I bought this during the end-of-season clearance sale, so I haven't ridden it yet, but I'm stoked to ride it next season. Love the look of the board. Love the design too. I already have a Stale Crewzer and love how it rides. Excited to have the Stale Fish for powder riding!
I bought this board (161 wide) for my trip to France (les 3 vallées) and it has handled every thing i have wanted perfectly. My testing has been, during sunny days, heavy snowing days. The carveing and sidehit performance was good as expected but the powder performance REALLY surprised me (moved bindings back as far as possible) and the board was amazing! I really have no complaints, i would really like to try a stale fish in the future!
First off, it must be said, this board is beautiful, the color, the graphics really turn some heads. I work at the lifts and my board is usually outside, ever since I've got it I've seen other snowboarders turn their heads in awe. Didn't see them do that with my previous ride unfortunately.
Secondly, this thing rips. I was lucky to have a big dump in the resort after my 4th day riding. Whether it's being the first in fresh pow and floating over all that knee deep snow or charging through the mess and moguls that skiers made, this thing does it all! It felt like it had no speed limit, wheelies incredibly aswell probably due to those rods in the tail and nose. Feels stable but not too damp, still fun and lively but confidence inspiring!
Freestyle-wise ticks all the boxes too, perhaps not my first choice for rails but handles them regardless. Feels super solid when landing, whether it be switch, nose or tail heavy landings, it got you covered.
I think this is the only board in the Rome line-up this year where two sizes are already sold out, with reason I'd say! I highly recommend this board AND the Rome costumer service!
The Stale Fish has quickly become the only board I ride. It shreds everything. Carving, powder, trees, blasts through crud, etc. The width is awesome for my size 11 boots and for a super stable ride. Big 3D nose, set back and a bit of taper for surfy slashing. Turn initiation is soo smooth. Dig it!
Unfortunately I have yet to put the stale fish on snow. By the looks of it though it should be awesome. Rome makes the best snowboards I have ridden. The company as a whole is top notch and rider focused. I'll get back to the review after I get some riding on the board, but I know it will perform great
Very good mix between freestyle and pow board little bit hard to press on rails with wide model but not impossible (the wide seems stronger) good pop on jumps !
This board RIPS powder, high speed snow boners and nipple drags went down today. Recommend this board if you're not a pussy and can ride a camber dominant weapon.
Great board that can do it all ! The free-the-ride profile is amazing: super surfy and catch-free when needed, but also very stable and securing when you want to carve groomers with a nice speed. It can be ridden front foot, centered or back foot heavy with no problem, but it definitely wants to be ridden with your back foot. That's where the profile shows all its potential: that thing bites and you are locked in you carves.
It absorbs all types of terrain easily with its big nose and loves to charge. It is a very responsive board, and it shows even better in pow where its profile and reponsiveness come to life alltogether, make it super quick edge to edge. The volume shifted shape and 3d nose also makes it very nimble in trees and in the slush.
Besides it responsiveness, it offers a very damp and smooth ride.
I didn't oversized it and went with the 154 and feel like it was the right choice for cruising/charging groomers, riding pow and stoping by the park. I usually ride between 158 and 160 boards. I'm 178 cm and weighs 73 kgs.
At this size, I felt the board limits after 70 km/h. You can charge with it, but there is a point where you start to feel the lack of length. For that, maybe the 157 would have been more suited, but I already have a charging deck to ride 90kmh and + ( lib tech goldmember). I wanted something fun, stable and nimble, and this is what I got with the Stale Fish.
The nose is very playful for butters and jibbing, and the medium flex makes it a fun ride in the park.
The base seems pretty durable as I hit a few rocks when I went backcountry, but just ended up with light scratches. The top sheets seems a little more fragile though.
All in all, i'm super happy with this deck and cant' wait to ride more. I paired it with rome katanas it the setup is perfect.
With my Lib Goldmember to charge hard and this Stale Fish, I have just the perfect quiver for me.
First time riding a Rome after around 20 years of Lib Tech, and have only good things to say about this brand !
One of the best boards i‘d ever ridden.
Fantastic edgehold on groomers and super fun turning experience.
This board is outstanding, it floats like a cloud in powder, is super stable, has good pop. I’ve ridden it in Japan powder, slush, groomers, chunder, park, seems to do everything really well, hands down one of the best powder boards that does it all.
