THE PADDLE REGISTER · 2025 · CURRENT
Ronbus Quanta R1-R5
Pickleball Effect called it the new value benchmark in Gen 4 foam and in the power category: very light and fast stock, and a real power paddle once tungsten tape is added. It was a Dink Paddle of the Year nominee and Speak Pickleball's value runner-up. At about $99 after codes it undercut premium foam paddles by more than half.
- List price
- $119.99
- Launched
- Sep 12, 2025date known to the day
- Build
- Full foam (Gen 4)
- Shapes
- Elongated (R1, R3) · Widebody (R2, R5) · Hybrid (R4)
- Warranty
- 6 month warranty against manufacturing defects
Status checked Sep 21, 2026. Lists change; confirm on the USAP and UPA-A lists before a tournament.
TIMELINE
- Sep 12, 2025 LAUNCH Launch: Sep 12. instagram.com ↗
HOW IT IS BUILT
Gen 4 floating core: solid EPP foam with an EVA foam ring and no honeycomb, plus two TPU inserts low in the face to cut vibration.
- 1solid EPP foam core
- 2EVA foam ring
- 3two TPU inserts low in the face
Construction per pickleballeffect.com ↗
VARIANTS · PUBLISHED AND MEASURED NUMBERS
| Variant | Shape | Length × width | Handle | Core | Weight | Swingweight | Twistweight | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quanta R1 | elongated | — | 5.5 in | — | 7.65 oz | 107 | 5.6 | pickleballeffect.com ↗ |
| Quanta R2 | widebody | — | 5.5 in | — | 7.68 oz | 103 | 6.25 | pickleballeffect.com ↗ |
| Quanta R3 | elongated | — | 5.5 in | — | 7.69 oz | 113 | 5.64 | pickleballeffect.com ↗ |
| Quanta R4 | hybrid | — | 5.5 in | — | 7.7 oz | 105 | 5.9 | pickleballeffect.com ↗ |
| Quanta R5 | widebody | — | 5.5 in | — | 7.7 oz | 103 | 6.15 | pickleballeffect.com ↗ |
| Quanta R1.16 | elongated | 16.5 × 7.5 in | 5.5 in | 16 mm | 7.6-8.0 oz | 110 | 6.03 | ronbus.com ↗ |
| Quanta R2.16 | widebody | 16 × 8 in | 5.5 in | 16 mm | 7.6-8.0 oz | 104 | 6.91 | ronbus.com ↗ |
| Quanta R4.16 | hybrid | 16.25 × 7.75 in | 5.5 in | 16 mm | 7.6-8.0 oz | 107 | 6.33 | ronbus.com ↗ |
Swingweight and twistweight are each lab's own measurement of its own sample. Unit-to-unit variance is normal.
MEASURED BY THE LABS
The register does not re-measure paddles or copy a lab's numbers wholesale. Power, pop and spin belong to the people with the radar guns; go read them.
FIELD REPORTS · AFTER YOU BUY IT
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