Just an update, too.  I posted pretty much this same thread in the Gear Talk forum hoping to get some suggestions on making them ride a little better for her.  Basically the only thing mentioned, so far, that I didn't take into consideration was the position of the heel straps.  The 390's have a few different settings for different support levels.  I adjusted them for maximum support but won't be able to have her try them out until Friday.  However, I kinda have my doubts that moving the straps barely a 1/4" on each side is going to make a miraculous difference.  We're gonna take backups along this time just incase she doesn't like them.  If that's the case, they'll probably have 5 hours on them total. 

Also, when we go out this weekend I'll get some pics of them outside.  The colors seem to pop and show up better on my camera when they're outside in natural lighting.  Anywho, thanks for the interest.  Anybody else, feel free to hit me with questions or anything.

We just got my girlfriend a pair of '09 Rome 390 bindings in the sweet neon colorway.  I know they're a sweet binding and the colors look wicked on her purple banana.  We went out riding today and it was the first time she got to try them out.  Unfortunately, it wasn't an awesome experience like we both hoped for.  I think the problem is that they're way too soft/flexible for her.  Very unresponsive.  I know there's nothing wrong with the bindings because they have an awesome rep and tons of people love them.  Apparently they're just not going to work out for her.  We had to shorten up the heel strap so that she could crank it down more to get it tighter, somewhat making it a little more responsive.  It worked for a while but eventually it made her feet sore, too, from being cranked down so much.  So, if anybody is looking for a basically brand new set of 390's in the 1/1 limited Neon colorway, let me know.  They're a size S/M and have been used only once, today, for maybe 4 hours.