This review comes from someone who only begun snowboarding on the dry slopes last October, I received the Rome Garage Rocker in December and I have taken it for two open lessons on the dry and eight days on the snow in Valmorel France.  I have grown very attached to this board like when you get your first bike, it started off by spending more time in the air and me on the carpet and witnessed me learn to link my turns and start carving up the snow.  This has been a great all- rounder to both help me learn and it is quick and flexible enough to keep it fun as my skills increase.

This is a 2016 season board and comes in sizes 148, 152, 154, 156, 159, 151MW. 154MW, 157MW, 160MW (cm), it has a TTT Core matrix which means it is a traditional board with a 100% nose to tail wood core allowing for pure snap and ollie power.  With a Straightbiax Laminate and a XTRD the board is aimed at riders who make the most of any terrain they come up against with 90 degree fibres creating a fun playful flex along with being strong, fast and easy to ride.  It has Glass Reverse-V Stringer Technology which is a pop enhancing technology that increases ollie and nollie pop while still keeping it torsionally loose and butter.

The board is extremely quick, there is a blue I travelled down a few times a day where at the beginning you have to build up enough speed for a long flat, here I found the board really excel keeping low I didn’t get overtaken once and I left quite a few people in my wake.  After a few days on the snow a friend kindly waxed and sharpened the board, the difference was noticeable my turns were sharper and the board was even quicker perhaps too quick for my skill set but still it was even more fun.

A beautifully designed board it has a black background all over with a red heart on the base and on the top what I can only describe as a grey ghoulish rib cage reaching for the heart in grey – it looks cool!  I would highly recommend this board to boarders who are starting out or of an intermediary level as it just a great all rounder and with an affordable price of RRP $299.99

4.6 out of 5

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Pros

Great All Rounder

Wicked Design

Strong, fast and easy to ride