{"id":49472,"date":"2016-01-22T10:15:51","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T17:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=49472"},"modified":"2016-01-25T10:21:51","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T17:21:51","slug":"lib-tech-signs-rice-for-5-more-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=49472","title":{"rendered":"Lib Tech Signs Rice For 5 More Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-49473\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/travis_rice-133x200.jpg\" alt=\"travis_rice\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/travis_rice-133x200.jpg 133w, http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/travis_rice-331x500.jpg 331w, http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/travis_rice.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/>Big Mountain snowboarder <strong>Travis Rice<\/strong> has extended his endorsement deal with <strong>Lib Tech<\/strong> snowboards for five more years, according to Lib Tech.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI am so proud to announce that I have signed on for another 5 years with Lib Tech and <strong>Mervin Manufacturing<\/strong>,&#8221; Rice said.\u00a0&#8220;From an early <strong>Jamie Lynn<\/strong> that was the first board I spent money on at age 15, to the Last 10 years of R&amp;D on my incredible pro-model board line culminating with the upcoming Climax model which I believe to be the best board on the planet made with Non-Toxic, Eco friendly materials, built by snowboarders here in the USA. Mervin is a family that I am overjoyed to be a part of and has been putting Snowboarding first since it\u2019s inception over 25 years ago. From the water-boards I surf to the skateboards I roll, this company is based on fun with friends, creative freedom and the expression which makes the world a brighter place. Many companies try to replicate what Mervin is doing but there is only one magical Mervin! Thank you Mike, Pete and everyone else that empowers and supports me, can\u2019t wait to share what is in the works for tomorrow!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For the official word from Lib, follow the jump.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Travis Rice, snowboarding\u2019s most prodigious big mountain freestyle powerhouse, has signed on for five more years riding Lib Tech the world\u2019s best boards! Travis and Lib Tech continue their decade long partnership of trail blazing board design, environMENTALly nicer zero hazardous waste manufacturing, cutting edge technology, humor and the constant hunt for the unbelievable. Building dream boards for action sport\u2019s biggest dreamer is exactly where Lib Tech founders Pete Saari and Mike Olson want to be. Collaborating to create new disruptive snowboard technologies like Travis\u2019 upcoming carbon fiber \u201cClimax\u201d model is just the sort of ride Lib Tech loves to deliver (with Travis as the world\u2019s best wingman). Drawn together by mutual respect for the environment, American snowboard craftsmen, beautiful works of art and an unflinching ambition for pinnacle snowboard achievement, Travis and Lib Tech are ready for five more years of boundary pushing mischief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so proud to announce that I have signed on for another 5 years with Lib Tech and Mervin Manufacturing. From an early Jamie Lynn that was the first board I spent money on at age 15, to the Last 10 years of R&amp;D on my incredible pro-model board line culminating with the upcoming Climax model which I believe to be the best board on the planet made with Non-Toxic, Eco friendly materials, built by snowboarders here in the USA. Mervin is a family that I am overjoyed to be a part of and has been putting Snowboarding first since it\u2019s inception over 25 years ago. From the water-boards I surf to the skateboards I roll, this company is based on fun with friends, creative freedom and the expression which makes the world a brighter place. Many companies try to replicate what Mervin is doing but there is only one magical Mervin! Thank you Mike, Pete and everyone else that empowers and supports me, can\u2019t wait to share what is in the works for tomorrow!\u201d ~Travis Rice<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything Lib Tech\u2019s been working towards with Travis is about to climax, and it feels so good.\u201d ~Pete Saari<\/p>\n<p>Get ready for Travis in Brainfarm&#8217;s upcoming movie masterpiece \u201cThe Fourth Phase\u201d.<br \/>\nSee the trailer here! http:\/\/www.lib-tech.com\/2015\/11\/18\/travis-rices-new-snowboard-movie-the-fourth-phase\/<\/p>\n<p>Lib Tech&#8217;s Website: http:\/\/www.lib-tech.com\/<\/p>\n<p>#<br \/>\nAbout Mervin<br \/>\nMervin Manufacturing is the leading designer and manufacturer of snowboarding, surfing, skiing and skateboarding products. Built at the world\u2019s most environMENTAL zero hazardous waste producing factory by the people who ride them. Mervin Manufacturing was founded by snow\/skate\/surf enthusiasts Mike Olson and Pete Saari in 1977. In an industry where virtually every other company has moved production to China or offshore, Mervin is the longest running and last major snowboard factory in the USA. Based out of Sequim, Washington, on the straight of Juan De Fuca between the rugged Olympic and Cascade Mountain Ranges, Mervin is a direct link between riding and manufacturing.<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.www.mervin.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Mountain snowboarder Travis Rice has extended his endorsement deal with Lib Tech snowboards for five more years, according to Lib Tech. \u201cI am so proud to announce that I have signed on for another 5 years with Lib Tech and Mervin Manufacturing,&#8221; Rice said.\u00a0&#8220;From an early Jamie Lynn that was the first board I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49472"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49472"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49474,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49472\/revisions\/49474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}