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Rome Detail Snowboard Review

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Rome Detail Snowboard Review
DETAIL_149_med
$360
Intermediate to Expert Freestyle Jib to Street
2011 & 2012- Flat/Rocker Twin Shape
2010- Camber Twin Shape
So in 2011 the Rome Detail tried to get with the in crowd and added some rocker to the shape. The shape has a little flat between the feet and then a mellow rocker after to the tail/nose which makes for a great jib board.  The Detail of 2011 and 2012 is definitely different than the 2010 camber model but it's still designed to ride the in the same places.  The Rocker detail is very soft, small and super buttery. It's a stay in the park or street kind of board that some could really love.  The 2010 had more pop that the 2011 and 2012 but you get a lot more butterability with the newer rocker shape.  The flat between the feet helps for rails/jibs and creates some stability between jibs.  We'd like to see the "quickrip sidecut" here because even jib boards can use good edge hold. Maybe it will be there in 2013.  Still the Detail has a good jib park personality that many will like.

How It Rides
Groomers Rough
   Speed average
   Flex Noodle   Rails/
Jibbing		 Excellent
Powder Rough   Weight Medium
   Carving
Rough
   Pipe Rough
Turn Initiation
 Easy   Edge Hold Average   Switch Excellent   Jumps Average

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The Good Ride Take

A quick look at the 2012 Rome Detail Rocker

  

 

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 Detail 2012

Detail Rocker

FUNTIME FLEXIBILITY PRESSES THE DISTORTION PEDAL TO THE METAL

jibbing all day in the sun; jibbing all night under the lights; 5-0s; blunts; boardslides; boxes; barrels; down bars; culverts; kickers; quarterpipes

MSRP: $360.00 USD

Camber JibPop Rocker

Shape

Twin

What It Likes

 

  • Jumps:

    8

  • Jibs:

    10

  • Pow Lines:

    5

  • Carves:

    4

  • Kill It All:

    6

 

Flex/Feel

Super Buttery

Tech Details

  • PressurePop Tech: Basalt Reverse-V Power-channeling tech that takes energy from where you input it and transmits it into contact points for ollie power and edge control

  • JibPop Rocker Camber The highest levels of press and butter, without sacrificing pop by running flat camber between the insert packs and rocker in the fore body and aft body

  • 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

  • Impact Base Our advanced extruded compound that fights against the abuse of rails, boxes and rocks

 

Rome Detail 2011

THE ORIGINAL JIB STICK GETS INVERTED

New for 2011, the world’s original women-specific jib board has converted to the world of Poprock reverse camber. Always the most buttery board in the women’s collection, the Detail ups the pressability factor for dialing in your 180-to-switch-5-0. And it works damn well for just an everyday nose press also. Flat camber between the feel lets you lock into board slides.

MSRP: $360.00 USD

New Tech

  • Glass Reverse-V Stringer Technology

Shape/Camber

True Twin

Reverse-Jib

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

Impact Base

Extruded compound that fights against jib abuse

Glass Reverse-V Stringer Technology

Added ollie pop that lets the board stay buttery

Jib Edge Bevel

-3° base/-3° side for catch-free performance

 

Rome Detail 2010

BOMBDROPS FOR BOMBSHELLS

What do MFR and Silvia Mittermuller have in common other than they both annihilate everything they drop, hit, slash, or jib? They both up the ante on the Detail for rails, boxes and ledges. With a Gumby-like flex profile and Rome’s Bronze Edges to absorb rail impact, it’s not rocket science why they choose the Detail to blast out some of the best female thrash-hanging ever recorded.

MSRP: $360.00 USD

True Twin

Positive


Pop Core Matrix Lightweight and smooth flexing

 

StraightBiax Laminate

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

Impact Base

Baseline speed with added durability

Bronze Edges

Catch-free and resistant to cracking

Edge Bevel: Jib (-3° base/-3° side)

Extra bevel to minimize hang-ups on rails, ledges and boxes

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

  • Park: 9

  • Street: 10

  • Transition: 5

Calibrated Flex

  • Longitudinal: 5

  • Torsional: 4

Specs

Rome Detail 2012

 

