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Rome Artifact Snowboard Review

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Rome Artifact Snowboard Review
artifact-c-147
$370
Intermediate to Expert Freestyle and Jib
Camber Twin Shape
Another great jib park snowboard from Rome that is cambered, pretty poppy and very jib friendly.  Rome makes great boards and although camber isn't as popular these days it still does a great job in the park. It's a border line noodle board but still in the soft range.  In 2010 the Artifact had bronze edges and a normal sidecut making it pretty much a pure jib board. It makes for a shitty ride on icy cat tracks but blows minds on rails or anything that tries to stick to the boards rails.  In 2011 the Artifact added a new sidecut and changed the rails back to steel. This changed the dynamics of the board to make this a a jib board that can handle other things in the park as well as play around on the mountain without high expectations. The new side cut is the key element here because the extension of the edges past the bindings creates better edge hold and makes it easier to carve.  The change in side cut brought the edge hold from rough to good.  As you ride more rails and hit more jibs it will go to average.  In 2012 the Artifact refined the ride a bit and added a newer pop tech to make it a bit more poppy but the ride is very similar to 2011.  All in all the Rome Artifact is a fun camber jib board that can do ok in other places as well.

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

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The Good Ride Take

A quick look at the 2012 Rome Artifact

  

 

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 boards.  They have also made some really good boots, binding and clothing.  They have exceptional customer service and everyone at Rome seems to love what they are doing.  Rome should be considered when you are looking to buy and they are often overlooked.   Every product we have experienced from Rome has always been well made.  We would like to see a few more Freeride boards, boots, and bindings but all in all Rome has the average to 100+ day all mountain rider dialed.

 

Company Information

Rome Artifact Snowboard 2012

Artifact

STREET PERFORMER TAKES THE MAIN STAGE IN THE PARK

ollie pop into rail tricks; ollie pop out of rail tricks; blunts and 5-0s without “cheating”; the crisp feel of camber throughout the park; butter fun on the locals’ run; creative street features

MSRP: $370.00 USD

Camber

Stay Positive

Shape

Twin

What It Likes

  • Jumps:

    8

  • Jibs:

    10

  • Pow Lines:

    6

  • Carves:

    5

  • Kill It All:

    7

Flex/Feel

 

Buttery

 

Tech Details

  • HotRods: Glass Single Barrel

    A rod of fiberglass placed in the centerline of the nose and tail for higher ollies and nollies

  • QuickRip Sidecut Technology

    Unique sidecut geometry that lets the board ride loose and playful at slow speeds, and powerful and precise at higher speeds

  • Glass Impact Plates

    2x more compression resistance under your bindings to combat the abuse of landing on hard objects

  • Impact Core Matrix

    A composite core impregnated with 40% wood fibers that flexes smoothly, stands up to abuse, leaves a light impact on the environment

  • 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 Artifact Snowboard 2011

Artifact Snowboard

GOOD, MEAN FUN

First designed six years ago, the Artifact is the OG of jib-specific snowboards flexed and shaped for rails, ledges, boxes and barrels. And priced for shreds who live in resort-town ghettos and wash dishes. With QuicGrip Sidecut and a new impact-resistant core, we’ve evolved it for the new season. Still a buttery-ass board, it’s LNP’s choice if he knows he’ll be spinning onto rails. He also likes feel of the Stay Positive Camber for locking into long blunts. MSRP: $370.00 USD

 

New Tech
  • QuickRip Sidecut
  • Glass Impact Plates
  • Impact Core Matrix

 

Shape/Camber

True Twin

True Twin

Positive

Positive

Impact Core Matrix

Composite wood technology designed for lightweight strength

StraightBiax Laminate

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

Impact Base

Extruded compound that fights against jib abuse

QuickRip Sidecut

Quick initiation between the feet with added edge grip through the turn

Glass Impact Plates™

Extra impact protection under your binding

Jib Edge Bevel

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

 

Rome Artifact Snowboard 2010

PREFERRED BY 9 OUT OF 10 SHRALP GYPSIES

Bomb drop a sketchy stonewall while a rent-a-cop threatens to call the real cops. Get towed into a wall-ride setup on a big box store somewhere in the outskirts of SLC, at 3am. Switch backlip the kink in the Mammoth park as Suicidal Tendencies blares into your headphones. With the jib-tuned Artifact, it’s Shangri-Brah all the way for vagrants who love the feel of soft, easy-to-press, lock-on-to-rails, twin-tip snowboarding. MSRP: $370.00 USD

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 Impact Base

Impact Base

Baseline speed with added durability

Bronze Edges

Catch-free and resistant to cracking Edge Bevel: Jib (-3° base/-3° side)

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

Pop Core Matrix

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 Impact Base

Impact Base

Baseline speed with added durability

Bronze Edges

Catch-free and resistant to cracking Edge Bevel: Jib (-3° base/-3° side)

