ROME · Artifact Men's Snowboard
Artifact Men's Snowboard
25/26 season
Colour
Color makeup
Multicolour
Design
Illustration
Expert reviews 1
The Rome Artifact is a true twin camber board specialised for jibbing and freestyle park riding, delivering excellent fun in buttering and rail tricks thanks to a soft-medium flex and a double kick design. It's usable broadly from beginners to intermediate park riders, and it has the durability to handle urban riding too. That said, you should know it's a board focused on park and flat-ground tricks rather than high-speed carving or big-mountain terrain.
Base shape (camber)
Camber
A traditional true camber profile (Stay Positive Camber) running from contact point to contact point. It's pure camber with no rocker blend, but a mellow camber with a somewhat lower centre height providing snap and pop.
StiffnessHigher means stiffer
Slightly softer than medium, with a pressable, playful flex well suited to buttering and press tricks. It's supple torsionally too, showing strength in rail jibbing.
Where it shines
Who it suits
A soft flex and easy handling make it accessible from beginners to intermediates, suiting park riders in a progression phase. That said, a lack of high-speed stability makes it unsuited to advanced riders' big jumps or difficult terrain.
Good
- ✓The true twin design fully supports riding in both directions, securing freestyle versatility
- ✓The bamboo Hot Rod plus camber combination provides ample pop and snap for park and ground tricks
- ✓The double kick nose and tail expand creative trick options and favour flat-ground tricks
- ✓Flex impact plates and a Powerslide base give it excellent durability with low maintenance burden
- ✓An easy balance point and smooth handling suit entering and progressing in jibbing
Not so good
- —The soft flex risks looping out on big gap jumps if you get backseat
- —Stability is lacking at speed and in rough terrain (chunder, steep slopes and so on)
