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The Good Ride TakeRome Reverb Rocker Review by The Good RideDays 2 Groomers- Speed is an important component to performing well on groomed runs and the Reverb Rocker is no bomber board. If you like to take a mellow approach to groomers and jib around the mountain this won't be bad. You can also carve, jib and carve but picking up speed then look to other boards. Powder- The rocker between the feet is pretty curved up so this twin will float pretty easy for a twin. It's still no powder board but it's better than the camber Reverb. Turn Initiation/Carving- The side cut they call "quick rip" is very unique and so far it's pretty interesting to ride. There is one side cut that goes a bit beyond the binding mounts. Then there is another one that is after that and it makes it look like there are two mini snowboards in one side cut. First off we noticed that there is extra edge hold but that is not their sole intention. When we initiated short or mellow turns it felt like most easy turning rocker or hybrid rocker snowboards. When you really lean in to carve there is this quick almost startling change at first like your board just changed under your feet. It took a bit of getting use to but after a few runs it became a really fun sensation. The more you ride it the more you like this sensation. You could make short or long radius turns and when you really layed in a carve it felt like a more aggressive all mountain board. Pretty interesting. The more time we have on this board the more we like it. We will say we liked carving a little bit more on the Graft Rocker because it was a little more stiff. Here is a nice little illustration that helps describe the Quick Rip sidecut. Its from the Agent Rocker but it's just the same.
Speed- The Reverb Rocker has a nice fast base but it is not made for speed. It's predesesor the Graft Rocker wasn't good here either so a softer version isn't going to be any better. We found this to be wobbly and chattery but so is every board like this. No surprise here. Weight- Not a feather weight but not a heavy board either. It's a nice ballance between durability and weight. Edge Hold- For a soft hybrid rocker board this holds a very good edge. The Side cut that we described in the Turn Initiation category does a good job at gripping the snow. We like this and feel it's border line excellent. We had no problem going through icy patches and keeping our edge on harder snow. Flex- The Reverb Rocker is pretty soft. It's not a noodle but it's closer to the noodle side then it is to the medium side of things. Switch- Perfect to ride switch. It's a true twin with a centered stance so of course it does. Rails and Jibbing- The Reverb Rocker is a very easy board to press, jib and butter around. It's even better than the Graft that it replaced. Pipe- The edge hold is there but it feels a bit loose in the pipe compared to many other boards we tried. Jumps- The Reverb Rocker is a great jump board and although we didn't go big it was fun anywhere in the park. It is very easy to generate your own air as well if you are looking to ollie anything.
All in all we liked the Reverb Rocker and feel its a great park board that can do pretty well if you want to carve at slower speeds as well.
A quick look at the 2012 Rome Reverb Rocker
The Good Ride Take on Hybrid Rocker SnowboardsThis is what we call a snowboard that has rocker in the center and then a camber bend at the tip and tail. The end result is the tip and tail are still off the ground but it helps bring some good qualities that people liked with camber to rocker. The camber usually keep’s the board from washing out when you lay into a harder carve and for the most part provide a more balanced all conditions ride compared to continuous rocker or camber. This is still nothing like camber board and it provides a loose forgiving catch free ride. Hybrid Rocker comes in all riding styles from Freestyle to Freeride and is a solid next step from where it started with continuous rocker. Hybrid Rocker is usually pretty poppy, floats well in powder, catch free and very forgiving. The one complaint is it can still be unstable flat basing or one footing in some conditions like hard pack or ice. The major companies are working on this problem and it’s been getting better since this was introduced. Most love this loose feeling and get use to the squirrely nature in certain conditions. We at The Good Ride feel this is one of the better shapes out there so give it a try.
The Good Ride Take on Rome Company InformationRome Reverb Rocker 2012Reverb RockerNEW ROCKER LINE-UP KICKS OUT PARK-TO-POW JAMSfirst chair on pow days; last chair on warm park days; snow-gun jibs; stale fish over gaps; tree lines; belly-scratching carves; knuckle-dragging laybacks MSRP: $400.00 USD CamberMtnPop Rocker
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