The Craft // Before & After
Raw material becomes
race weapon.
Reveal 01 — Shell Construction
From raw layup to race livery.
Each shell begins as 47 precisely cut plies of T700S carbon fiber, hand-laid in a [0/±45/90]s sequence optimized for torsional rigidity at 140 km/h lateral G-loads.
Reveal 02 — Runner Grinding
Steel ground to the last micron.
CNC-roughed blanks enter a 14-pass hand-grinding sequence. Final edge radius: 4.0–6.0 mm per FIL specification. Surface finish Ra ≤ 0.05 μm — smoother than a surgical instrument.
Reveal 03 — Aerodynamic Validation
Wind tunnel to world cup.
Every shell profile is validated in our 40m/s closed-loop wind tunnel before it sees ice. Drag coefficient targets: Cd ≤ 0.18. The data informs the next layup iteration.
Engineering // Materials & Process
Every gram justified.
Every micron measured.
We don't build sleds in volume. We build them one athlete at a time, with the obsessive tolerance of a watchmaker working at 140 km/h.
Material System
T700S Carbon Fiber
Tensile strength 4,900 MPa. Modulus 230 GPa. Each ply orientation calculated for the specific load path of a luge descent — not borrowed from automotive or aerospace, purpose-derived for ice.
FIL Compliance
Olympic-Class Certification
Every sled exits the workshop with a FIL homologation packet. Mass, runner geometry, and safety compliance documented for federation submission.
Runner Steel
1.4034 Martensitic
Vacuum-arc remelted. Hardened to 52–56 HRC. Profile ground to ±0.002 mm across the full 1,340 mm contact length.
Fitting Protocol
Athlete-Specific Geometry
Body mass, height, hip width, and preferred weight distribution are fed into our parametric shell model. No two sleds leave the workshop identical.
Lead Time
8–12 Weeks
From fitting appointment to race-ready delivery. Rush production available for qualification campaigns — contact the workshop for availability.
Client Feedback // Who We Build For
Three types of clients.
One standard.
We switched our entire Olympic squad to Sled equipment after Innsbruck 2024. The runner consistency across six pairs was within 0.003 mm — tighter than anything we'd sourced from the established suppliers.
I'm self-funded. Every hundredth I can find in equipment pays for itself in prize money and sponsorship leverage. The fitting process took half a day and the sled came back 0.08s faster than my old setup on the same track.
Our development program runs 14 junior sliders. The forgiving shell geometry Sled built for the program absorbs the impact loads when kids are still learning to hold their lines. We've had zero equipment-related DNFs this season.
Workshop Access // Booking
Book Your
Fitting Window.
Half-day sessions at the workshop. You bring your body metrics and competition calendar. We bring the tooling, the parametric model, and the obsession with hundredths.
Still researching?
Download the full technical spec sheet — shell layup schedule, runner steel specs, weight ranges, and FIL compliance documentation.
Workshop Info
All fittings include a 12-month warranty and one runner re-grind within the competition season.