Earthwing Announces New Superglider
Earthwing Skateboards is pleased to announce the newest version of the Superglider. The new wider ‘Glider has the responsiveness of the old version with a fuller shape, wood and thermoplastic construction, and two wheelbases for two flex options and a small but functional nose.
We are stoked on this new wider Superglider. With its composite construction, snappy flex, perfect wheelbase, slight nose wedge and functional tail, the original Superglider was the best all-around longboard on the market. We just made it better.
The new version isn’t just wider. It’s completely rebuilt from the ground up. The biggest change is to the shape. The old Superglider was great for cruising, pushing, and carving, but a little too skinny under foot for really locking into standup slides and solidly landing ollies and other tricks. The new shape, influenced by Earthwing’s downhill and freeride boards, is beefed up all over, giving you solid footing and leverage for however you want to style out.
The other major update is to the nose. We kept the 4º wedged nose from previous versions (it helps with steering and responsiveness) and extended it another inch; then drilled a second set of mounting holes. This does two things, both of them good. First, it gives you the option for a small but functional nose for wheelies, shovits, and other tricks. Second, it gives you two options for flex and response.
The new construction sandwiches 6 plies of maple between pre-cured woven thermoplastic top and bottom sheets. In addition to being water- and delamination-resistant, this adds a hint of torsional flex that helps for carving and sliding.
What does this mean to you? A damned good go-to longboard that will take whatever you throw at it and throw it right back at you. It’s nimble enough to weave through NYC traffic, beefy enough to bomb hills on, has everything you need for tricks, and is small enough to take on an airplane. It does pretty much everything a longboard should do, and does it well.