Your Board Size
Size 140 143 146 149
Weight Range (lbs) 70-110 80-125 95-140 105-155
Weight Range (kg) 32-50 36-57 43-64 48-70
Board Specs
Size 140 143 146 149
Overall Length 1400 1430 1460 1490
Effective Edge 1070 1100 1130 1160
Waist width 238 240 242 244
Nose Width 276 278.4 282 285.6
Tail Width 276 278.4 282 285.6
Sidecut Depth 19 19.2 20 20.8
Sidecut Radius (m) 6.85 7.19 7.3 7.41
Default Stance (in) 19.5" 20.5" 20.5" 21"
Default Stance (cm) 49 cm 52 cm 52 cm 53 cm
Stance Range (in) 17 7/8-22 1/2 18 1/2-23 1/2 18 1/2-23 1/2 19 1/2-24
Stance Range (cm) 45.4-57.4 47.4-59.4 47.4-59.4 49-61
Default Stance Location centered centered centered centered

 

 

Rome Detail 2011

 

Size 140 143 146 149
Overall length 1400 1430 1460 1490
Effective Edge 1070 1100 1130 1160
Running Length 1020 1050 1080 1110
Nose Length 190 190 190 190
Tail Length 190 190 190 190
Waist width 238 240 242 244
Nose Width 276 278.4 282 285.6
Tail Width 276 278.4 282 285.6
Sidecut Depth 19 19.2 20 20.8
Sidecut Radius (m) 6.85 7.19 7.3 7.41
Nose Radius 450 450 450 450
Tip Height 49.8 49.8 50.5 50.5
Tail Radius 450 450 450 450
Tail Height 49.8 49.8 50.5 50.5
Camber Height -4.5 -4.5 -5 -5
Design Stance (in) 19.5" 20.5" 20.5" 21"
Design Stance (cm) 49 cm 52 cm 52 cm 53 cm
Stance Range (in) 17 7/8-22 1/2 18 1/2-23 1/2 18 1/2-23 1/2 19 1/2-24
Stance Range (cm) 45.4-57.4 47.4-59.4 47.4-59.4 49.0 - 61.0
DFLT Location centered centered centered centered
Size 140 143 146 149
Weight Range (lbs) 70-110 80-125 95-140 105-155
Weight Range (kg) 32-50 36-57 43-64 48-70
Foot Size (US) <= W8 <= W8 <= W8 <= W8
Foot Size (Euro) <= 40 <= 40 <= 40 <= 40

 

Rome Detail 2010

 

Size

140

143

146

149

Overall Length

1400

1430

1460

1490

Effective Edge

1070

1100

1130

1160

Running Length

1020

1050

1080

1110

Nose Length

190

190

190

190

Tail Length

190

190

190

190

Waist Width

238

240

242

244

Nose Width

276

278.4

282

285.6

Tail Width

276

278.4

282

285.6

Sidecut Depth

19

19.2

20

20.8

Sidecut Radius (m)

6.85

7.19

7.3

7.41

Tip Height

46.5

46.5

46.5

46.5

Tail Height

46.5

46.5

46.5

46.5

Camber Height

6.5

6.5

7

7.5

DFLT Stance (in/cm)

21" / 53 cm

21.5" / 55 cm

21.5" / 55 cm

22.5" / 57 cm

Stance Width (in)

19 1/2 - 22 1/2

20 1/4 - 23 1/2

20 1/4 - 23 1/2

21 - 24

Stance Width (cm)

49.4 - 57.4

51.4 - 59.4

51.4 - 59.4

53 - 61

Weight Range (lbs)

70 - 110

80 - 125

95 - 140

105 - 155

Weight Range (kg)

32 - 50

36 - 57

43 - 64

48 - 70

DFLT Location

centered

centered

centered

centered

 

 

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Rome Detail 2012

Rome Detail 2011

Rome Detail 2010



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Average user rating from: 1 user(s)

 
Overall Rating:
 
 5.0
 
 

no bronze.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
They stopped doing the bronze edge this year because it got really sharp after some solid rail usage and would cut though your outerwear. So it is a steal edge that has a jib tuning on it which is about 3 deg. so the the edge hold is a little better with the steal. Still supper fun and my favorite board to mess around on.
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Reviewed by ellery
December 30, 2010