Technical information
Fried sole
Poplar wood core 20 millimeter
Number of inserts: 10 + 10
DIRECTIONAL
Size 147 cm
Front width 278 mm, center 239 mm, rear 278 mm
Radius 7.6 m
Recommended stance: 500 mm.
Size 152 cm
Front width 279 mm, center 240 mm, rear 279 mm
Radius 8 m
Recommended stance: 515 mm.
Size 157 cm
Front width 288 mm, center 248 mm, rear 288 mm
Radius 8.8 m
Recommended stance: 530 mm.
What size should I choose for my Allroad 500?
In All Mountain, we choose -15 or -20 cm (for example, a girl of 1m66, can take a board between 1m51 and 1m46). As the Allroad 500 has rocker, you can take a slightly larger board. Smaller boards are easier to ride. It's also advisable for people who are light in relation to their height. Taller models are more stable at higher speeds.
147 cm : 1m60 to 1m67
152 cm : 1m65 to 1m72
157 cm : 1m70 to 1m77
A word from the product manager
We wanted to develop a versatile board for all those who aren't interested in the park. This board is suitable for both on- and off-piste riding, without the need for a demanding level of fitness and technique. Pure fun!
Program and practice area
The Allroad 500 is the All Mountain board par excellence: 50% piste and 50% off-piste. You can go anywhere, on any kind of snow, on piste, off-piste, and in powder of course.
Don't go to the parks: this board isn't made for modules or backcountry riding.
Directional snowboarding
The shape of the board is directional, i.e. it has a front and a back. It's not symmetrical, the rear of the board is slightly narrower than the front, and the bindings and setbacks are a little further back. A directional shape offers better grip during the turn, better control of the trajectory and more boost out of the curve.
Classic camber + rocker
We retain all the advantages of classic camber (thanks to the board's elasticity, classic camber acts like a spring to provide grip on all types of snow, dynamism in edge-to-edge transition and recovery on exit from turns) with the added benefits of rocker (under stress, the board's points of contact with the snow move closer together, making it easier to handle). The rocker lengthens and lifts the tip so that the powder flows more easily under the board.
Medium and versatile flex (6/10)
Flex is the stiffness of the board between front and rear.
The Allroad 500's flex is around 6/10, which is medium and versatile. It provides healthy behavior in sharp turns, but also tolerance to edge errors.
Medium and multi-purpose twist
Torsion, the stiffness of the board in torsion between the feet, is around 6/10 on the Allroad 500 board, which is steep enough for good handling in curves, relaunch at the end of turns and nervousness when going from edge to edge. This also gives the board a confirmed to expert level, while remaining physically very accessible.
Setback 15 mm
Setback is when the board's support points on the snow are not symmetrical in relation to the center of the board, but are shifted backwards. The bindings are then also shifted backwards by the same distance.
15 mm of setback = significant setback for directional boards. It provides better handling in curves and more lift in powder, since the weight is on the back of the board, so the front naturally lifts.
Recommended fasteners
With SNB 500 fasteners, the board + fastener assembly will be very homogeneous in terms of level and coherent in terms of design.
When should you wax your snowboard?
Decathlon snowboards leave the factory waxed. They're ready to slide. Like all snowboards and skis, they require regular maintenance: ideally, they should be waxed every 5 outings, and at least once a year: - either at the start of the season, to get off to a great start - or at the end of the season, to let the wax protect the base all summer long.
Glide quality: sintered sole
The soles are made of polyethylene, but using 2 different technical processes:
- extruded sole, with a certain density of polyethylene
- sintered sole, with a higher density of polyethylene (fewer holes, more PE)
A sintered sole is the Rolls Royce of soles. The glide is really fantastic.
Can the store mount the bindings on my board?
Yes, there's a video on how to assemble the bindings in this product sheet, but you can ask your local store to assemble the bindings with your own settings. Remember to take your pair of snowboard boots with you to ensure 2 correct settings:
1. That of the binding from front to back, so that the boots don't protrude more from the toes than from the heel, or vice versa
2. The straps on your binding, which must fit snugly over your boots.
Board weight
147 cm: 2.60 kg +/- 5%
152 cm: 2.70 kg +/- 5%
157 cm: 3.00 kg +/- 5%
0% Park: can I do jumps with this board?
Yes.
0% Park simply means that the characteristics of this snowboard are not compatible with freestyle: the board isn't short, it isn't symmetrical from front to back... All freestyle moves, rotations, upside-down landing jumps, etc. are still possible, but it's really not the most suitable board.
On the other hand, on and off piste, you can do all the straight jumps you want.
