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Rome Artifact Rocker Snowboard

Item #ROM0508 | 158 in Stock
3 Star Rating

THE BEST & The REST

By Ranked #2626 - Boards December 14, 2009

Nothing compares. this board is the muh-f**kin SH*T! butter muffins like a crazed Chef, Stomps jibs like they owe ya money and kills everyone else on the mountain like St. Helens in 1980. Buy this board! It NEEDS to be in any true riders collection BUT BEWARE If its to good to be true it prolly is. In the case of this board, Ive been riding mine for less than a full month of days and My side wall behind my front bindings heel has started to D-LAM(E)! This is whack and requires sending my board back under warranty. Maybe I got a Lemon but my Advice is if you STOMP the mountain, spray gapers, huck flips, jump cliffs or all around ride with a death wish like me, this board is right for you, but probably wont hold up to your beatings and like your ex-girlfriend will break off your abusive relationship. just make sure you gotta few other boards to knock around if you ride hard all day everyday... :)

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3 Comments Last Reply: January 4, 2010 By:

By: January 4, 2010

Good lookin out, Bryan. how much stiffer is the postermania? I know the V stringers are shaped the opposite way of the Artifact, making it more flexy between the bindings. What number rating for flex would you give each board?

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By: December 22, 2009

BUY THE POSTERMANIA INSTEAD, The Impact plates under the bindings on it will save you cash, unless you feel like sending your board in to NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY when normal wear n tear destroys your toy. This board is whack, Cause its too good to be true, it rides AMAZING, but cant take the heat, and dont count on rome to help out a fellow rider cause that Empire just wants your money....

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By: December 22, 2009

Although I stand by this board as being the SH*T, BEWARE THERE ARE NO IMPACT PLATES IN THIS BOARD beneath the bindings, If you impact too hard, WHICH APPARENTLY CAN HAPPEN EVEN ON SNOW and D-LAM yur sidewall like I did, ROME WILL NOT REPLACE YOUR BOARD. THUS I RECOMMEND THE POSTERMANIA if you dont have the funds to buy a new board every three months.

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Tech Specs:

Length:
144 cm, 147 cm, 150 cm, 153 cm, 156 cm 
Shape:
true twin 
Flex:
soft 
Camber:
rocker (reverse) 
Effective Edge:
[144cm] 1110 mm; [147cm] 1140 mm; [150cm] 1170 mm; [153cm] 1200 mm; [156cm] 1220 mm 
Waist Width:
[144cm] 244 mm; [147cm] 246 mm; [150cm] 248 mm; [153cm] 250 mm; [156cm] 252 mm 
Sidecut Radius:
[144cm] 7 m; [147cm] 7.25 m; [150cm] 7.66 m; [153cm] 7.88 m; [156cm] 7.97 m 
Stance Width:
[144cm] 21 in; [147cm] 21.5 in; [150cm] 22.5 in; [153-156cm] 23.5 in 
Stance Setback:
centered 
Core:
Impact Core Matrix 
Base:
extruded 
Recommended Rider Weight:
[144cm] 75 - 125 lb; [147cm] 95 - 150 lb; [150cm] 110 - 165 lb; [153cm] 120 - 185 lb; [156cm] 135 - 200 lb 
Recommended Use:
freestyle, park, street 
Manufacturer Warranty:
2 years 

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