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Lok Be Hype vs Carb-on Hype Gen 2
The Carb-on Hype Gen 2 is the better racket, 82 to 75: more power and control. The Be Hype costs €40 less for the same diamond shape and core.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Carb-on Hype Gen 2 takes 5 of the six, the Be Hype takes value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
The €40 question
€40
more for the Carb-on Hype Gen 2. This is what it buys you.
- +6Power85 against 79
- +4Control70 against 66
- +1Sweet spot64 against 63
- 6KA 6K carbon faceagainst fibreglass: a stiffer face, a crisper answer on volleys
Worth it if these numbers are the ones you play for. If not, keep the €40: the Be Hype is 75 in Our score.
What is different
Face and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
Carbon against fibreglass: the Carb-on Hype Gen 2's carbon is stiffer and more precise, the Be Hype's fibreglass is softer, gives the ball more pop at low speed and forgives more.
Edge: the Carb-on Hype Gen 2, for precision
* The feel starts from the core's rated hardness (estimated from the core material where there is no rating), then the face: carbon 12K and up is firmer, fibreglass softer.
The same weight, 360 to 375 g.
No edge either way
The balance point is not listed for both.
No edge either way
* Drawn to scale: a 455 mm racket in its shape's outline (traced from a real racket of that shape), with the balance point the shops list marked on it. Real rackets vary by a few millimetres.
€40 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Be Hype 27%, Carb-on Hype Gen 2 52%. The Be Hype wins the value round, 88 to 78.
Edge: the Be Hype, for your wallet
Specs from the makers and the shops that sell them. Weights are the maker's figures, not measured by us.
Which one sounds like you?
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Be Hype
Our score 75 · €80Skip it if you want more power: the Carb-on Hype Gen 2 has 85 for power against its 79.
Carb-on Hype Gen 2
Our score 82 · €120Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the Be Hype has 88 for value against its 78.
Our recommendation for most players
The Carb-on Hype Gen 2
The higher score, 82 to 75.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Carb-on Hype Gen 2 +7
Padelful
Carb-on Hype Gen 2 +13
PadelReference
Has scored only the Be Hype
1 of the 1 other site that scored both puts the same one ahead. We do not change ours to match.
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What players said
1 player who own or have owned one of them told us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
Be Hype
No player has told us about the Be Hype yet.
Carb-on Hype Gen 2
0 of 1 liked it
Liked it 0No strong view 1Did not 0
Only 1 player so far: too few to rank what they said.
Our recommendation
Lok Carb-on Hype Gen 2
The better racket, 82 to 75: more power and control.
- 5 of 6 scores
- Carbon 6K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Be Hype or the Carb-on Hype Gen 2?
The Carb-on Hype Gen 2 is the better racket, 82 to 75: more power and control. The Be Hype costs €40 less for the same diamond shape and core.
What is the difference between the Be Hype and the Carb-on Hype Gen 2?
Carbon against fibreglass: the Carb-on Hype Gen 2's carbon is stiffer and more precise, the Be Hype's fibreglass is softer, gives the ball more pop at low speed and forgives more. The same weight, 360 to 375 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for power?
The Carb-on Hype Gen 2: power 85 against 79.
What is the price difference?
€40 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Be Hype 27%, Carb-on Hype Gen 2 52%. The Be Hype wins the value round, 88 to 78.
