The Pantheon Superdupersonic is a deck like no other in our shop, and perhaps out there in the world - a revisited, revised version of the Supersonic that set so many records, blew so many minds!
What's new with the SuperDUPER version?
The duper means: faster, stronger, and more versatile.
Wheelwells + Width
You can't just add wheelwells to a deck of this shape - you'd remove strength from the weakest point of the board. So Pantheon widened the neck to add strength - then removed material to create wheelwells underneath. This thing is even more carefully tuned than ever. Lean harder, get less wheelbite, have more freedom.
All flex options now are the same width, allowing for the same turning leverage no matter which you choose.
Stronger neck
The necks (fore and aft) are thicker and stiffer than the previous models, bringing strength to the sections of board under the highest stress.
More material working in the right ways
No more cross-ply maple - while it does a great job against torsional flex, it is a weak point. The new Superdupersonic replaces it with fibreglass - which keeps the torsional flex down whilst adding strength overall.
New graphic
Rafa Alvarez is behind the graphic: a strong tree - check out the little squirrel. You are the little squirrel, and the board is the tree. Or maybe I am the squirrel. Or perhaps you are the board? Once you've done enough miles on it, the answers will make themselves known.
That's all the new bits... what about the base it was built upon?
This is a board made for covering long distances. Why?
Low platform
The less your board-leg has to squat each time you push, the further you're going to go for the same effort. What's not to like about that? You can see similar with other Pantheon boards like the Trip and the Nexus, but the Supersonic looks a bit different, due to the...
Wedged truckmounts
The crazy angles at the front and back? That's where your trucks go, and they're extreme!
The front wedge is 15 degrees - add that to your truck baseplate angle to see what you've got. That'd make a 50 degree Bear Truck into a 65 degree - super turny for the amount of lean, and absolutely perfect for pumping - propelling yourself forwards by carving side to side. It's super fun, and it uses different muscles to pushing meaning that long day out on a board simply breezes by.
At the back you have two options - the rear-most being a -17 degree wedge. If you take 17 degrees off your back truck (and typically Pantheon recommends a lower degree such as a 40 or 43 on the back) you're getting way down towards 20 degrees.
That means its super stable - the back truck is just following along more how a car or lorry handles. You can push as hard as you like, even with the wobbly front truck, and you'll be solid as a rock. For pumping, you'll have pure drive from the back with no energy loss.
If you're feeling really adventurous and want the absolute maximum pumpability, you can flip your rear truck and mount it on the inner option, a -40 degree wedge...
Big wheel clearance
With a standard setup of ~50 degree trucks on the front, you can ride huge wheels without a problem. The Pantheon Karma 92mm is confirmed to go under without the need to riser at all.
Big wheels means less time spent pushing and more time spent rolling! Once they're up to speed, you can sit there effortlessly - give it an extra push or a bit of a pump now and then, and you can go all day. Amazing.
Lightweight
Bamboo cores sandwiched between fibreglass top and bottom... it's light, strong, and they've been able to adjust the flex super accurately by milling the cores down within 0.5mm.
Flex options
Pantheon recommends the following. If you are close to the upper limit of the bracket, go for a flex up unless you really want a flexy board. Beware that this can bottom out, and won't last as long as a thicker board.
Light: Up to 77kg
Medium: 68kg - 94kg
Heavy: 85kg - 108kg
The Pantheon Supersonic really is in a class of its own - but that much you can tell just by looking at it. The joy you'll get from zooming down the cycle path effortlessly, well, you'll have to give it a go to truly understand.
