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Lok Carb-on Hype Gen 2 vs Maxx Hype
The Maxx Hype is the better racket, 85 to 82: more power and value. The Carb-on Hype Gen 2 costs €69 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 Maxx Hype takes 2 of the six, the Carb-on Hype Gen 2 takes sweet spot and comfort, and control and handling are level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
The €69 question
€69
more for the Maxx Hype. This is what it buys you.
- +3Power88 against 85
- +2Value80 against 78
- 18KAn 18K carbon faceagainst 6K: a stiffer face, a crisper answer on volleys
Worth it if these numbers are the ones you play for. If not, keep the €69: the Carb-on Hype Gen 2 is 82 in Our score.
What is different
Face and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 6,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Carb-on Hype Gen 2's 6K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Maxx Hype, 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.
€69 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Carb-on Hype Gen 2 52%, Maxx Hype 46%.
Edge: the Carb-on Hype Gen 2, 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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Carb-on Hype Gen 2
Our score 82 · €120Skip it if you want more power: the Maxx Hype has 88 for power against its 85.
Maxx Hype
Our score 85 · €189Skip it if you want more comfort: the Carb-on Hype Gen 2 has 65 for comfort against its 64.
Our recommendation for most players
The Maxx Hype
The higher score, 85 to 82.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Maxx Hype +3
Padelful
Carb-on Hype Gen 2 +1
PadelReference
Has scored only the Maxx Hype
0 of the 1 other site that scored both puts the same one ahead. We do not change ours to match.
Your shape
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.
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.
Maxx Hype
No player has told us about the Maxx Hype yet.
Our recommendation
Lok Maxx Hype
The better racket, 85 to 82: more power and value.
- Our score 85 against 82
- Carbon 18K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Carb-on Hype Gen 2 or the Maxx Hype?
The Maxx Hype is the better racket, 85 to 82: more power and value. The Carb-on Hype Gen 2 costs €69 less for the same diamond shape and core.
What is the difference between the Carb-on Hype Gen 2 and the Maxx Hype?
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 6,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Carb-on Hype Gen 2's 6K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. The same weight, 360 to 375 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for power?
The Maxx Hype: power 88 against 85.
What is the price difference?
€69 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Carb-on Hype Gen 2 52%, Maxx Hype 46%.
