A Living Legend… Lib X Lost Rocket Redux

Lib Tech x Lost Rocket Redux

Before Instagram and the endless charade of social media surfboard model marketing melted our minds, real word of mouth made one little board iconic throughout the surfing world… The ROCKET.

Shane Beschen
Shane Beschen building an Icon before the feed
Noah Burdoe
Noah Budroe with the original swallow pin tail Rocket

“Birthed from a broken blank and the brains of Beschen (Shane) and Budroe, the original Rocket was simply to be a board for baby Beschen (Noah) to learn on.

Once ridden by Shane, everything changed, and he felt compelled to bring us his fabulous find to be refined. Happy accidents have been a staple of progression since the beginning. As we started fine tuning and building them for the boys, we knew we had something special.” ~Matt Biolos

Lost Rocket on Lost TV
Shane lays the rocket on rail from “5’5” Redux

Fast forward a year, and the 2009 video release of “5’5 Redux”. The ROCKET was a star of the show, ridden by a parade of guest rippers cutting loose on the little weapon. From Bros to Pros, the ROCKET was soon a global hit, being enjoyed by surfers of all shapes, sizes and skill sets.

The first ...lost Rocket surfboard
Shane and Chris Ward ponder the places the Rocket might go – “5’5″ Redux”

Now, more than a decade after its initial release, the ROCKET returns. A re-incarnated Redux for the new generation to enjoy another run of fun… The ROCKET REDUX.

Griffin Colapinto
Griffen Colapinto Reduxes off the top

We’ve strived to retain all of the original ROCKET design details and magic: The extremely low and fast entry rocker, counterbalanced by a hyper-extended tail curve, for instantaneous down the line drive and playfully precise turning. The deepest of concaves, created by a straight centerline stringer and a curvaceous rail rocker lends lift and liveliness. The wide tail and parallel, bullet like, outline provides plenty of speed and hold. The hooked diamond “Rocket” tail adds bite and hold in firm, rear footed carves.

Ian Crane on the Lib Tech x ...lost Rocket surfboard
Ian Crane putting his foot down

While the ROCKET REDUX stays true to the original ROCKET, to bring a serious performance boost we’ve: Refined and cleaned curves, made the rails a bit more refined, and updated some details just enough to keep up with the things we’ve learned since.

Ian Crane
Crano boosting over Texas

For our Lib x …lost Colab we have 5 sizes and have bumped up the width and volumes just a hint for extra speed and power in a wide variety of conditions, including summer slop.

Lib Tech Surf Factory
Sam putting love into a fresh batch

Handcrafted in the USA near Canada in our environmentally Nicer Dang Difficult to Ding ecoIMPACTO construction with our new BRR recycled PET rails. FOCII FCSII™ compatible fin boxes.

Lib Tech x Lost Rocket Surfboard

Check out RIPPER Kade Matson loving the Lib x …lost Rocket Redux.

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