Rome 390 Boss HW
390 Boss family · 2026/27
Terrain
Flex
Soft & forgiving — Rome's own 4-5 of 10 (nominal 5/10), the softest of the three 390 Boss wraps
Flex ratings are the brand’s own and do not compare across brands.
Read the 390 Boss HW as the easy entry to Rome's 390 Boss line: the letters after the name carry the whole story. HW is the HeelWrap — the softest and most stripped-back of the three heelhoop platforms Rome builds on this chassis, the one aimed at a rider who wants forgiveness rather than a locked-in feel. Two things are worth saying before anything else. Rome's flex numbers are its own marketing scale, not a measured stiffness; and we have not ridden the 26/27 HW, so every feel note here is read from the platform and the flex, not from a day on snow.
The three 390 Boss wraps sit on one chassis: the same baseplate, the same UltraFlex Pro and ProGrip straps, the same footbed. The heelhoop platform is the only real variable — how many points its aluminum heelhoop ties into the baseplate (two here, three on the AsymWrap, four on the FullWrap) — and that connection count is what moves the binding from soft to stiff. This HeelWrap is the soft end — Rome rates it a 4-5 where the AsymWrap runs firmer and the FullWrap is the stiffest and most locked-in. So the choice inside the line comes down to one question: do you want easy and forgiving, or precise and held? If you are learning, cruising groomers or leaning on presses, the HW is the answer. If you charge and stomp deep landings, you want the FullWrap; if you want more all-terrain response and tweak, the AsymWrap is one step up.
What the HeelWrap gives up, it gives up on purpose. The soft flex trades the hold and response a faster, heavier rider leans on for a mellow, supportive ride that is easier to steer and more forgiving of a sloppy landing. Rome fits UltraFlex Pro ankle straps, ProGrip toe straps and Kink Ladders that add two more ankle-strap positions, but the catalog prints those as names without explaining what each one does — we read them as spec lines, not promises. The build is honest for an entry wrap: a glass-and-nylon baseplate, a nylon highback, and a forged aluminum heelhoop that here ties into the baseplate at two points rather than the three or four of the firmer platforms.
Two things to confirm before you buy. Rome does not publish a weight, and it does not print a mount pattern on its own pages; a third-party review lists the 390 Boss disc as fitting 2x4, 4x4 and Channel — Rome does not publish this, so before you ride we check it against the disc in your box and your board's hole pattern. And size follows your boot, not your weight — we stock the HW in M/L and L/XL and fit it with you in the shop. As the softest of the three wraps, the HeelWrap is the one to buy when easy and forgiving is exactly what you want, and the one to skip once you already know you ride hard.
Will it fit your board?
Romedoes not publish which insert pattern this mounting disk fits. Check the disk in the box against your board’s insert pattern before you buy — or ask us to confirm the fit.
Technology
HeelWrap platform
Rome's own line: the HeelWrap is designed for fool-proof simplicity with a supportive, ride-anything flex. It is the heelhoop platform with the fewest connections to the baseplate — two points, versus three on the AsymWrap and four on the FullWrap — which is what makes it the softest and most forgiving of the three 390 Boss wraps rather than the most locked-in. The highback is a separate part; Rome gives the platform this one sentence and no deeper mechanism.
Features
- ·UltraFlex Pro Ankle Strap
- ·ProGrip Toe Strap
- ·Kink Ladders (two extra ankle-strap positions)
- ·Forged aluminum HeelHoop
- ·2-Degree Dual Density footbed
- ·Adjustable Baseplate (30% glass / 70% nylon)
- ·Never Miss a Day guarantee
Strengths
- +The softest, most forgiving wrap in the 390 Boss family — a mellow, supportive flex aimed at a newer or cruise-first rider.
- +Shares the baseplate, straps and footbed with the firmer wraps; what steps down is the heelhoop platform — a two-point connection to the baseplate here, versus three on the AsymWrap and four on the FullWrap.
