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  "id": "reload-rld-1",
  "url": "https://pointcast.xyz/paddles/reload-rld-1",
  "brand": "Reload",
  "model": "RLD-1 (replaceable-surface paddle)",
  "year": 2024,
  "launch": {
    "date": "2024-08-04",
    "precision": "day",
    "label": "Aug 4"
  },
  "lifecycle": "current",
  "listPriceUsd": 199.99,
  "listPriceLabel": "$199.99 paddle · $50 single / $130 three-pack replacement sheets",
  "build": "poly",
  "buildLabel": "Polymer honeycomb",
  "thickness": "16mm",
  "shapes": "Elongated",
  "pro": null,
  "summary": "The first paddle with a replaceable face, launched at a Santa Monica event and pitched on the fact that raw-carbon grit fades within weeks. Pickleball Effect said it solves a real problem and could be the future of paddles, with the caveat that only one paddle style existed. In a year dominated by certification fights, it was 2024's most original piece of hardware.",
  "construction": "A 16mm polypropylene honeycomb paddle whose raw carbon fiber grit sheets are user-replaceable, so worn surface texture can be swapped instead of buying a new paddle.",
  "core": {
    "layers": [
      "16mm polypropylene honeycomb core",
      "replaceable raw carbon fiber grit sheet"
    ],
    "face": "Replaceable raw carbon fiber sheets",
    "edge": "",
    "source": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/reload-paddle-replaceable-raw-carbon-sheets-review/"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "RLD-1 16mm",
      "shape": "elongated",
      "lengthIn": 16.5,
      "widthIn": 7.5,
      "handleIn": null,
      "thicknessMm": 16,
      "weightOz": "",
      "sw": 122,
      "tw": 6.37,
      "specSource": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/reload-paddle-replaceable-raw-carbon-sheets-review/"
    }
  ],
  "status": {
    "usap": "unknown",
    "usapSource": null,
    "upaa": "unknown",
    "upaaSource": null,
    "quiet": false,
    "patent": "none-known",
    "investigation": null,
    "lifecycle": "current"
  },
  "certNote": "",
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2024-08-04",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Live launch event at Santa Monica Pickleball Center (Sunday Aug 4).",
      "source": "https://www.abnewswire.com/pressreleases/reload-pickleball-launches-a-revolutionary-paddle-in-santa-monica-this-sunday_708782.html"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-08-05",
      "precision": "day",
      "kind": "launch",
      "text": "Press release announces the world's first paddle with a replaceable surface.",
      "source": "https://www.abnewswire.com/pressreleases/reload-pickleball-launches-a-revolutionary-paddle-in-santa-monica-this-sunday_708782.html"
    }
  ],
  "labs": [
    {
      "lab": "Pickleball Effect",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/reload-paddle-replaceable-raw-carbon-sheets-review/"
    },
    {
      "lab": "other",
      "kind": "review",
      "url": "https://www.pickletip.com/reload-rld-1-review/"
    }
  ],
  "colorways": [],
  "madeIn": null,
  "warranty": null,
  "notes": null,
  "productUrl": "https://www.reloadpaddle.com/",
  "sources": [
    "https://www.abnewswire.com/pressreleases/reload-pickleball-launches-a-revolutionary-paddle-in-santa-monica-this-sunday_708782.html",
    "https://pickleballeffect.com/equipment-reviews/reload-paddle-replaceable-raw-carbon-sheets-review/",
    "https://www.reloadpaddle.com/",
    "https://www.pickletip.com/reload-rld-1-review/",
    "https://pickleballunion.com/reload-paddle-replaceable-carbon-sheets-review/"
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "image": "https://pointcast.xyz/images/og/paddles/reload-rld-1.png"
}