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$349
Beginner to Advanced All Mountain to Mostly Mountain

2010 & 2011- Camber Directional Shape

2012- Hybrid Camber Directional Shape
The Crail is a mellow version of the Rome Headline. The 2010/2011 Rome Crail is a solid camber board that can be used just about anywhere.  This is one of our favorite directional all mountain camber boards in this price range. For 2012 the Crail added the hybrid camber tech that is in the Rome Headline which improves performance in powder.  They also added the "Quickrip" Side Cut which makes for a excellent edge hold and carving.  It really improves the ride over the 2010 and 2011 models. This is perfect for anyone who wants to get their edge to edge transitioning down and begin the road to understanding an aggressive approach to every aspect of all mountain riding. It's also a great freeride board that will help you learn how to correctly carve out a good turn.  Even though the Crail has a shape of the Anthem and Headline it has a softer flex so it makes for a more versitle directional board.  It's not going to have the speed or stiffer dynamic feel of the Headline but it will be easier to turn and more forgiving.  All in all it's a good ride favorite for those who want to get into the mostly mountain riding game at a low price.

How It Rides
Groomers Excellent   Speed Good
   Flex Medium   Rails/
Jibbing		 Average
Powder Average   Weight Feather
   Carving
Excellent
   Pipe Good
Turn Initiation
 Easy/
Moderate		   Edge Hold Excellent   Switch Average   Jumps Good

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The Good Ride Take

A quick look at the 2012 Rome Crail

        

 

The Good Ride Take on Rome
Rome is relatively new but has some of the best people in the industry working there.  For example the designer of the Burton custom is now a principle and designer at Rome.  Their strong point is that they make exceptional park and all mountain snowboards.  They make boots and bindings that are loved or hated but don’t have the rep that their boards have.  From what we have experienced with their clothing its well made, fits well and the waterproofing isn’t bad for the price.   Their gloves are hit or miss and don’t really have the rep that their clothing does.  They have exceptional customer service and everyone at Rome seems to really love what they are doing so if you have an issue it will most likely be handled professionally.   Rome hasn’t really been leading the innovation charge the last few years but almost everything they make is well thought out and fun to use.   Rome has the average to 100+ day freestyle to all mountain rider dialed out.

Company Information

Rome Crail and Crail Wide 2012

Crail

GOOD TIMES, RAD TIMES—YOU’LL GET YOUR SHARE

riding with your crew; learning something new every day; getting into the backcountry for the first time; getting into the backcountry for the 50th time; arcing turns; taking park runs

MSRP: $340.00 USD

Camber

Hybrid Fun

Shape

Directional Standard

What It Likes

  • Jumps:

    8

  • Jibs:

    7

  • Pow Lines:

    8

  • Carves:

    7

  • Kill It All:

    8

Flex/Feel

Buttery-Poppy

Tech Details

  • Pop Core Matrix

    A smooth-flexing matrix of lightweight Poplar that kicks back energy when you lay into it

  • StraightBiax Laminate

    The glass configuration that steers our freestyle boards: torsionally forgiving to keep the feel super playful

  • XTRD Base

    Durable, easy-to-repair, and fast enough to hit your personal speed threshold

 

Rome Crail and Manual (wide) 2011

Crail Snowboard

SAVE YOUR SCRATCH FOR YOUR SEASON’S PASS

For the rider looking to sample a taste of everything that snowboarding serves up, the Crail lets you rip turns, ollie rollers, run a lap through the park and drop lines on a powder day. A moderate flex pattern keeps it tuned for the rider who wants to play around some of the time, and turn up the volume the rest of the time. Designed to keep up with the progression for the first few years on shred.

MSRP: $340.00 USD

Shape/Camber

Directional Standard

Directional Standard

Positive

Positive

Pop Core Matrix

Lightweight wood with a high “pop” factor for a dynamic, snappy feel

StraightBiax Laminate

A laminate tuned for butters, presses and catch-free landings

XTRD Base

A hassle-free extruded compound for baseline speed

Mountain Edge Bevel

-1° base/-1° side for maximum freestyle grip

 

Rome Crail and Manual (wide) 2010

A SMORGASBORD OF SIDEWAYS SICKNESS
Stuff your face with this 9-lb plate of directional fun with moderate flex, garnished with pop in the nose and tail. Whether you are hungry for pow or park, cruiser or couloir, the Crail is quite the sampler, serving up 3 to 100+ days of knuckle dragging output. Carnivores and vegans welcome.

Pop Core Matrix

Lightweight and smooth flexing StraightBiax Laminate

StraightBiax Laminate

90-degree off-axis glass fibers give a mellow, easy-to-control flex profile XTRD Base

XTRD Base

Tough and easy to repair Edge Bevel: Mountain (-1° base/-1° side)

Edge Bevel: Mountain (-1° base/-1° side)

All the edge power you expect, with just enough bevel to eliminate twitchiness

Positive Camber Traditional positive camber delivers dynamic energy release from edge to edge and a ton of pop in the nose and tail

Pop Core Matrix

Lightweight and smooth flexing StraightBiax Laminate

StraightBiax Laminate

90-degree off-axis glass fibers give a mellow, easy-to-control flex profile XTRD Base

XTRD Base

Tough and easy to repair Edge Bevel: Mountain (-1° base/-1° side)

Edge Bevel: Mountain (-1° base/-1° side)

All the edge power you expect, with just enough bevel to eliminate twitchiness

Positive Camber

Traditional positive camber delivers dynamic energy release from edge to edge and a ton of pop in the nose and tail

