Pantheon Pranayama commuter longboard complete
Pantheon Pranayama commuter longboard complete
This perfect commuter longboard comes completely assembled. You choose the components and we assemble it so you can skate it immediately.
Meticulously Designed
The Pantheon Pranayama is a modern marvel of skateboard engineering. Everything is design to fit perfectly. If you want the best complete for pushing, this is it. Buy it and then just focus on your skate journey!
Either the Pantheon 92mm Karma or 102mm Hoku wheels will have you rolling over just about anything in your path. Pantheon 149mm Stylus trucks create an overall slim profile that allows riders to keep their push foot closer to their balance foot and center of gravity, resulting in greater balance and power.
The low standing platform allows for easier pushing and effortless foot braking. Beginners and experts alike will benefit from this greater efficiency. Riders will find themselves traveling further on a longboard than they originally thought possible.
Start with the stock set up
Because the Pranayama is designed specifically around street-style trucks, this complete commuter longboard will come alive on the streets in a way that you’ve never felt on a distance or commuter longboard. It may take a little getting used to, being so lively. Once you do, it’s a whole lot of fun, and you’ll find yourself outside riding further and longer than ever.
While this board makes for an excellent distance commuter/cruiser at low speeds, it was ridden fully stock to win the 2019 Beijing Skateboard Marathon–its debut skateboard distance race! It has continued to perform since then, and most recently, it even won the women’s class at the 2024 Broadway Bomb! Riders find that the Pranayama specifically maneuvers around foot traffic and road obstacles with greater speed and ease than most other longboards at high pushing speeds.
Although riders may find over time that they want to customize bushing setups, we recommend to most riders to ride it with stock bushings and give it a little bit of time to get used to it. Give your body the chance to build a little muscle memory and ankle strength. You will likely find yourself pushing faster and further than ever in just a couple weeks. Once you have skated the 92a stock bushings you will know if you need a softer or harder duro from there.
Pantheon TKP Trucks
The Pantheon Stylus 149mm trucks were specially designed for the Pranayama. Although it is a "skateboard street" truck, you can fit regular sized longboard bushings on this truck! It comes standard with double barrel bushings, and the board side bushing is a “plug barrel,” which fills the space in the hanger for the kingpin hole and reduces slop. Riptide has started making this Pantheon bushing! This makes the trucks extra reactive, but one of the great things about the Pantheon TKP is that it reacts very well to bushing adjustments when tightening down the kingpin nut. If it’s too much for you, simply turn the kingpin nut a half turn and see how you like it. Need more? Turn it another half turn. or you can start considering getting a softer duro bushing.
Wheel options
There are two recommended wheel setups with this board for most users. The first is the standard 92mm Karma wheels setup. Pantheon originally created these wheels for this board. For a tall and skinny wheel, the Karma is super grippy and a lot of fun. The Karmas are consistent and they also leave the most room for looser bushing setups.
The second option is the massive 102mm Hoku wheels. They’ll steam roll over just about anything in their path. The upside? Huge momentum, with a ton of roll speed, and you get two durometer options (74a green and 78a pink) to adapt to your conditions. For hotter climates like Queensland, go 78a. For cooler climates like Tasmania, go with the 74a. The downside to this setup? The only thing you’re really giving up here is weight. The wheels add about 500g to the entire setup, which you can feel during acceleration. If you’ve got rough roads and you’re doing a lot of straight riding, there’s nothing better than Hoku. If you’re going to do a ton of stop and go, and carving around pedestrians, consider the standard Karma wheels. The key to the Hoku setup is to add the drop-through risers. This lowers the board back down to “stock height” and just makes this board feel like an absolute cheater setup
Construction
Pantheon construct these boards with a trusty 6-ply maple core. Outside of the maple core, the deck is wrapped in triaxial fiberglass. This fiberglass makes the board much stronger and more weather resistant. Although not waterproof, the Pranayama will handle the elements all season long. Finally, outside of the fiberglass, the deck is wrapped in a slim hardwood veneer. The veneer helps to protect the board from breaking the fiberglass strands. This gives your commuter longboard further longevity and should give peace of mind when scraping the board on curbs and bumps. Although not indestructible, this board is a tank. Riders should expect a comfortable ride from small children up to adults up to 110kgs. If you’re heavier than that, please consider the Quest and Nexus decks as even tougher and larger commuter boards!
Specs (this is a complete set up from Pantheon)
- Trucks: Paris 149 street trucks
- Wheels: 86mm 88 McFly wheels
- Bearings: Zealous classic high precision bearings with builtin spacer
- Hardware: Pantheon stainless steel bolts
- Length (in): 31.5 inch (80cm)
- Width (in): 9 inch (23cm)
- Wheelbase: 26″ (66cm)
- Flex Level: Light flex
- Plys: 6 Plys
- Construction: 6 Ply Maple, 2x Triaxial Fiberglass, encased in wood veneer
- Griptape: 80 grit laser cut black grip applied by Pantheon
- Concave Style: Mild Radial and rocker with 1.3" crescent drop
- Graphic: "Pranayama for WaveDream"