Monthly Archives: August 2008
Update 2/23/10: For another all carbon fiber wheel, check out the one we wrote about from Carbon Revolution. A Japanese company by the name of Weds Sport has come up with the first full carbon fiber wheel. They unveiled the wheels with what they call their Dry Carbon Wheel Project at the last Tokyo Auto…
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We’ve already covered Alpinestar’s lineup of carbon fiber motorcycle gloves, but I bet you didn’t know you could also get a carbon fiber styled t-shirt! There are two types that I’ve found online. There is the purple shirt with the solid Alpinestars logo in a carbon fiber print: Alpinestars Carbon Fiber tee. Basket-woven Alpinestars logo…
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This one is for those exotic car lovers and pure automobile enthusiasts. The guys at RaceChairs.com have a unique paperweight which utilizes a 6″x6″ piece of real carbon fiber, a colored suede underside, and a real gas cap from a Ferrari 355 (Also available with a Lamborghini Diablo gas cap). We sell this on Carbon…
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Geoff Packer works for a specialist stair manufacturer by the name of EeStairs. Aside from doing a variety of work for them, he also designs stairs. One of his designs is a pair of amazing carbon fiber staircases that take my breath away: He has been working in the construction industry for 10 years now,…
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If you’ve got a spare $595 laying around, you may want to consider picking up a carbon fiber tennis racket from the ladies of Chanel: These are geared quite a bit towards our lovely women readers, considering the rackets have a big Chanel logo on the strings…oh, and did I mention a rose? These are…
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If the HJC carbon fiber motorcycle helmets just aren’t cutting it for when you track your Ferrari F430 Scuderia, then it may be time to consider this option…German helmet maker Schuberth Helme was called upon by Ferrari to create a custom helmet to match their F430 Scuderia. The helmet is only available directly through the…
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Last month we wrote about Case-Mate’s carbon fiber leather case for the new Apple iPhone 3G. In the post I mentioned that Case-Mate was sending one over to use so we can get a hands-on look. It came in, and I wanted to mainly post some real pictures of it and give you my true…
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If the Air Jordan XVII’s don’t meet your carbon fiber shoe taste, Puma can step in to try and meet your needs. Puma has a series of shoes called the Trionfo that offers a wide variety of carbon fiber styled aspects to its shoes. Trionfo is Italian for triumph, and the original versions of these…
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