Rome Blackjack
Place your bets and get ready to double down on this terrain park focused deck from Rome. The Blackjack comes constructed on a flat camber profile that will keep you feeling stable and steady at most speeds and pitches. Softer flexing materials make for a more natural feel on rails and boxes so you. Click chips from your bank to move them onto the table and make your bet. Click chips on the table to take them back. Click Deal, and the dealer will toss you two cards. Options to Hit, Stand. Rome SDS Blackjack. Rome's do-it-all killer, the Blackjack has a smooth, but responsive feel that is just as happy ripping a carve as it nose-pressing a down rail; a shape that is just as happy slashing a pocket of powder as it is over-tweaking a stale fish. The secret is the combination of Contact Camber, FiveGnar Sidecut and the bamboo HotRod. Rome built the Blackjack to help you double down on whatever the day’s deal is. This winning hand is all about the flex-happy pressability of Contact Camber, offset with a Multi-Radii sidecut to give you edge hold no matter the conditions. Step to the park with confidence or challenge the table to a game of 'last one down buys a round’ with.
- Sizes: 150, 153, 156, 157W, 159, 160W
- Flex: 6
- Profile: Flat
- Shape: True Twin
Freestyle, as everyone knows, started before parks, and if you’re only interested in throwing shapes on the groomed features then you’re doing something wrong. The Rome Blackjack snowboard is for hitting everything and anything you come across, with a flat profile that definitely suits its ‘all-mountain freestyle’ intentions.
A carve on a flat board will never feel like one made on a traditional camber board, but Rome has attempted to minimise the discrepancy on the Blackjack (as well as its other flat sticks) by varying the sidecut. By putting a tighter radius at each end and in the middle, and a longer one at the feet, you should get easier turn initiation and a more powerful exit.
“The Rome Blackjack isn’t exactly a ‘premium’ board, but that’s reflected in the price tag”
Rome Blackjack Snowboard Review
As a true twin it’s ripe for the park, where the flat profile won’t easily hang up on rails and boxes but will still deliver enough edge hold for kicker take-offs. The base is a strengthened version of a classic extruded style, so while it won’t be the quickest it can definitely take a beating – as well as being easy to repair when the time comes.
Rome Blackjack Snowboard Review
The Rome Blackjack isn’t exactly a ‘premium’ board, but that’s reflected in the pricetag. As a ‘resort’ board to stash alongside your high-tech pow gun, it’s ideal, and would also suit any rider wanting an affordable all-terrain-vehicle.