Description
Picking a Complete
Our favorite complete pairs Valkyrie 150mm 50° cast trucks with our 102mm Hoku wheels. This setup offers excellent stability while still turning easily when riding one-footed—an absolute must for a board designed around pushing. Turns feel supported, and overall agility can be tuned through bushing choice and rider weight. The stock bushings are a great starting point for most riders and should remain bite-free for nearly everyone except the heaviest or most aggressive carvers.
We designed the Trip around a slim setup, most commonly pairing it with 150mm trucks and tall, narrow wheels like the 92mm Karma or 102mm Hoku. A narrower setup significantly reduces the chance of accidentally kicking a wheel while pushing, since it allows your push foot to land closer to your center of gravity. In our experience, this feels both more powerful and more efficient.
Riders who prefer a deeper carve can opt for wider trucks, which allow softer bushings and a looser overall feel. This will come at the expense of making a wider overall track width and reducing some of that push efficiency.
An important note about setup: Only the Valkyrie 150mm can be paired with our 102mm Hokus, as the axle placement in relation to the bolt holes accounts for the extra wheel height. You will get wheelbite running most other trucks with wheels this large and typically will max out with our 92mm Karma wheels.
Bushings:
Bushings and washers make a big difference in how a truck performs. These boards are designed to ride well with the suggested setups, but you can further enhance and personalize your setup with aftermarket bushings. In general, we suggest keeping the stock cupped washer in the board-side position. We also suggest using double barrel bushings in a full 1″ diameter for all available trucks. This maximizes turning agility while creating proper resistance deep into carves to help avoid wheelbite. An undersized bushing will introduce slop, often forcing you to run a harder bushing than necessary and reducing overall performance. Current examples of bushings with a 1″ diameter are Seismic bushings (choose 0.6″ height bushings for most cast trucks—and all trucks available on our website), Orangatang Nipples, and Riptide Cannons.
Note about shipping: We usually ship next day but we cannot guarantee this. Sometimes when we run sales (rarely) we can get set back a little bit. When you choose your shipping time, it will be the time that it takes once your board is picked up by the shipper, not from the day you order. Generally, add one day, but sometimes it may be a little more. Your deck will be assembled to an absolute top standard. We do not let subpar product out the door, but this comes at a cost of time on occasion. We will do our best to get your order out ASAP!
Mark and Sarah (verified owner) –
Thanks so much to Jeff for his care and attention in helping us choose our boards. My wife and I each got one (Trip and Prana) for commuting in London. The whole process was effortless. Emails, orders, delivery…well done Pantheon. The boards arrived on time and in perfect condition.
Quality of the boards is excellent. Prana and Trip live up to all the accolades. We are very glad we ordered straight from Pantheon USA — we received timely, thoughtful, and knowledgeable advice from Jeff and extra peace of mind that the setups would be as expected. As two long-time professionals, we can definitely say our Pantheon experience ticks the three “A”s of a good business – Ability, Availability, and Affability. Highly recommend.
Matt Higgs –
I think this Trip is my fifth. The first three were pre-fiberglass, and the last one is with a friend. As always, the Trip is a super comfortable, almost perfect little pushing deck, and this one is a beauty, with my favorite graphics ever. The Supersonic is better for pumping and accommodates more different setups, but the Trip is a little smaller and lighter, more maneuverable on hills and sidewalk corners, and (imo) a lot prettier. My one desire for a small improvement would be more factory-drilled holes (like on the Nexus). I usually try different setups like RKP in front and TKP in back at some point and wind up drilling imperfect holes myself. Maybe with all the distance boards in the lineup, the Trip and Prana could become one board, if the hole position is the only real difference. I would also like to comment on the great service I got from Jeff. I ordered the Trip with Paris 150s and Seismic Tailwinds, which, it turns out, is not a good combination because of wheelbite. Jeff caught my ordering mistake, called me on the phone, and told me about the options in detail, and I switched my wheel choice to the Karmas. I really appreciate the attention to each order and the chance to learn a bit more about optimizing my setup.
Mark Jayawant (verified owner) –
So, as long-boarders who live in London, my wife and I love our Trip and Prana so much that we decided to buy two more for our home in Florida. Thanks so much to Jeff again, because this time, he suggested mixing it up with slightly different set ups: Prana with 102 Hoku, and Trip with 150-50-92 Karmas front and rear. Love them all! My wife and I are once again very impressed with Pantheon, and Jeff’s personal touch and expertise. We hope to continue to grow in our skills, and we will continue to look to Pantheon.
Congratulations, Jeff, on your excellent products — including the Karma and Hoku wheels — and on running the company with a heart that all businesses should emulate. Highly recommend Pantheon Longboards.
Mark & Sarah J (verified owner) –
Thanks again to Jeff and his excellent recommendations for latest setups. We have a Prana and a Trip we use in London, and we wanted the same for our place in Florida. This time Jeff recommended going with the 102 Hokus on the Prana and for the Trip: 92mm Karmas 150 50 deg. Paris trucks front and back, just for fun and a little variety. We’ve had a lot of fun on these new boards. Thanks, Jeff for taking the time to think about our setups. Highly recommend Pantheon!
Karlye (verified owner) –
I’ve been a long-time lurker in the longboarding community, and after months of research, I finally decided to go with the Pantheon Trip. Let me just say: I get it now. This board absolutely lives up to the hype.
From the moment I stepped on it, I could tell how much thought went into the design. The low platform makes pushing and commuting effortless, and the flex feels perfectly tuned for comfort and control. I paired mine with Paris 150mm trucks (50° front / 43° rear), Pantheon High Precision Bearings, and the 92mm Karma wheels. the whole setup glides like a dream.
I also went with 90a bushings in the front and 93a in the rear, and the stability + responsiveness combo has been spot on for my needs.
Huge thank you to Jeff. You can tell his company is built on passion and purpose. This is more than just a board – it’s a thoughtfully crafted tool that’s made me fall in love with riding for the first time.
Mike (verified owner) –
Just buy it. I spent more time than I would like to admit researching all different makes and models of longboards. Finally deciding to purchase the Pantheon Trip. Within the first 30 seconds on the board I knew I made the right decision. The quality of the board with all of the suggested components is better than 5 stars can describe.
During my research I found myself in reddit reading nothing but amazing things about Pantheon boards. Every single positive thing you can find about this company is 100% accurate.
This is the 3rd longboard in my quiver and I honestly don’t think I’ll ever ride my other boards again. This board is literally that good.