Riba used to make the masts for Bimare - They build all the carbon bits for the Italian Formula 1 cars. Bimare got thier own Autoclave now and brought it back in house. This allowed them to be able to refine the bends and structure, so I would say they are a bit better even than before. The Jav 2 mast is very strong as opposed to the paired down A section. They have been pretty indestructable (at tleast there has been few reports of failure) and a lot lighter than the I20 section.

Black is cool looking, but a bad deal in FL. The sun will eat it up eventualy and even with fresh clear coat added regularly, subjecting a composite to that much heat is not good. Not to mention, I blistered my forearms rather badly 1 day in June dropping my mast.