ScotyRokt

What are the top 5 boards/Brands out there? I see Rome listed in some threads. I've never seen a Rome board. 90% of the boards I see at the shops and on the mountains around here(east coast, NY, VT) are Ride and Burton. I've seen a few Lamar. I have a Burton Custom 154cm. For my next board I want a twinish freeride. Maybe go a few cm shorter so I can flip it around easier.

boarderaholic

So...what do you want out of this board? Us listing what WE think as the top 5 companies out there won't help YOU decide anything if you don't give us your weight, boot size, or a clear definition of what you want to do...

Dcp584

Wow that thread title isn't a shit storm waiting to happen. And I can't believe you haven't seen people riding Rome boards, even more so because your riding in VT and Rome is based out of .... I wanna say Waterbury VT.... not far from Stowe.

But yeah if you are looking to get advice on what to buy then answer those questions that Boarderahlic put out there.

drrice

In terms of best 5 boards? they are exclusive to what they are designed. Brands I think is what you meant theres a big difference...

In terms of boards I guess not one fits all the bills. In terms of speed/stiff and free ride the Capita Black Death Speed tribe is RIDICULOUS

In terms of Jibbing, rail, street Rome Artifact

And those are two extremes I see...

Even in terms of park theres kicker, pipe, boxes where boards would make a big difference. Your a begennier so you won't know what you want, therefore there is no good board for you. The end.

st.stark

I agree. Those boards are great, and if you're a beginner, just get a board that is your size and is in your budget and you should be fine and not know the difference.

Flick Montana

People here in the midwest were suprised to see I rode a Rome. I guess they aren't common here as I've NEVER seen another one and believe me, I've looked. I personally can't say enough about them. I'm not qualified to say that they are the best and I think it's mostly a matter of opinion anyways, but you really can't go wrong with Rome.

ScotyRokt

Let's narrow it to Brand (Burton,Ride,Rome etc). From there if you want to comment on a twinish freeride board, here's my info
Towering 5'7"
Whopping 138 lbs of steel (trying to get back to my fighting weight of a 143lbs)
size 8.5 boot. I ride +/-10.
I live on the east coast so 90% of the runs I do are blue/black cruisers with hard packed/icy surface. Going to get into the glades more this season. More powder in the trees around here. I'd need an advanced board. Not an expert but I'm past intermediate. I like the fast runs.

thanks for the input!

gearmeout

maybe you can try a lib tech with magne traction for that east coast ice and report back your findings.

conradg_7

transworld has a good wood board for under and over 400 there is a whole bunch of different types listed

ScotyRokt

Just need to find one at a demo day and test it out.