Ferrari or Lambo not fast enough for your speed appetite? Not enough carbon fiber on your car, but you want something smaller than the Koennigsegg CCXR and Zonda Cinque? Enter the Tramontana R Edition, a new supercar that features a Mercedes-sourced 5.5-liter twin-turbo’d V12 that pumps out 760 hp and 8100 lb-ft of torque. The…
Read the Full StoryJustin, one of our Carbon Fiber Gear readers, gave us a heads up on a custom carbon fiber GSX-R 1100 show bike for sale on eBay…we took a look, and it was so unique (aside from being in the Kanye West “Stronger” music video) we had to write about it. While Rory Craig designed and…
Read the Full StoryA San Mateo, CA based company by the name of Cheetah Ultra Sports has been working on a new snowboard concept they call “The Whip”. Since the 80′s there have been general improvements to snowboards, but nothing really significant. The last major improvement was adding steel edges, which made a huge improvement and helped bring…
Read the Full StoryMotorcycle manufacturer Triumph is taking their Speed Triple motorcycle, and stepping it up one notch with the Speed Triple Carbon. The Speed Triple features a 1050cc triple engine that delivers 130 bhp. Twin Brembo 4-piston 4-pad radial calipers bring it to a stop. Fully adjustable black anodised Showa USD forks and fully adjustable Showa monoshock…
Read the Full StoryGerman toolmaker Metabo has teamed up with Porsche Design to create the P’7911 multihammer tool. Metabo’s ultimate goal was to have good design meet indestructibility, to create the perfect rotary hammer. Its key functions to hammer drill in stone, chisel, drill in wood and metal, and screwing. The housing is made up of aluminum and…
Read the Full StoryGot $160,000 burning in your pocket with the need for speed? Consider the world’s only full carbon fiber Ducati 999s. For sale on JamesList, the motorcycle has been re-done from the chassis up using as many carbon fiber and titanium parts as possible. The was hand built on a carbon fiber frame from Carbo-Tech, which…
Read the Full StoryAre you a carbon fiber enthusiast with a Blackberry Bold for a phone? You’re in luck, Motek Mobile just released version 1.3 of their carbon fiber theme for your phone! For just $5, you can get your Bold to sport a little carbon fiber in the interface. The Bold is known for it’s gorgeous screen…
Read the Full StoryZoltek, one of the large manufacturers of carbon fiber products saw its first quarter profit fall 80%. By the end of the quarter they brought in $535,000, compared to $2.6 million a year before. The huge drop had to do with customers postponing or canceling orders. Yearly sales were down 4% from $40.1 million to…
Read the Full StoryAnother good deal for a carbon fiber watch came across our plate, this time around it’s the Jacques LeMans F1 carbon fiber watch from Buy.com. This one is a little bit sportier looking than the Magico watch deal we posted about last week. The watch features a carbon fiber dial and a stainless steel body. …
Read the Full StoryWe’re adding a new category to the site, deals! If we find any crazy deals on carbon fiber stuff, we’ll be sure to post about it. For the first round, Amazon’s got a Magico men’s watch which features a carbon fiber dial and a 46mm stainless steel body. Amazon has a list price for $400,…
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