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CSS Composites Closes, F+B Sports Launches Pickleball Paddles

11/5/2025

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CSS Composites, a Utah-based FusionFiber wheel maker, closed in late September 2025, forcing Revel and Chris King to handle warranty claims as Industry Nine and NOBL aided customers.
Less than a month later, Forge+Bond re-emerged as F+B Sports, producing pickleball paddles with FusionFiber.
The transition raised questions about CSS Composites' previous obligations to customers.
The venture operates from the same Gunnison, Utah facilities and sells paddles at $200 plus apparel.

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Story summary

CSS Composites, a Utah-based FusionFiber wheel maker, closed in late September 2025, forcing Revel and Chris King to handle warranty claims as Industry Nine and NOBL aided customers.
Less than a month later, Forge+Bond re-emerged as F+B Sports, producing pickleball paddles with FusionFiber.
The transition raised questions about CSS Composites' previous obligations to customers.
The venture operates from the same Gunnison, Utah facilities and sells paddles at $200 plus apparel.