A. Lebrun's blade

[Dominikk85]

Lebrun's brother did not renew their contract with Butterfly at the end of this one. Tibhar is now their sponsor and the blade you see in this match is the final version of the prototype shown at the 2023 French championship. Outer Carbone for Alexis and Inner Carbone for Félix.

Tibhar SK Hybrid AC was the blade they used until now, waiting for their signature blade to arrive. It's as simple as that, and it's nothing new, the other big international players have followed the same pattern with their respective sponsors.

Don't forget that Tibhar is the leader in France and for a long time he was the partner of the French team. Another sponsor would have been strange. Having had the chance to try these blades a few weeks ago, I can be sure of their quality. You will notice the little nod to the colors of the French flag.

Isn't their uncle the Boss of butterfly in france or something like that?

 

[BobFL]

Does anyone know the head size of Alexis' signature blade? Merci beaucoup
I really hope that AL's blade has normal head size - 150x157.
SK was my favorite Tibhar blade out of bunch I have tried but the larger head was a deal-breaker for me...

 

[hclnnkhg]

Does anyone know the head size of Alexis' signature blade? Merci beaucoup
I really hope that AL's blade has normal head size - 150x157.
SK was my favorite Tibhar blade out of bunch I have tried but the larger head was a deal-breaker for me...

if you really want to play with his blade, you could try sanding it.

 

[JJ Ng]

Came to this thread because another thread mentioned that Lebrun brothers left Butterfly. I am surprised by that.

However, I really like Tibhar blades. I am glad that they left Butterfly for Tibhar I guess. I really cannot imagine people shelling out $300-$400 for a Butterfly blade (yes people in my clubs literally spend that much money plus two sheets of Tenergy and/or Dignics to boot).

There is no way I will be buying their blades though. I am sure they are nice but most likely will be too fast for me.

I recently just got a Tibhar Fortino performance and I love the inner carbon with Dyneema fibres. Now we are talking about Lebrun carbon/MK carbon with "Krypto Carbon" technology. Oh boy. I guess I am really behind. Dyneema is not good enough. Now we are onto Krypto.....

 

[piligrim]

I really cannot imagine people shelling out $300-$400 for a Butterfly blade (yes people in my clubs literally spend that much money plus two sheets of Tenergy and/or Dignics to boot).

Can you imagine people spend $100k for car?

 

[JJ Ng]

Can you imagine people spend $100k for car?

Lol, I cannot imagine that either. But with inflation, people are paying $65k or $80k for a new truck, easily.

 

[OldUser]

Lol, I cannot imagine that either. But with inflation, people are paying $65k or $80k for a new truck, easily.

Lol, tell the europeans they'll have to pay 35K bucks for a Renault Zoe because no thermal car will be sold anymore in 2035...

 

[turbozed]

For those that love the red/white/blue handle design but don't want to shell out $150+ for it:

Sanwei came out with something shockingly similar in 2017. Sanwei A9.

 

[Opinari]

Just to update everyone on the thread, I called Paddle Palace here in the States - they'll be getting these blades slightly after Europe. They've already have an order in and expect to get them early next year.

 

[mas63]

Does anyone know what woods are being used in the Felix Lebrun hyper carbon and Alexis Lebrun Krypro carbon blades?

 

[hclnnkhg]

Does anyone know what woods are being used in the Felix Lebrun hyper carbon and Alexis Lebrun Krypro carbon blades?

Felix Leburn hyper carbon is Limba, Ayous, fibre, Ayous. Not sure about Alexis.

Photo from here: http://m.yoger.com.cn/info-35819.html

 

[piligrim]

Nobody tried yet?

 

[riemsesy]

You will notice the little nod to the colors of the French flag.

Dutch flag my friend
salut

 

[JJ Ng]

Felix Lebrun's blade was on TT11 earlier this week and I just checked Alexis Lebrun's blade is now available on TT11 too!!!

 

[S-Pin]

Can you imagine people spend $100k for car?

I really cannot imagine people shelling out $300-$400 for a Butterfly blade (yes people in my clubs literally spend that much money plus two sheets of Tenergy and/or Dignics to boot).

You are definitely not into a hi-fi / hi-end hobby where $300-400 will buy you a mid-budget cable that connects a CD-player to an amplifier

 

[Radek 30]

I'm curious if hyper is faster than off-. Off- is a great blade but has a narrow FL handle, I hope the hyper FL is thicker.

 

[Radek 30]

Today I was in the store and tried the Lebrun Hyper FL without rubber bands and it is very fast
above 1500hz
6mm

 

[Topspinslinger]

Was at a tournament, was a shop with the Alexis lebrun krypto Fl blade for €150. It was super light, 80 gram max! I wonder if it was a defect.

 

[onipikaju]

Got mine 88gr ST. Top ply is Koto not Limba. The feeling is close to MK carbon but a bit quicker. It's so colorful.

 

[Radek 30]

Mam mój 88gr ST. Górna warstwa to Koto, a nie Limba. Wrażenia zbliżone do karbonu MK, ale nieco szybsze. Jest tak kolorowo.View attachment 28366

Hyper - limba wewnętrzna
krypto - koto out