Zai Bentley Supersport Skis Available in January

Bentley had just introduced a one-off zai for Bentley Supersport skis, designed exclusively for Bentley and handmade by Styling Studio in Switzerland. The handmade skis, poles and ski bag will be available for ordering starting January 2010, and will be made, according to the British carmaker, of world first materials.

Zai is also responsible for the world’s first and only skis containing a stone core, “zai Spada”, followed by ‘Hublot All Black by zai’ skis featuring a natural rubber top layer.

“The handling of ‘Zai Supersport’ is smooth and responsive, dynamic and lively. They are a world-first!” Simon Jacomet, Zai founder, said in a release.

Zaiìra is an innovative composite material containing carbon fibers specially developed by zai. Zaiìra is used on the skis’ top layer in combination with natural rubber in the central part as well as carbon fabric in composition with chrome steel in the torsion part.

Additionally, long carbon fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites (LFRTP) are being used in the zai for Bentley Supersport skis.

The ski poles also feature a new technology, ExoGrid, used exclusively for the first time in the Bentley skis. A unique combination of the materials titan and carbon fabric reduces weight and guarantees high stability, and is currently used for golf shafts. The ski bag is also custom-designed and custom-manufactured by zai.

The zai for Bentley ski range will be a limited quantity only, numbered 1/250.

The skis will be priced as follows:

• 6,800 EUR
• 9,800 CHF
• 9,800 USD
• 5,900 GBP