Quick Answer: The Adidas RX 200 built its reputation as padel’s cheapest recommendable racket at around $55 — a figure still repeated across buying guides, including three other pages on this site. Checking current pricing for this review turned up something different: Adidas retired the numbered RX 200/300 naming for 2026, and the manufacturer’s own site (All For Padel, which builds Adidas’s padel line under license) prices the current RX Series 2026 at €120, roughly $130-140 — a figure independently confirmed by Tennis Warehouse ($140) and Padel Market ($121.99). The round shape and beginner-friendly balance are still there; the bargain price isn’t.
Search “Adidas RX 200 padel racket” and you’ll land on guides — this site included — quoting a ~$55 price. We went to verify that number for this review and found the racket itself has moved on: no manufacturer or major retailer currently lists an “RX 200” by that name, and the successor models sell for roughly two to three times the figure still attached to it. This review covers what actually replaced the RX 200, what the current specs and prices are, and whether it’s still worth buying as a first racket at its new price.
By the numbers
- All For Padel — the manufacturer that builds Adidas’s padel racket line under license — prices the current “RX Series 2026” at €120 (roughly $130-140), with no separate cheaper RX model listed alongside it on the manufacturer’s own site.
- Tennis Warehouse independently lists the same racket at $140, and Padel Market lists it at $121.99 — two unrelated US/EU retailers converging on the same $120-140 band, not the ~$55 this site and others have cited.
- Every RX-generation frame still fits the same International Padel Federation cap of 45.5 cm long, 26 cm wide, and 38 mm thick that governs every legal racket, budget or flagship.
RX Series 2026 vs. RX Series Light
| Spec | RX Series 2026 (standard) | RX Series Light |
|---|---|---|
| Shape | Round | Round |
| Weight | 360-375g | ~350g |
| Balance | Even / medium | Lower, bigger sweet spot |
| Core | EVA Soft Performance | EVA Soft Performance |
| Face | Fiberglass | Fiberglass |
| Price (manufacturer) | €120 (~$130-140) | €120 (~$130-140) |
RX Series 2026 — the round-frame successor to the RX 200
Adidas RX Series 2026
- Round head and even balance carry over the RX 200's forgiving, centered-sweet-spot character.
- EVA Soft Performance core over a fiberglass face — soft touch aimed at comfort over raw power.
- No longer the budget option it once was; priced closer to this site's mid-tier picks than its cheapest ones.
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This is the racket that inherited the RX 200’s forgiving round shape and soft feel — the shape description on this site’s other Adidas coverage still holds up. What doesn’t hold up is the price: at $120-140, it’s a genuinely different buying decision than a $55 racket, closer to a step-up purchase than a throwaway first frame.
RX Series Light — the more forgiving of the two, not the cheaper one
Adidas RX Series Light
- About 350g with a lower balance point — the more maneuverable, more forgiving of the two current RX models.
- Same EVA Soft Performance core and fiberglass face as the standard RX Series.
- Priced the same as the standard model on the manufacturer's own site — "Light" describes the weight, not a discount.
If pure forgiveness matters more than a slightly firmer feel, this is the pick between the two — just don’t expect it to undercut the standard RX Series on price, because it doesn’t.
The bottom line
The Adidas RX 200 built a real reputation as the cheapest padel racket worth actually recommending, but that specific racket at that specific price no longer exists in Adidas’s current lineup. The successor models — RX Series 2026 and RX Series Light, both $120-140 — keep the round shape and soft, beginner-friendly feel, but they’ve moved out of budget territory into the same price bracket as this site’s mid-tier picks. If a sub-$100 first racket is the priority, the Babolat Alkes ($99) or Bullpadel Indiga CTR now undercut the current RX Series by a real margin. For the rest of Adidas’s lineup, from this entry point up through the Metalbone flagship, see our best Adidas padel racket guide, or start from scratch with our best padel racket for beginners roundup.