Tibhar
Rapid Carbon Light
OFFCarbon5+2 carbonITTF
Rapid Carbon Light is a 5+2 carbon carbon blade from Tibhar in the OFF class. Typical weight 78 g at 5.8 mm. Street price around €70 in European shops. Specs compiled from manufacturer claims and retailer listings on a 0–100 index.
8.5 community score · 45 reviews · €70
About Rapid Carbon Light
Tibhar Rapid Carbon Light is a 2016 5+2 carbon table tennis blade made in Germany. It is ITTF-approved, classed offensive (OFF), and uses carbon fibre (typically 5+2 or 3+2) for a stiff, fast hit.
Factory figures: typical weight 78 g, thickness 5.8 mm. Handles listed: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Construction label Carbon (5+2 carbon). Offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin is the intended game.
Combined index: speed 90, control 84, stiffness 82 (official mapping 89 / 83 / 82). Outer fibre shortens dwell and raises the first-ball speed compared with an all-wood of similar weight.
Community score 8.5 / 10 from 45 reviews. Indicative European street price €70. Compare Rapid Carbon Light with other carbon OFF blades on TableTennisReview.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 43% with 45 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed90
Control84
Stiffness82
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Weight
- 78 g
- Thickness
- 5.8 mm
- Year
- 2016
- Made in
- Germany
- Construction
- Carbon
Handles
Handles listed for this SKU: Flared (FL), Straight (ST), Anatomic (AN). Handle shape does not change the ply recipe, weight class or Combined index.
- Flared (FL)
- Straight (ST)
- Anatomic (AN)
- Flared (FL)
- The usual European shakehand handle. The flare fills the palm and locks the blade in; it does not change the ply recipe.
- Straight (ST)
- A straight handle is easier to rotate in the hand — the usual pick for combination rackets and some two-wing loopers who change grip mid-rally.
- Anatomic (AN)
- An anatomic handle follows the palm. Same wood as FL/ST on the same SKU; pick it if that shape already fits.
Vs catalog average
Combined index against the rest of the catalogue. Official / Community live in the spec card; the chart stays on Combined so comparisons stay fair.
- Rapid Carbon Light
- Catalog avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
90
+6 vs Catalog avg
Control
84
-3 vs Catalog avg
Stiffness
82
+9 vs Catalog avg
