Construction and Materials

Boards with flat profiles naturally lose a bit of pop power, thanks to pesky physics. However, the folk at Rome have offset that to some degree with the addition of carbon ‘Hotrods’. When you load them up at the start of an ollie, they’ll rebound with enough ping to send you skywards in style. Their curved design (travelling from the ends of the board out towards each edge) mean that you get a little more torsional stiffness than the biax fibreglass would otherwise deliver, without veering into ‘plank’ territory.

Right underneath the bindings you’ll find ‘Impact Plates’ that are designed to help the Rome Party Mod withstand the abuse that comes with regular park use. When you’re just flying down pistes, however, they help to smoothen out the ride and spare your feet a serious rattling.

The base is slightly less premium than what you’ll find on the original Mod, but that makes sense given that, for a board like this, ease of upkeep trumps straightline speed every time. It’s still pretty darn quick, in any case.

“Like its elder, the Rome Party Mod is a true twin with a carve-friendly sidecut”

Roundup

Some boards are not for everyone, but the Rome Party Mod is more a case of ‘not for every day’. There will be times that its particular offering of carefree funboarding isn’t what you’re after – but is there a rider on the planet who doesn’t crave a bit of that from time to time?

Close your eyes and picture a slushy spring mountain, with side-hits and rock hits as far as the eye can see, and a park with a decent rail line. Now look down at your feet; if you’re not already visualising a Rome Party Mod under there, then it’s time to dream bigger.

“Who let this guy into the party? Oh wait, he IS the party! Designed to mimic the feel of an OG syndicate favourite, the Mod Rocker, the Party Mod is a buttery park lapper when you want it to be and a powerfully playful all-mountain liberator when you need it to be. Fun fact: Former Rome employee, @Gnarlyshark photographed himself throwing the horns skyward as the design inspiration for this graphic. Party on, Party Mod!”