WEDZE Men's Freestyle & All Mountain Snowboard ENDZONE 500

The Endzone 500 doesn't carve as well as the Allroad 500 on slopes but it is great fun in snow parks, whether for rail lines, jump lines or on the flat. It's easy to handle in tight turns and is the perfect excuse for lively snowboarding on the edge of the slopes. With its flat camber and rocker, and soft torsional flex between the feet, it is ideal for an experienced rider looking for a playful board as well as a genuine beginner interested in freestyle.

It is a TwinTip shape snowboard. The board's front and rear sidecuts are completely symmetrical, offering perfect centring and symmetry for riding in both directions in an identical fashion. A TwinTip shape also offers total balance when turning on the ground or in the air.

A flat camber offers the best trade off between a standard camber which provides traction and dynamic motion and a reverse camber which provides manoeuvrability when turning but little traction. It is perfect for the park freestyler and beginner because:
- the flat camber provides stability on modules and on groomed slopes
- the rocker makes it more forgiving in parks on groomed slopes as the 4 corners of the board don't touch the snow when the board is flat.

Flex refers to the rigidity of the board from front to back.
The Endzone 500 has a flex rating of about 2/5, which makes it supple and forgiving. This type of flex is very consistent from the nose to the tail, offering predictable performance and cornering with no surprises. This flex, which is designed for freestyle, is ideal for lively snowboarding on the flat (ollies, nollies, butter, nose roll etc.) .But it is also suitable for beginner snowboarders.

The Endzone 500 has a torsional flex, which is the stiffness of the board between the feet, of about 2/5, which makes the board easy to handle, pivot and more forgiving of edging errors. Soft torsional flex for free movement between feet. It is important at the beginner level: forgiving of edging errors. Soft torsional flex also suitable for freestyle, jib or flat use. Perfect for shredding!

A setback stance is when the contact points between the board and the snow are asymmetrically positioned in relation to the centre and set back towards the rear of the board. The bindings are also set back towards the rear by the same distance.
0 mm setback = Twin Tip boards which are completely centred so you can them ride in both directions but also stay balanced when rotating in the air or riding on groomed slopes.

With the Endzone 500 binding, the board and binding set will be consistent both in terms of level and design.

Decathlon Snowboards are supplied factory-waxed.
But they will then need regular maintenance just like any other snowboard: Ideally, wax every 5 outings and a minimum of once a year:
- either at the beginning of the season so you start with a very good glide
- or at the end of the season so the wax can penetrate and protect the base throughout the summer

The base is made from polyethylene using 2 different processes:
- extruded base, with a specific density of polyethylene
- a sintered base, with a higher density of polyethylene (fewer holes, more PE)
A sintered base is the Rolls-Royce of bases. Fantastic glide quality.

A "Wide" board is a board that is wider than usual to prevent larger feet from touching the snow when executing a hard turn and stop you from falling, or to improve buoyancy in powder.
Riders with size 10 feet and above are advised to use a "Wide" board.
A "Wide" board is measured width-wise, across the centre
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At Decathlon, we define this as follows:
- up to 254 mm : Normal/shoe size 3 to 8.5
- 255 mm to 264 mm: Mid Wide/shoe size 7 to 10.5
- from 265 mm: Wide /shoe size 8.5 to 13

Yes.
On this product page, you'll find a video that shows you how to set up snowboard bindings but you can also ask your store to set up your bindings to suit your own preferences.
Ensure you have your snowboard boots with you so you can check 2 things:
1. the front and back of your bindings so that the boot toe and heel overhang by an equal amount on either side,
2. your binding straps so they fit your boots properly.