Terrain Mapping

  • Mountain: 8

  • Park: 7

  • Street: 7

  • Transition: 8

Calibrated Flex

  • Longitudinal: 6

  • Torsional: 6

Specs

Rome Crail 2012

Your Board Size
Size 149 151 153 155 158 160
Weight Range (lbs) 75-130 95-150 115-170 130-180 140-190 150-200+
Weight Range (kg) 34-39 43-68 52-77 59-82 64-86 68-91+
Board Specs
Size 149 151 153 155 158 160
Overall Length 1490 1510 1530 1550 1580 1600
Effective Edge 1140 1160 1180 1200 1230 1250
Waist width 248 249 250 251 252 253
Nose Width 287 288.4 289.8 291.2 292.8 294.2
Tail Width 287 288.4 289.8 291.2 292.8 294.2
Sidecut Depth 19.5 19.7 19.9 20.1 20.4 20.6
Sidecut Radius (m) 7.63 7.83 8.03 8.23 8.54 8.75
Default Stance (in) 20" 20" 21" 22" 22" 22.5"
Default Stance (cm) 51 cm 51 cm 53 cm 55.9 cm 55.9 cm 57
Stance Range (in) 18 1/2-21 1/2 18 1/2-21 1/2 19 1/2-22 1/2 20 1/2-23 1/2 20 1/2-23 1/2 20 7/8-24
Stance Range (cm) 46.8-54.8 46.8-54.8 49.3-57.3 51.9-59.9 51.9-59.9 53-61
Default Stance Location 20 bk 20 bk 20 bk 20 bk 20 bk 20 bk

 

Rome Crail Wide 2012

Your Board Size
Size 155 158 161
Weight Range (lbs) 130-190 140-200 150-210+
Weight Range (kg) 59-86 64-91 68-95+
Board Specs
Size 155 158 161
Overall Length 1550 1580 1610
Effective Edge 1200 1230 1260
Waist width 261 263 265
Nose Width 301.6 304.2 307
Tail Width 301.6 304.2 307
Sidecut Depth 20.3 20.6 21
Sidecut Radius (m) 8.15 8.46 8.73
Default Stance (in) 22" 22" 22.5"
Default Stance (cm) 55.9 cm 55.9 cm 57
Stance Range (in) 20 1/2-23 1/2 20 1/2-23 1/2 20 7/8-24
Stance Range (cm) 51.9-59.9 51.9-59.9 53-61
Default Stance Location 20 bk 20 bk 20 bk

 

Rome Crail 2011

Size 147 150 153 156 159
Weight Range (lbs) 75-130 95-150 115-170 135-190 150-210+
Weight Range (kg) 34-39 43-68 52-77 61-86 68-95+
Foot Size (US) <= 8 <= 9 <= 10 <= 10 <= 10
Foot Size (Euro) <= 41 <= 42 <= 44 <= 44 <= 44
Size 147 150 153 156 159
Overall length 1470 1500 1530 1560 1590
Effective Edge 1135 1160 1190 1220 1250
Running Length 1085 1110 1140 1170 1200
Nose Length 205 210 210 210 210
Tail Length 180 180 180 180 180
Waist width 244 246 247 248 249
Nose Width 284.4 287 289 291 293
Tail Width 284.4 287 289 291 293
Sidecut Depth 20.2 20.5 21 21.5 22
Sidecut Radius (m) 7.29 7.52 7.75 7.97 8.19
Nose Radius 400 400 400 400 400
Tip Height 51.4 53.9 53.9 53.9 53.9
Tail Radius 350 350 350 350 350
Tail Height 45.3 45.3 45.3 45.3 45.3
Camber Height 6 6.5 7 7.5 8
Design Stance (in) 20" 20" 21" 22" 22"
Design Stance (cm) 51 cm 51 cm 53 cm 55.4 cm 55.4 cm
Stance Range (in) 18 3/8-21 1/2 18 3/8-21 1/2 19 1/2-22 5/8 20 1/4-23 3/8 20 1/4-23 3/8
Stance Range (cm) 46.7-54.7 46.7-54.7 49.4-57.4 51.4-59.4 51.4-59.4
DFLT Location 20 bk 20 bk 20 bk 20 bk 20 bk

Rome Crail 2010

Size 147 150 153 156 159
Overall Length 1470 1500 1530 1560 1590
Effective Edge 1135 1160 1190 1220 1250
Running Length 1085 1110 1140 1170 1200
Nose Length 205 210 210 210 210
Tail Length 180 180 180 180 180
Waist Width 244 246 247 248 249
Nose Width 284.4 287 289 291 293
Tail Width 284.4 287 289 291 293
Sidecut Depth 20.2 20.5 21 21.5 22
Sidecut Radius (m) 7.29 7.52 7.75 7.97 8.19
Tip Height 51.4 53.9 53.9 53.9 53.9
Tail Height 45.3 45.3 45.3 45.3 45.3
Camber Height 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5
DFLT Stance (in/cm) 20" / 51 cm 20" / 51 cm 21" / 53 cm 22" / 55.4 cm 22" / 55.4 cm
Stance Width (in) 18 3/8 - 21 1/2 18 3/8 - 21 1/2 19 1/2 - 22 5/8 20 1/4 - 23 3/8 20 1/4 - 23 3/8
Stance Width (cm) 46.7 - 54.7 46.7 - 54.7 49.4 - 57.4 51.4 - 59.4 51.4 - 59.4
Weight Range (lbs) 75 - 130 95 - 150 115 - 170 135 - 190 150 - 210+
Weight Range (kg) 34 - 59 43 - 68 52 - 77 61 - 86 68 - 95+
DFLT Location 20 bk 20 bk 20 bk 20 bk 20 bk


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