Monthly Archives: May 2009

Dunhill London Carbon Fiber Belts

For those who aren’t in the know, Dunhill London is an exquisite brand that you’ll find in places like Saks 5th Avenue.  You know what that means, right?  It ain’t cheap!  Thankfully though, you’re paying for great design and high quality, and you’ll find just that in the two carbon fiber belt offerings from Dunhill….

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Carbon Fiber Market Expected To Reach $2.4 Billion in 2014

Lucintel, a company that provides management consulting and market research in the composites fields has analyzed the carbon fiber market and published a research report entitled “Growth Opportunities in the Carbon Fiber Market 2009-2014.”  There’s some really interesting material worth writing about on here that I’d like to mention.  We have an interesting mix of…

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Jordi Mila Hot Rider Carbon Fiber Stool

Here at Carbon Fiber Gear, we’re huge fans of modern design, especially when carbon fiber is being used.  That’s exactly what Spanish designer Jordi Mila used when creating the Hot Rider stool as part of his 2009/2010 collection: The design is reminiscent of an English saddle on a majestic thoroughbred horse, which makes it somewhat…

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Nike’s Mercurial Blade Carbon Fiber Shin Guard

Maybe you were one of the lucky 2,008 that got a pair of the original all carbon fiber Nike Mercurial Vapor SL cleats for $400…or you paid $1,000 to get a pair today.  You’ve got the CF kicks, but you know what’s missing, right?  Carbon fiber shin guards of course!  Luckily a couple months ago…

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All Carbon Fiber M-14/M1A Rifle

Ready to move to the next step up from carbon fiber gun grips?  Washington based, McAnn Industries has taken the popular M14/M1-A rifle, and converted it into carbon fiber.  It’s not just a blend of fiberglass and carbon, but solely carbon fiber with resin. There are a lot of benefits to the gun being carbon…

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Carbon Fiber Ciclotte Monowheel Excercise Bike

What do you get when you combine intuitive minimalistic design, with exercising and carbon fiber?  The Ciclotte from Italian designer Luca Schieppati comes to mind: While the Ciclotte is just a concept for now, we hope that it will make it into production.  The design is simply fantastic, I surely wouldn’t mind keeping this in…

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Schedoni’s $4,400 Carbon Fiber Briefcase

Who Is Schedoni? For those unaware of who Schedoni is, they are probably most known for making the fitted luggage that is an option when you order a Ferrari, Maserati, or Lamborghini.  In fact, Schedoni is located in Modena, Italy – the same place where Ferrari is located.  The company is a family-owned operation that…

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Apple Files Patent For Carbon Fiber Use…For What Device?

Back in November we wrote about the possibility of Apple using carbon fiber in its next generation Air notebook.  Fast forward almost 6 months forward, and there has been an interested development in this rumor.  A recent patent filing by Apple now confirms that they are at the very least exploring the idea of using…

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