 90% of the waves we encounter at home and on our travels. The clue is in the name really; the Quiver Killer is a true one board quiver and in this Lib Tech construction could well be one of the best and most durable travel companions available. Could surfboard construction Nirvana actually be here? As surfers we've all dreamed about owning a high performance surfboard with all the positive attributes of a traditional PU board but with none of the inherent fragility that comes with this construction. Lib Tech are about to change everything you know about surfboards and everything you thought was possible in surfboard construction. Shop all Lib Tech surfboards: https://www.boardshop.co.uk/brands/lib-tech
I've had mine about a year and a half and it gets surfed at least twice a week if not more. It's taken a few shots over rocks and a few stupidity bumps from me against the odd wall or ground and is totally fine.
If you buy it and treat it like shit because you believe the marketing hype, or you're a super aggro surfer doing huge drops off the lip, airs or whatever, then yeah I guess I could see it not holding up, but then how would any other board do under the same situation?
I treat it like a normal board as much as possible and don't abuse it and I think it is much better than a PU board. One thing I absolutely love about it is it's energy absorption. That kind of "chatter" you get on PU or Epoxy boards, over bumpy sections, practically non existent in the Lib Tech....tech...lol. You notice it when you first paddle out and when waves hit the board it doesn't have that hollow sound like water hitting a boat hull. That chatter. It's a bit strange at first.
I'm intermediate so I won't claim anything about the flex or responsiveness of the board compared to PU. I suppose that's true, but I'm not good enough to notice it.
One thing that's a tiny bit irritating is that sometimes wax will flake off the surface of the deck due to whatever material it is. It's not a big deal and doesn't seem to happen in any chunks big enough to matter but it still happens nonetheless.