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

  • Mountain: 4

  • Park: 9

  • Street: 10

  • Transition: 5

Calibrated Flex

  • Longitudinal: 5

  • Torsional: 4

Specs

Rome Artifact 2012

Your Board Size
Size 142 144 147 150 153 156
Weight Range (lbs) 85-140 95-150 110-165 120-185 135-200 150-210
Weight Range (kg) 39-64 43-68 50-75 54-84 61-91 68-95
Board Specs
Size 142 144 147 150 153 156
Overall Length 1420 1440 1470 1500 1530 1560
Effective Edge 1100 1110 1140 1170 1200 1220
Waist width 243 244 246 248 250 252
Nose Width 283 284.2 287 289 292 295
Tail Width 283 284.2 287 289 292 295
Sidecut Depth 20 20.1 20.5 20.5 21 21.5
Sidecut Radius (m) 6.9 7 7.25 7.66 7.88 7.97
Default Stance (in) 21" 21" 21.5" 22.5" 23.5" 23.5"
Default Stance (cm) 53 cm 53 cm 55 cm 57 cm 60 cm 60cm
Stance Range (in) 19 1/2-22 1/2 19 1/2-22 1/2 20 1/2-23 1/2 20 7/8-24 22- 25 1/4 22- 25 1/4
Stance Range (cm) 49.4-57.4 49.4-57.4 51.4-59.4 53-61 56-64 56-64
Default Stance Location centered centered centered centered centered centered

 

Rome Artifact 2011

Size 142 144 147 150 153 156
Weight Range (lbs) 85-140 95-150 110-165 120-185 135-200 150-210
Weight Range (kg) 39-64 43-68 50-75 54-84 61-91 68-95
Foot Size (US) <= 8 <= 8 <= 9 <= 10 <= 10 <= 11
Foot Size (Euro) <= 41 <= 41 <= 42 <= 44 <= 44 <= 46
Size 142 144 147 150 153 156
Overall length 1420 1440 1470 1500 1530 1560
Effective Edge 1100 1110 1140 1170 1200 1220
Running Length 1050 1060 1090 1120 1150 1170
Nose Length 185 190 190 190 190 195
Tail Length 185 190 190 190 190 195
Waist width 243 244 246 248 250 252
Nose Width 283 284.2 287 289 292 295
Tail Width 283 284.2 287 289 292 295
Sidecut Depth 20 20.1 20.5 20.5 21 21.5
Sidecut Radius (m) 6.9 7 7.25 7.66 7.88 7.97
Nose Radius 380 380 380 380 380 380
Tip Height 44.2 46.5 46.5 46.5 46.5 48.9
Tail Radius 380 380 380 380 380 380
Tail Height 44.2 46.5 46.5 46.5 46.5 48.9
Camber Height 4 4 4.5 4.5 5 5
Design Stance (in) 21" 21" 21.5" 22.5" 23.5" 23.5"
Design Stance (cm) 53 cm 53 cm 55 cm 57 cm 60 cm 60cm
Stance Range (in) 19 1/2-22 1/2 19 1/2-22 1/2 20 1/2-23 1/2 20 7/8-24 22- 25 1/4 22- 25 1/4
Stance Range (cm) 49.4-57.4 49.4-57.4 51.4-59.4 53.0 - 61.0 56 - 64 56 - 64
DFLT Location centered centered centered centered centered centered

Rome Artifact 2010

Size 142 144 147 150 153 156 159
Overall Length 1420 1440 1470 1500 1530 1560 1590
Effective Edge 1100 1110 1140 1170 1200 1220 1250
Running Length 1050 1060 1090 1120 1150 1170 1200
Nose Length 185 190 190 190 190 195 195
Tail Length 185 190 190 190 190 195 195
Waist Width 243 244 246 248 250 252 254
Nose Width 283 284.2 287 289 292 295 298
Tail Width 283 284.2 287 289 292 295 298
Sidecut Depth 20 20.1 20.5 20.5 21 21.5 22
Sidecut Radius (m) 6.9 7 7.25 7.66 7.88 7.97 8.19
Tip Height 44.2 46.5 46.5 46.5 46.5 48.9 48.9
Tail Height 44.2 46.5 46.5 46.5 46.5 48.9 48.9
Camber Height 4 4 4.5 4.5 5 5 5.5
DFLT Stance (in/cm) 21" / 53 cm 21" / 53 cm 21.5" / 55 cm 22.5" / 57 cm 23.5" / 60 cm 23.5" / 60 cm 23.5" / 60 cm
Stance Width (in) 19 1/2 - 22 1/2 19 1/2 - 22 1/2 20 1/2 - 23 1/2 20 7/8 - 24 22 - 25 1/4 22 - 25 1/4 22 - 25 1/4
Stance Width (cm) 49.4 - 57.4 49.4 - 57.4 51.4 - 59.4 53.0 - 61.0 56 - 64 56 - 64 56 - 64
Weight Range (lbs) 85 - 140 95 - 150 110 - 165 120 - 185 135 - 200 150 - 210 150 - 220+
Weight Range (kg) 39 - 64 43 - 68 50 - 75 54 - 84 61 - 91 68 - 95 68 - 100+
DFLT Location centered centered centered centered centered centered centered


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Average user rating from: 1 user(s)

 
Overall Rating:
 
 5.0
 
 

A soft board that can still hold a eurocarve as well as a rail

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I usually ride snappy camber boards, having grown up with pipe boards and equipment that was best suited to busting out Mach 9 eurocarves and hitting big jumps - lots of carbon stringers and pop. I recently started to teach my 5 year old daughter to snowboard, and figured I would need something better suited to going slow, so I bought the artifact camber 156. It was ideal for noodling around, but I was also surprised at how well it handled high speeds and early morning ice. So I then took it into the park to hit some kickers, and it nailed that too. After years of being obsessed with super stiff boards, I realised that as I lay down a eurocarve (admittedly in slush) on my artifact, that soft boards can ride damn well too, and also let you get away with way more. Converted.
Overall Rating:
 
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Reviewed by Old db
April 19, 2011