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Riding Level Intermediate - Expert
Quick Release No
Manufactured in
Canted Footbed No
Burton Channel Compatible No
Mini disc No
Approx. Weight Feels Heavy
Flex

Medium/Stiff

Boot Support

Medium

Turn Initiation

Medium/Fast

Buttering

Medium/Hard

Binding Adjustability Good
Stance Adjustability Great
Comfort Great
Ratchet System Good
Shock Absorption Average

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Rome Arsenal 2016 - 2010 Review by The Good Ride

The Rome Arsenal is one of the forgotten bindings in Romes line.

Ethics Statement: We don’t get paid by the manufacturer to write these reviews.  No one is perfect and we do make money from the “Where To Buy” links below, but this is our best attempt at an honest and objective review from an average riders’ perspective.

Days: 10+ (owned these in the past and demoed 2014 once)
RidersJames
Boots: Burton Ion, Burton Imperial
Boards: Jones Mountain Twin, Gnu Impossible Series, Rossignol One Magtek,

Flex: The high back is pretty stiff if you twist it and especially so if you pull it back.

Adjustability: The one issue with the Rome Arsenal is it’s not easy to get everything dialed out. The biggest pain is adjusting the bindings to your foot size and because there are only 2 sizes it makes sense to do so.  Many other bindings have 2 sizes but the adjustment is in the heel loop.  You have a metal piece connecting to a metal or plastic piece that isn’t easy to align so you can get the screw in.

Comfort: Not a fan of the toe straps because like ride bindings they tend to collapse the sides of our boots and make it a bit uncomfortable.

Turn Initiation: Pretty strong edge to edge response.

Buttering: Kind of dead underfoot if you want to butter.  It’s still got the old base plate that the 390 and Targa’s use to have and it’s been around for a while.  Back in the day, it was a fine base plate but these days it’s pretty old school. It feels like it made the boards I rode with it stiffer than they were.  If you like that kind of feel then this is a good choice.

Boot Support: Decent support but you would think that a pretty med/stiff high back would have a more supportive ankle strap.  Still, it locks in your boot pretty good.

Ratchet System: Decent ratchet system that didn’t feel exceptionally smooth but not super clunky either.

Shock Absorption: Not a lot of shock absorption going on when you compare these to the Targas.  Damp at speed but not the best for handling an unfortunate landing.

If you need an inexpensive binding for a stiffer all mountain board like the Rome Anthem then this could work. It’s a little one dimensional but if you aren’t into buttering and want your board to feel a little stiffer underfoot then this could work.

The Rome Arsenal is a decent All Mountain binding at a good price but it hasn’t really changed much in terms of design over the years we have reviewed this from 2011 to 2014. In 2011 Rome added the 390 high back to mellow out the stiffness.  Boards aren’t as stiff so the old stiffer Arsenal isn’t needed as much as it used to be.  So anything, before 2011 is going to be stiffer and more, freeride focused and the new 2011 will be closer to the All-Mountain side of things.

For 2012 and 2013 Rome changed very little on the design of the Arsenal.

 
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Rome Arsenal User Reviews

Rome Arsenal Review And Buying Advice SKU UPC Model

Love Them

Feb 12, 2020 by Kalin S.
Ability Level: Expert • 
Riding Style: All mountain • 
Days You Ride A Year: 10-15 • 
Height, Weight And Boot Size (for Boards, Boots & Bindings): 5'11" 225lbs boot 11.5 

Absolutely Love them. They are stiffer, but very well balanced overall bindings. Love the quick adjust system on the highbacks and overall ease of manipulation with those as you do not even need to take your gloves off. Once they are mounted on the board they have multiple options for adjustability. They look and feel good on my Burton Custom board.


Nope

Feb 06, 2018 by Stuart
Ability Level: Pretty good • 
Riding Style: Backcountry mainly • 
Days You Ride A Year: 14 if I’m lucky • 
Height, Weight And Boot Size (for Boards, Boots & Bindings): 180/ 76/ 43 

So many issues with these. I got them because the shop told me they had a lifetime guarantee. Toe strap broke day 3, heel strap sometime after that. Foam on the high back perished. Vinyl peeled off so the foam got soaked. Now, for no apparent reason the metal baseplate snapped on both sides while riding in powder. Wrote to Rome and a week later still waiting to hear back.


3.0 5.0 2 2 Absolutely Love them. They are stiffer, but very well balanced overall bindings. Love the quick adjust system on the highbacks and overall ease of manipulation with those as you do Rome Arsenal Review And Buying Advice

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