Lib Tech 2026 LOST RNF 96 Surfboard

Lib Tech 2026 LOST RNF 96 Surfboard

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.

Now built in ECO IMPACTO 2 which features Lib Tech's new pressure treated Hexylite honeycomb panels, G-Glass and Magnesium fiber fused in their plant-based Bio Matrix resin system saving weight and improving board response. The boards are coming in at 1/2lb lighter with this new construction. 

Features

NITROGEN CELL ECO UPCYCLED FOAM

• 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

BIO-MATRIX PLANT BASED RESIN

• Plant based glycerin chemistry
• Low VOC (shop smells nice)
• Surfs smooth and responsive (High performance)
• Impact resistant and resilient (Lasts a long time)

PRESSURE TREATED HEXALITE

• Smooth riding vibration absorption layer
• Impact and ding resistant
• Ultra lightweight

Fits FCS-II®, FCS® Two Tab and Lib RRIPs® fins

• Optimized placement for FCS-II®
• RIPPs compatible with 5/16 performance adjustability
• Light and tough

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* In some cases, it could take a few extra days to get the board shipped.