- +A third-party review — not Rome — lists the 390 Boss disc as fitting 2x4, 4x4 and Channel; Rome does not publish the pattern, so confirm it against the disc in your box.
- +The easy end of Rome's 390 Boss family to learn and progress on.
Best For
Beginners and progressing intermediates, mellow all-day groomer cruisers and press-leaning riders who want an easy, forgiving binding — and riders who want the 390 Boss chassis in its softest, most stripped-back wrap.
Limitations
- −Soft flex gives up the locked-in hold and response a fast, heavy rider wants — by design, not a fault.
- −Rome's flex is a marketing number and we have not ridden the 26/27 HW; the feel is a structural read, not a ride report.
- −No published weight, and the mount pattern comes from a third-party table rather than Rome's own page — confirm both for a Channel board or a weight-sensitive setup.
- −A rider who progresses into charging will outgrow the soft flex and want the FullWrap.
Not For
Aggressive chargers who want locked-in hold and response at speed and on deep landings: that is the stiffer FullWrap, not this wrap. Riders who want all-terrain response and tweakability rather than the softest, simplest ride: that is the AsymWrap, one step up. And anyone who needs a Rome-published weight or mount pattern before they buy — Rome states neither: the mount pattern here comes from a third-party review, and the weight is simply unpublished.
Sizing
Binding size follows your boot, not your weight or your height.
| Binding | US boot | EU boot |
|---|---|---|
| M/L | 9–11.5 | 42–45 |
| L/XL | 12–14 | 45.5–48.5 |
Specs
- Entry system
- Traditional two-strap (ratchet ankle + toe strap)
- Platform (heelhoop)
- HeelWrap — a 2-point heelhoop platform, softest and most forgiving of the three 390 Boss wraps
- Flex
- 4-5 of 10 on Rome's Playful-to-Precise scale (nominal 5/10; softest of the family)
- Adjustability
- 7 of 10 (same across all three wraps)
- Ankle strap
- UltraFlex Pro Ankle Strap
- Toe strap
- ProGrip Toe Strap
- Strap positioning
- Kink Ladders — two extra ankle-strap positions
- Baseplate
- Adjustable; 30% glass / 70% nylon
- Highback material
- 100% nylon
- Heelhoop
- Forged aluminum HeelHoop
- Footbed
- 2-Degree Dual Density footbed
- Mount compatibility
- 2x4, 4x4 and Channel — ships with disc (third-party spec; Rome does not publish the pattern; confirm the in-box disc)
- Weight
- Not published by Rome
- Warranty
- Never Miss a Day (Rome's binding guarantee; terms not printed on the catalog page)
- Sizes stocked
- M/L and L/XL
- Sold as
- Bindings only — board sold separately
Common Questions
- What's the difference between the 390 Boss HW, AW and FW?
- They share one chassis — the same baseplate, straps and footbed — and the heelhoop platform is the only real difference: how many points the aluminum heelhoop connects to the baseplate. The HW (HeelWrap) uses two points and is the softest and most forgiving, rated 4-5, and the easiest to ride. The AW (AsymWrap) uses three, running firmer with more all-terrain response and tweak. The FW (FullWrap) uses four and is the stiffest and most locked-in, for charging and deep landings. Pick the HW for easy, forgiving cruising and progression.
- Will the 390 Boss HW fit my board?
- Rome does not publish the disc's mount pattern on its own page. A third-party review lists the 390 Boss disc as fitting 2x4, 4x4 and Channel — so before you ride we confirm it against the disc in the box and your board's hole pattern.
- What size 390 Boss should I buy?
- Match the binding to your boot, never to your weight or height. We stock M/L (about US men's 9–11.5) and L/XL (about US men's 12–14). Bring your boot and we confirm the fit in the shop.
- Have you ridden the 26/27 390 Boss HW?
- No. Rome lists it as a carryover for 26/27, and we built this from Rome's catalog and product page plus one third-party review. The feel notes are a structural read of the platform and flex, not a ride report.
