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My buddy lent me his Prana to learn to longboard and it was a great first deck. I had actually owned a Sector 9 longboard for 10+ years and tried to learn how to ride it quite a few times unsuccessfully. The low deck height and big wheels on the Prana made all the difference. I have a friend who has asked me to help him learn to longboard. I'll lend him my Prana when that happpens. The Prana is not cheap, but if you end up buying more than one cheaper longboard and not learning successfully that's not a great way to spend your money either. Depending where you live it's worth checking out some of the Buy/Sell LDP groups I see Pranas and Trips up for sale lightly used on a regular basis so you can score one for less than full price with some patience.

1:33 so it shouldn’t spin for a long time?

I’m a little late to see this video, but I want to comment anyway. First, thanks Michael. I like your channel and I get good info from your work. Second. Jeff is an awesome guy. I’m new to skateboarding at 62 years old and Jeff took time to answer all my questions. His recommendation (and personalized setup) of the Supersonic was spot on. I’ll continue to support Pantheon.

What bushings did you use?

She seems so cool! I've been out of regular dh for a while, but this making me want to jump to ldp.

Mad genius energy galore!

You know, you raise all those valid points - and then you show all those delicious Pantheon boards that I don't have. Yet.

I use a Runbell to alert

If you're a beginner reading this, ready to buy your first board, you probably don't want to drop about 300 bucks on a pranayama. I have this board, and it's one of the best. But it's a niche and limited board for a number of reasons. I've been skating since 1999 and have logged over 1k miles on this board, if that means anything. This is an option for your first board if you only want to push. And ONLY push. No carving, no popping, no pumping, no shuvits, no manuals, no experimenting with footwork tricks. You can't even raise the board up slightly to reposition the front wheels, like you can with most "beginner" boards. Pushing is the only game in town here. Generally, the reason this prana isn't a good first board is mainly for the reasons this video claims that it is. You don't need much board control to ride this. And it's unlikely you'll build much control on this board, either. You'll get better at pushing and leaning your weight to turn, sure. But as far as building skills on a skateboard, this is not the way to go. If you want a first board to do a bit of everything on and see what you like, look elsewhere. I might be naive, but I don't think the average person picks up any skateboard just because they want something to push for miles and miles. I personally love doing this, and I spend hours every week on my prana. But I'd say I fit into a very niche bracket of skaters. Can a beginner comfortably ride the prana better than most skateboards? Absolutely. But a beginner could also ride a kick scooter much easier than other skateboards, too. Being easy to use doesn't mean it's easy to develop your skills on, and that's why you should probably look elsewhere for your first board. Pantheon do not make a bad skateboard IMO and you can't go wrong with them. Just maybe look for something different on the lineup if you want a first board that you can build a good foundation of skills on.

I took a quick look at the Pranayama after watching this video. It looks really good, but at €400 as a complete set it's expensive for someone who's just starting out and doesn't yet know if this hobby is for them. I personally started with a Landyachtz Switchblade 38" with Paris 3 axles and HAWGS 70mm 78A about a year ago, which a friend of mine sold to me in almost new condition for under €200. I'm still very happy with it. Since I've already bought two skateboards, a longboard and a surfskate in 10 months, I can't rule out that the Pranayama will find its way to me. But it's still really not cheap...

This is cringe. This guy really thinks he’s C-Suite. 😂…. ACCOUNTING.

Awhh thank you Michael for this video! Great summary!!

Ultimate board for pumptrack

Did you try any different bushing aetups for the paris, like cone/cone?

Mentioning those boards brings me back haha. I remember me you and Jake getting the landyatchs boards from their warehouse in Canada when we were like 12

Yup, $150 for the Dad bod is way too much! The Boa is better looking and grips better. Just my 2cents.

Would you get wheelbite if you put 150mm trucks with karmas on the sled?

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lena’s so legit! i love the amount of r&d she does on all of her longboards and trucks. im saving up for a procyon, but this platypusher is super neat! ❤

How many skateboard you own?

Do you sell those printed shockpads? I'm looking for those to lower my pantheon pranayama

Wirklich surffeeling kommt da nicht auf bei so einem kurzem Deck und ZeroDegreeBack oder? Man sieht halt auch keine harten Pumps, gaining Speed, leichtes Bergauf fahren..., nur so nen pissiges wiggelwiggel. ??

Reloaded Boards

I love giving a second life to an old thing!

Ohhh the best 50 bucks bro. Here in Argentina they are selling me one for 200 in the market place

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Duuuuude 🤘🏽 Epic video indeed! I have the same deck and use it only for rainy 🌧 or wet conditions. I use 85mm oTangs and can get wheel bite so I've tightened the kingpin so wheelbite is out but now the nimbleness is also out the window 😮.. i didn't think to try a shorter hanger (i have 180) Question: What size wheels are u using?

Does the supersonic have a higher ride height than the trip or pranayama with the karma wheels?

Turtle board

Do you prefer the karmas to the hokus on the pranayama?

I was thinking about getting loaded fantom as a beginner but you say this one better!

*Paul Kent is a genius comedian!* 😂 I couldn't stop laughin when I saw the start of his informative video. 🤙🏽⚡️🤟🏽⚡️👌🏽 I encourage people to watch the full video, Paul is so good at breakin down things in a fun and simple way.

Haha yes!!

Haha a worthy experiment 😆

Pretty impressed you can reach the ground

No more speed bump scratches!

put some riser pads and Gullwing Sidewinder trucks and then it will pump amazing or it will launch you to the moon cuz of how high it will be 🤙

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That's true

Is it good for pumping ? or just mainly pushing?

Where is this spot situated??

Best beginner board is the one you borrow from a friend and forget to return 🤙

Trip, Trip, Trip ;)