Josh Reid ROME SNOWBOARDS OWNER

Description

NAME: Josh Reid

AGE: 47

OCCUPATION: Owner of Rome SDS

WHAT MOUNTAIN DO YOU RIDE MOST? Stowe, Vermont

NUMBER OF DAYS OF YOU RIDE PER YEAR?  70

HEIGHT:   5′ 11″

WEIGHT:  185

BOOTSIZE:  9

STANCEWIDTH:  21.5

STANCE ANGLES:  15/-6

STANCE: REGULAR

DESCRIBE YOUR RIDING STYLE: AGGRO ANDY

ANYTHING ELSE?  Mainly freeriding–highspeed turning, tree powder lines, river beds, etc. Very surfy. Like to hit natural hips and rollers around the mountain. A bit of old-man freestyle off small to medium park jumps.

PREFERRED BOARD STIFFNESS: MEDIUM

PREFERRED FLEX PROFILE: CAMBER

PREFERRED SIDECUT RADIUS: MEDIUM SIDECUT

PREFERRED TORTIONAL STIFFNESS: MEDIUM

PREFERRED SHAPE: DIRECTIONAL TWIN

PREFERRED BOARD WAIST WIDTH: MEDIUM 24.5- 26.5 CM

DESCRIBE YOUR PERFECT BOARD: Hard to say. As above on the multiple choice, I like a mid-flexing positive camber snowboard that can rail a turn but still feels forgiving enough to hit side hips and do smaller spins in the park. I like a positive camber tail with no taper for slashing pow or accelerating into the next groomer turn. I need something that kicks back.

DESCRIBE YOUR CURRENT SETUP: My normal set-up is a positive camber Rome Agent 156. I also ride our Crossrocket a lot for powder because of the power in the tail.

BONUS QUESTIONS:

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE RIDER? Hard to say. Probably Gigi or Bjorn. Guys that can kill natural terrain with a strong freestyle perspective. I also like John Jackson’s riding a lot. Historically, Noah Salasnek for sure–Noah sits at the top of my list of early-era riders.

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE BRANDS? n/a

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