Very happy with this kayak. It is very well built has a superior glide through the water and quite good stability. A clear 5:ai rating

Tip in case of punctures: tubeless fluid for bicycle tires. This tip saved my kayak ;-)

Great boat, easy to handle. Only one minus - the seat is not comfortable. Hope they will come soon with a new seat so we can fully enjoy this kayak.

I bought the kayak in May 23rd. Left-hand twist, despite repeated construction and changing the order of inflating the chambers. Still doable on a calm lake. Today on the Greifswalder Bodden with about 50cm waves and wind force 2 trying to control it, life-threatening! Extreme left-hand spin, always turns parallel to the wave, and for 1.5km I only had to countersteer left with the paddle stroke. I've been riding kayaks for 36 years and back then also regattas, racing kayaks 1 and 4. This boat in waves is life-threatening. I wish I could give it back.

I was skeptical at first but from the first strokes of the paddles this inflatable notebook proved to be very pleasant and very stable. It glides well and the bow-shaped points make it an easy boat for beginners who will have no difficulty moving in a straight line. Very good design of the seat and the footrest principle. I haven't tried it in white water yet but I have no worries... you will simply have to avoid waterways where the boat risks rubbing or rivers requiring a boat to be very maneuverable.

Around thirty kilometers traveled: I'm having fun with this kayak

Great product. Price performance is right. Features are great for an inflatable kayak. 100% buy recommendation

It is assembled very quickly, and it swells immediately, it has very good finishes. It is very stable and very fast. And it is also very easy to pick up.

Hello, I bought the X500 single-seat kayak in July 2023. First of all, a big thank you to the welcome and advice from Decathlon Ollioules. In the past I practiced sea kayaking daily for leisure and coaching children, teenagers and adults and also a lot with people with disabilities, then in recent years in a more exceptional way. This product gave me the opportunity to get back to it regularly. The kayak is well finished, easy and quick to assemble/inflate. It is not too heavy, so easy to carry with its bag. The coaming is easily accessible. The seat is comfortable. Easy to install and adjust toe clips. I tried kayaking in the Mediterranean, on a windless day and in very calm seas, with a few 10 cm wavelets along the beach. FYI, I'm 1.83m tall and weigh 110 kg. Once in the kayak, because of its small width and my size, I can't spread my knees far enough against the walls to stabilize the trim, my legs are straight at the interior. Even with the support of the paddle (the carbon one) I did not stabilize. So I spent more time in the water than in the kayak :( The few times I was able to stabilize, the kayak glides well and is very pleasant. But as soon as I wanted to turn in a not very fast, or on a side wave when a boat is passing... splash. In a video on this kayak, it is recommended to take a pump to empty the water. In fact, it seems important to me to have it. Even with very small ripples, the water rises on the bow, runs over the foredeck which is flat and enters the coaming. I did not feel safe enough to try to go for a ride. In summary, although the product is well thought out and well finished as a whole, its level of stability is to my taste to be reviewed, beyond my size (if possible wider in the knee area, a more 'stabilizing bow/hull system '' ...).The foredeck with outward slopes for the evacuation of water ... But hey, it is easier to ''criticize'' than to design, especially in the specifications that are incumbent on you. But I trust you to release the dream product in the next few years :) So Decathlon Ollioules took over the X500 from me (always with the same kindness) and on their advice I am leaving for an X100 (which I should receive very soon ). I am sure that it will satisfy me all these next months while waiting (perhaps) for an upgraded version of the X500 ;) Thank you for your work and your availability Best regards Alain

Excellent gliding quality but.... horrible to fold up even after reading the instructions 10 times and seeing the tutorial 20 times. What a pity the exit is wonderful but the storage unbearable. It's also a pity that the store or customer service offers absolutely no solution. This is the first time that I have a regret on a decath purchase :(

It's not a 5m fiber kayak, but it's definitely the best compromise when you can't carry a rigid kayak on top of the car

After years of solo use of the itiwit 3, I don't regret switching to the X500. My judgment after 5 outings (50 km in total) in the Adriatic Sea, sometimes rough, up to 20 km/h of wind: kayak accessible to beginners (which I am in a kayak), stability never faulted as long as the we move forward (like the bike!), good performance on effort (6km/h easy), even the skirt can be mounted quite easily (less easily with one hand, shaken, by standing at the edge with the other hand) at the start on calm seas, quite resistant despite fairly sharp limestone edges. However, having not yet learned to slip away, I stay less than 500 m from the shore (I allowed myself more with the itiwit 3) because it is difficult to get back on board after having desalinated... Of course my short use does not allow me to judge the aging of the product but at this stage I am very satisfied.