Rome Artifact Rocker Snowboard 2011

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When Rome first came out with the Artifact almost 8 years ago it was the first board of it's kind. A board designed to jib, press and hold up to the abuse of a 100 day season taking a beating day in and day out without breaking the bank. The New Artifact Rocker holds up this tradition but with added benefits and features like the QuickRip Sidecut, Glass Impact Plates and Jib Rocker. The Artifact Rocker is one of the most fun boards we have in the line that I ride on a regular basis. I ride the 153 and take it with me to demos and on snow events. If the snow is stale and the park is beat you can still have the most fun of your life on the Artifact Rocker. It's probably not your first choice for riding on a pow day but it will be your go to board for park riding.Take a look at this review done by the Angry Snowboarder. This guy is pretty hard to please but he loves the Artifact Rocker. [@]

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I am a beginner~ish intermediate. I got 150, I am bout 170, 5'-7". I am pretty comfortable with carving and just started to dabble on ollie~nollie business and doing tiny little jumps and presses. My first board was Rossi Avalon (03~ish?) which I felt too stiff to try learning butters & other butter related activities... so I was looking for something forgiving & flexible fun. I took it out for the first time last weekend and the board was SO amazing! Very forgiving and easy to press, and I could be much more reckless on it without catching the edge and fall on my butt. I don't ride so fast (beginner!)but when I carve down, it held much better than what I imagined. That was a nice surprise. It felt very nice when I was laying down carve properly and felt the baord pop. The rod thingy they put inside the board (forgot what it was called) definitely works to give some pop when ollie. (I was expecting noodle...) It was last day of the season for me, and I smiled all day riding it. [...] and Aprils Fools Day 10% discount on top of already lowest price I could find the internet was super sweeeet! (I have been looking to buy a board for over a month searching online!) KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! Other boards I seriously considered are K2 WWW (it was just more expensive, sadly), Rome Garage Rocker (I think it would've been also quite nice), and Salomon Salvatore Sanchez (It was actually MUCH cheaper than Artifact but seen a few reviews of people hating it outside the park...) - oh, btw, was riding it with Burton Mission binding + DC Rogan boots. Very safistied with all my gears right now.

Comments about Rome Artifact Rocker Snowboard 2011:

Rome's softest board could quite possibly their most fun. Obviously the board was made for the park. Tons of pop, super buttery for presses and smooth landings. This thing is also pretty dang stable at high speeds; I didn't feel out of control what so ever when pointing it straight down the hill. The only con I have is carving, as in it's not super good at it. The 3 degree beveled edge may prevent you from catching on a box or rail, but it certainly makes holding your edges a little more difficult. This board does take some adjusting to, you really gotta dig in your edges to get a good hold. But really, you're not buying this board for its carving ability. You want the butter, and this board gives it to you.

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I like the product quite a bit. It has a great feel when riding and butters/presses well. It has a much better flex the the Stepchild Jibstick and holds well when riding.

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The Artifact Rocker is perfect for what it's designed for - butters, 180 on nose press tail tap out on rails and boxes, and tail presses over your head. It's got decent pop because of the fiber glass rods in the nose and tail, but it's too soft to bring you down if you land on your tail. It's basically the ideal jib / rail assault board. Perfect for what it's meant for, but intended to compliment your quiver, not replace it.

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I did not get to ride this board. Too skinny for 10.5 boot. doesnt come in a wide version.

Comments about Rome Artifact Rocker Snowboard 2011:

I've been riding since the Burton Woody was in style and have ridden more decks then I can recall. I always saw rocker as a gimmick... Something the punk Groms rode... No longer. This not so old old man is sold. This deck is super buttery. Like riding a wakeboard or a kiteboarder which is great in powder and park. Uber forgiving on rails and other objects. You can land off on jumps and are much more likely to slide it out over catching an edge. It is now my goto board for most days. I will however stick with my other boards for icy/groomer days. I have used it some snowkiting and really enjoy the POP for tricks, but it does lack a good solid edge for higher wind days.

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I generally stick to freeriding and am quite to noobsickle when it comes to tricks and freestyle but I bought this board to play around on while teaching friends and family how to snowboard. My stiff freeride board (Bataleon Omni) wasn't much fun to use while going really slow and teaching turns so I bought this to learn some ground tricks and switch riding and wow is it fun!

Presses like the Staples Easy Button and super forgiving thanks to the reverse camber. It has a surprising amount of pop for such a noodle board as well, which was nice. However a jib specific deck does come with drawbacks: it is unstable at high speeds and has no dampness whatsoever. You will feel every little chop and bump outside of the park.

Overall I really enjoy the Artifact Rocker as good board to mess around on and take to the jib park. I'm hoping to try out a Bataleon Disaster to compare as I really enjoy my Omni though.

Comments about Rome Artifact Rocker Snowboard 2011:

Awesome steal for the price. Board is definitely made for rails and boxes, but can be taken off smaller jumps as well (wouldn't recommend hitting anything bigger than a 25 footer.) I can easily stomp 3's and 5's with it, but it is best on rails. Being a 2 out of 10 (super soft flex), you can just about bend it in half without it snapping. Great buy.

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This board is the best for riding park. It does well on both rails and jumps. The base is really strong and durable. Also, it doesn't need a lot of wax.