Tibhar
Rapid
Short pipsOFFClassicITTF
Tibhar Rapid is a 2007 short-pips-out sheet for hitting, blocking and fast counters made in Germany. It belongs to the Rapid series, is ITTF-approved, and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
8.2 community score · 70 reviews · €28
About Rapid
Rapid uses classic (non-tensor) sponge with longer dwell and a more linear feel and a pips-out topsheet. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 38° (Classic); a cut sheet is about 42 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.7, 1.9, 2.1. Sold with topsheet in Black and Red; sponge in beige.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 88, spin 52 and control 80 (official mapping 88 / 52 / 80). That is a mid-to-high speed short pips profile for offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.
Community score 8.2 / 10 from 70 reviews. Indicative European street price €28. Compare Rapid with other Tibhar Rapid and short pips rubbers on the same scale, or open the catalogue filters for OFF short pips sheets.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 46% with 70 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed88
Spin52
Control80
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 38°
- Weight
- 42 g
- Year
- 2007
- Made in
- Germany
- Series
- Rapid
- Top sheet
- Black · Red
- Sponge
- beige
Factory thicknesses
Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.7, 1.9, 2.1. On pips and anti, thickness changes reversal and speed more than a one-point Combined gap.
- 1.7
- 1.9
- 2.1
- 1.7
- A hitting thickness on short pips. Close-to-table punch rather than a looping sponge.
- 1.9
- Short-pips mid-thick sponge. Blocks and hits; still not an inverted loop sheet.
- 2.1
- The thick short-pips option when the sheet is sold that way. Still a pips-out job.
Vs type average
Combined index against other short pips rubbers. Toggle Official / Community in the spec card — the chart stays on Combined so filters stay comparable.
- Rapid
- Type avg
Zoomed 40–100 scale · the inner ring is 40, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
88
+2 vs Type avg
Spin
52
-6 vs Type avg
Control
80
+1 vs Type avg
