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I have been snowboarding for a few years now on a good salomon. I learned how to ride. When my edges are are good i can get pretty much anywhere. I cant do park at ALL. The board is not centered. Which i need. Because its not a park board at all. Spinning is so hard, heavy among other things. The board takes way to much. I have downhill skied my entire life and raced most of it. I know its nice to have the right gear. So im lookin for advice on just that.

Im 5'11, 150-155 lbs, got a 10.5, 10 boot. My current board is a 157 and its at my nose with boots on... Im lookin for a board and bindings right now.

I want a good park setup and that can take mountain if i want to. I dont expect it to be perfect but its nice to take a black every now and then.

Im lookin for bindings that just hold me down with little bulk on the binding. Im not to worried about weigth. I keep hearin about the 390's. Rome 390 Snowboard Binding - Free Shipping! from Dogfunk.com Ratchets only for me. i have never ridden a binding where the front strap is over your toe. Anyways i have been lookin at that link.

For my board i have been lookin at more rome. I have been lookin on the web but im unsure. I saw a review in these forums on the rome graft, excellent review on what im lookin in a board, but a 151 seems to small. Although i havent ridden a 151. 153 sounds nice... if they came in that size. Any good board im in really. Im goin to look at a few board shops soon. I would like to test before i get to a mountain this year but i dont think i can.

thanks for any advice.

livelyjay

I have heard nothing but good things about Rome boards. I bought a Rome Agent on clearance but haven't gotten a chance to ride it because the snow quickly disappeared. Graft is the same as the Agent, but geared towards park while the Agent is all-mountain. I would suggest contacting Rome directly through their website and ask them what size the recommend. They suggested I go with a 158 instead of the 160 I thought I would need (5'10", 190, 9.5 boot).

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BurtonAvenger

You don't need a centered board to ride park thats just a fabled myth.

Snowolf

You should take a look at the Rome Agent, it is a great park board that also handles very well on the rest of the mountain. It is a twin so you will have a centered stance and the sidecut is even so it will handle the same way when riding switch. BA is correct about the myth of having to have a twin for park, but it makes the switch riding a little easier to learn. The Agent also has 2 degree park bevel on the edges to help with avoiding catches. It has good pop for doing Ollies and is reasonably flexible, making buttering easier.

Another thing that will help you is going a little shorter for park. At your weight, I would go with a 153-155 range for a park board. This will reduce some weight and a shorter board turns a little quicker and makes spinning a bit easier.

You might also look into some of the rocker boards like Gnu and Libtech with their Banana tech. From what I am hearing from people, they are virtually catch free due to the raised ends and make learning park a bit easier. Batallion makes a great rocker and I think Rome is coming out with one this year.

As for bindings, the 390`s would be ideal for a park setup; they are light, responsive and very flexible giving you a margin for error on sketchy landings. The things are super durable and simple without a lot of extra junk to go wrong. I rode in Fairbanks Ak with mine when it was -38F and the plastic ladder straps stayed pliable and did`nt get brittle as I feared they might.

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friends

thanks for the advice. i ended up picking a 154 agent with 390 bindings. lookin forward to winter.

tonysimoni

That's a killer setup. I also have an Agent, and can't really complain off it. Amazing board. Currently I have Burton custom bindings, But I plan to improve it to Rome 390's too.

GL with your new setup

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scottik187

i just got myself a Rome Slash (wide version of the agent) 158 and 390's...I havnt taken it up the hill yet, but i like the flex and comfort of the bindings...cant wait to ride it!

DVS TJ

I have a few buds that rock Rome stuff and love it. Another one you can look at is Ride. I have a DH DFC with Flux Rising Sun Bindings, and I will tell you, it is a great set up. The board is extremely flexy, but stiff enough to hit kickers with. Board works great on rails and boxes. Hung up the first time I hit a box, but it was my own dumb fault. Everyone who has tried it loves it. Just something else to think about.

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